Sentences with phrase «for films directed by women»

Also a great year for films directed by women (6 of my top 14).

«Wonder Woman» opened last weekend with $ 103 million, a record for a film directed by a woman (Patty Jenkins of Lawrence).

(One additional note on Best Supporting Actress to segue into surprises: Mary J. Blige is not only the first person ever nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song in the same year, but the first actor Oscar - nominated for a film directed by a woman of color, Mudbound's Dee Rees.)

For Lady Bird, voters will be voting for a film directed by a woman to win.

Not exact matches

According to a study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, the number of women directing films may actually be declining, with the top 250 highest - grossing domestic films going from 7 percent in 2015 to 5 percent in 2016 being directed by wWomen in Television and Film, the number of women directing films may actually be declining, with the top 250 highest - grossing domestic films going from 7 percent in 2015 to 5 percent in 2016 being directed by wwomen directing films may actually be declining, with the top 250 highest - grossing domestic films going from 7 percent in 2015 to 5 percent in 2016 being directed by womenwomen.

Join HUB seventeen and Rooftop Films for an evening of short films directed by female directors to celebrate our March month long celebration of women!

For his first film since directing the final three Hunger Games instalments, Lawrence has once again recruited Jennifer Lawrence (no relation) to play a young woman forced into a life of violence by society.

Accepting the World Cinema documentary directing prize, «Winnie» helmer Pascale Lamche pointedly said her film was «for those who know that history is not made by great men» — a sentiment echoed by one of the U.S. doc winners, «Step» director Amanda Lipitz, when she said, «These girls show that nothing is impossible when you surround yourself with a group of powerful women.»

For all of the times the Academy has nominated films directed by women for Best Picture, the directors have declined except for four times: Lina Wertmuller in 1976, Jane Campion in 1993, Sofia Coppola in 2002, and Kathryn Bigelow in 20For all of the times the Academy has nominated films directed by women for Best Picture, the directors have declined except for four times: Lina Wertmuller in 1976, Jane Campion in 1993, Sofia Coppola in 2002, and Kathryn Bigelow in 20for Best Picture, the directors have declined except for four times: Lina Wertmuller in 1976, Jane Campion in 1993, Sofia Coppola in 2002, and Kathryn Bigelow in 20for four times: Lina Wertmuller in 1976, Jane Campion in 1993, Sofia Coppola in 2002, and Kathryn Bigelow in 2009.

Etheria Film Night screens an annual showcase of the best new horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, dark comedy, and thriller films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, show runners, distributors, and genre fans.

Backstabbing for Beginners is directed by Danish filmmaker Per Fly, of the films The Bench, Prop and Berta, The Inheritance, Drabet, The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man, and Monica Z previously.

We accomplish this by putting strong, women - directed films on screen, growing the next generation of women filmmakers, and making it easier for women to make films.

Fox has released a trailer for a film called Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore (Ted) Melfi, a drama about the many African - American women who worked at NASA.

In a series of firsts for the festival, there were 51 rookie filmmakers represented, and eight of the 16 films in official competition were directed by women.

The Gal Gadot - starring, Patty Jenkins - directed film made history by making $ 100 million in its opening weekend, the biggest opening for any woman - directed movie.

I think I'm a little behind on my directed by women and silent film goals, but I watched some films I'd been meaning to watch for years and lots of Oscar nominated and winning films leading up to the Oscars this Sunday.

Based on the iconic DC Comic book, Wonder Woman has earned more than $ 410 million in the U.S. and over $ 820 million worldwide, set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing film directed by a woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based Woman has earned more than $ 410 million in the U.S. and over $ 820 million worldwide, set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing film directed by a woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based film.

For the second year in a row my favorite film of the year was not directed by a woman, but as per tradition it was also a queer romance.

Tully is directed by Canadian filmmaker Jason Reitman, of the films Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air, Young Adult, Labor Day, and Men, Women & Children previously.

Take My Nose... Please: The acclaimed film, directed by the 89 year - old first time filmmaker Joan Kron (former editor at Allure Magazine for over 25 years and at New York Magazine), is a comedic point of view on women and plastic surgery.

Hosted by the Gene Siskel Film Center, the month - long Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF) featured 15 films directed by women (15 out of 62 = ~ 25 % = a record high for this event).

Some have criticized Cannes for not selecting more films directed by women.

After Franco won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for the film at the 75th Golden Globes Sunday, several women accused him of sexual misconduct on Twitter, including a cryptic tweet by Ally Sheedy, who appeared in a 2014 Off Broadway production that Franco directed.

The dearth of opportunities for female filmmakers is one of Hollywood's biggest problems these days, so it's cheering to note that fully half of the films in the U.S. Dramatic Competition were directed by women, including Stacie Passion's Concussion, Lake Bell's In A World..., Jill Solloway's Afternoon Delight, Cherien Dabis's opening - night selection, May in the Summer, and...

Curtis, who has directed such films as «My Week with Marilyn» and «Woman in Gold,» has assembled an impressive technical team that includes cinematography by Ben Smithard's («Belle» and TV's «Cranford» for which he won an Emmy), editing by Victoria Boydell («The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel»), production design by David Roger (TV's «Great Expectations»), and costumes by Odile Dicks - Mireaux («Brooklyn» and «An Education»).

