20 Rising Women Directors You Need to Know in 2020
From tentpole director Cathy Yan to Sundance breakout Radha Blank and more, put these female filmmakers on your radar right now.
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Cannes 2020 Boasts ‘Significant Increase’ in Films from Women, but That’s Only Part of the Story
In a very different year for the festival (and the world), gender diversity behind the camera continued to tick upwards, but with many strange qualifiers.
How Industry Sexism Stopped the Career of ‘Thousands Pieces of Gold’ Director Nancy Kelly
Kelly’s first feature drew comparisons to John Ford, but she still became one of many female filmmakers who never make a second film. Now, a new restoration and different culture might change that.
The Athena List: Female-Driven Scripts From Rising Stars Top Annual Screenplay Competition
The Athena List is an annual script competition that selects exceptional scripts with women leaders at the heart of the story.
Sundance: Female Filmmakers Celebrated at IndieWire Dinner Presented by Canada Goose
The event celebrated directors with new films at the festival, including Josephine Decker, Radha Blank, Emerald Fennell, Kirsten Johnson, Ekwa Msangi, and Eliza Hittman.
IndieWire Celebrates Female Filmmakers at Sundance Dinner With Canada Goose
The event toasted directors such as Josephine Decker, Radha Blank, Emerald Fennell, Kirsten Johnson, Ekwa Msangi, and Eliza Hittman.
Oscars 2020 Shut Out Female Filmmakers in Best Director Race (Again)
Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” earned six nominations, including Best Picture, but the annual awards ceremony continues to mostly overlook stellar work from female filmmakers.
For Female Directors, 2019 Marked a Major Change in Hollywood Representation
For the first time in a decade, two long-running reports note a rise in women directing the top films, though dismal numbers still emerge elsewhere.
Every Studio Film Directed by Female Filmmakers Coming Out in 2020 and 2021
The next two years will see an explosion of women behind the camera on some of the studios’ biggest franchises, but there are other exciting projects on the way, too.
Women Directors Were Snubbed at the Globes, but Their Movies Still Have a Shot in the Oscar Race
Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” and Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” are gaining traction in the awards derby. But a Best Director Oscar nomination is hard to come by for women.
Golden Globes 2020 Shut Out Female Filmmakers in 4 Major Film Categories
Female filmmakers were overlooked not just in the directing category, but in both Best Motion Pictures lineups and even Best Screenplay.
Women Directors Are Finally Getting Higher-Profile Movies and Storming the Box Office Top 100
Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, has made a major prediction when it comes to this year’s box office receipts.
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