Not only is Wonder Woman going to be the first female - led superhero movie of this post-MCU comic book movie boom, but it's also the first one
directed by a female filmmaker, with Patty Jenkins at the helm.
Cate Blanchett, Diane Lane and Anne Hathaway headline movies in the 26th annual Florida Film Festival, which will feature a record 76
works by female filmmakers.
From Greta Gerwig's buzzy coming - of - age dramedy Lady Bird to riveting documentaries like Nancy Buirski's The Rape of Recy Taylor, the diversity of stories being told
by female filmmakers at this year's festival was difficult to narrow down.
At last fall's Toronto film festival, one third of entries were
made by female filmmakers and a five - year, $ 3 million campaign dubbed «Share Her Journey» was launched to support female filmmakers.
For the past three years, the Sundance Institute has looked at its own participation numbers in its annual Sundance Festival with the aim of understanding the rate of
participation by female filmmakers.
Haifaa Al Mansour («Wadjda») «Wadjda» was always going to get a certain amount of attention on the festival circuit: it was the first ever film made in Saudi Arabia, and
directed by a female filmmaker, no less.
2014 Films To See I was lucky enough to see a trio of
films by female filmmakers this year that were truly remarkable, medium - pushing and daring in voice that I must recommend seeking out.
«Once we started screening the work that was coming in, and the quality of the films and the stories that were being
told by female filmmakers, we saw that it was a goal that was achievable this year,» Smith said.
What's interesting about Revenge is that it's told from a female perspective — and
by a female filmmaker.
If not a lot of films have females involved, it is only natural that the possibility of us seeing a film
by female filmmakers is lower.