It was a year where a horror film directed by a comedian and a movie where a woman sleeps with a fish monster are in serious consideration for major award nominations and might actually capture some wins.

And with Patty Jenkins's Wonder Woman breaking the record for highest - grossing live - action film directed by a woman in the world, it's already a landmark year for women in this fWoman breaking the record for highest - grossing live - action film directed by a woman in the world, it's already a landmark year for women in this fwoman in the world, it's already a landmark year for women in this field.

Yet again, the festival will not evade criticism for its historically gender - imbalanced selection, with only three films in the 2016 competition slate directed by women (one more than last year), two in the Un Certain Regard sidebar (the lowest since 2012), and one Out of Competition.

You can mostly forget about films directed by women, at least for now.

Joanna Hogg, the woman who directed Tom Hiddleston in his feature film debut, is helming «The Souvenir: Part One,» which will be executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert Pattinson, a recent snub for «Good Time.»

At a roundtable interview, DeWitt discussed her research for the role, how playing a real - life person informed her approach to the character, what it was like meeting the real Sue Webb, what she enjoyed most about working with Renner, what she learned about journalists and their determination to get to the truth of their story, her new film «Men, Women & Children» directed by Jason Reitman, and her upcoming projects: Joe Swanberg's «Digging for Fire,» Sam Raimi's remake of «Poltergeist» with Sam Rockwell, and a small part in the TV mini-series «Olive Kitteridge.»

Nominated for Best Political Documentary were The Reagan Show, directed by Sierra Pettengill (and Pacho Velez), and An Inconvenient Truth: Truth to Power, directed by Bonni Cohen (and Jon Shenk), as well as 11/8/16, the nationwide election day documentary that was filmed by a consortium of 18 filmmakers, seven of whom are women.

The film is set to be directed by Whiplash «s Damien Chazelle, which makes me considerably less excited (Whiplash is a fine film, I guess, but it's also not a movie that knows women exist), but may account for Gosling's interest; the two just wrapped the film La La Land, and reportedly have a good working relationship.

Also, a majority of the few studio films that are directed by women tend to be comedies or light dramas, which are not the types of films that often get nominated for Academy Awards.

A number of films over the past several years that were directed by women were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, a category which allows for more nominees.

You could also throw in Hayley Squire in Ken Loach «s «I, Daniel Blake,» and Emma Suarez and Adriana Ugarte in Pedro Almodovar «s «Julieta,» and Marion Cotillard for «Mal de Pierres,» the most conventional of the three Cannes competition films directed by women, and Adele Haenel in the Dardenne brothers» «The Unknown Girl,» and Jaclyn Rose in Brilliante Mendoza's gritty «Ma» Rosa,» and Elle Fanning for gamely surviving Nicolas Winding Refn «s «The Neon Demon»...

This plays as oddly as it sounds and it would feel chauvinist and exploitative (breasts are liberally bared) if not directed by a woman otherwise most known for a feminist film (Gas Food Lodging, also starring Skye).

Etheria Film Night is an annual showcase screening of a progressive slate of genre films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, show runners, distributors, and genre fans.

Captain Marvel will be the first major Marvel film directed by a woman (Anna Boden), set for a 2019 release and starring Brie Larson as Carol Danvers.

The Tenth Anniversary of AFI?s 100 Greatest Movies List got us to thinking, especially when we noticed that of 400 films nominated for AFI?s list, only 4.5 were directed by women.

Long criticized for the lack of women directors represented, this year Cannes will see the Coppola and Ramsay films, as well as Naomi Kawase's Radiance premiering in competition, a short film directed by Kristen Stewart, the Campion series, and seven films directed by women in the independent - minded Directors» Fortnight section.

My favourite 20: 1 of the films is the only film I saw twice at the cinema this year; 6 are directed by women; 2 are directed by the same director; 2 are animated; 1 is a documentary; Adam Driver, Jeff Bridges, Michael Shannon, Samuel L Jackson, and Joel Edgerton all appear in 2 of the films each; and 7 of the films I saw for the first time at the 2016 Sydney film festival.

Take this as a stand - in for many other films directed by women that, for whatever reason, aren't in this collection: Claire Denis's Beau travail being the obvious one that comes to mind, though there are many others.

The number of films directed by women pales compared to men, so it has been even more daunting for actresses to make the leap.

For the 2018 edition of the festival, 37 percent of the 122 feature films premiering are directed by women, a slight uptick from last year when 34 percent of all films were helmed by female directors (in years past, the average has hovered around 25 percent), and their contributions were prominent across all sections, with women debuting films in not just the competition sections, but also in the forward - thinking NEXT section, the wild Midnight category (which played home to the long - gestating anthology «XX,» featuring four shorts directed by women), and even the starry Premieres docket.

Although the criteria presumably remain constant («One narrative film directed by or written by a woman... making its North American, International or World premiere»), TFF has been a bit oblique about who the actual candidates were this year for this prestigious award.

The festival world is far ahead of the industry (only 8 of last year's top 100 films at the box office were directed by women) and the Academy Awards (where Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman ever nominated for best director this year).

After last year accounting for a third of the slate, films directed by women make up 46 percent at this year's festival.

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This hotly - anticipated suspense drama made history at its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 as it was the first film directed by an Irish woman to be selected for inclusion in the Festival.