Sentences with phrase «led by a female director»

The concept will consist of seven short films, each of which will be led by a female director and a prominent female actor.

Not exact matches

A team of researchers led by Dr. Elliott Albers, director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and Regents» Professor of Neuroscience at Georgia State University, and graduate student Joseph I. Terranova, has discovered that serotonin (5 - HT) and arginine - vasopressin (AVP) act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance.

The 1963 Haunting is still remembered fondly (mostly by critics) for its atmosphere and the performances of its two female leads, but, low - key as director Wise might have been, he, too, was not above a certain amount of excess, relying on distorting camera lenses and the cranking up of volume on music and special effects.

Marvel's previous twenty films have all been helmed by male directors, including the upcoming Ant - Man and the Wasp, which features Marvel's first female lead, albeit still alongside a lead male hero.

«More significantly, it stands as an extraordinary opportunity to challenge the prevalent norms in Hollywood by not only featuring an entirely female - leading cast but also a female writer / director, producer and DP.»

Tsui Hark, the producer, eventually took over as director, recasting the female lead, and the film was finally released four years after it began shooting, in a version disowned by Yim (though the film credits list him as the only director).

The Palme d'Or winning film's two female leads, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, told The Daily Beast in an interview last week that director Abdellatif Kechiche demanded their «blind trust,» didn't know what he wanted from many scenes and then pushed them too hard with takes by the dozen — to the point where they wouldn't want to work with him again.

Academy Award — nominated director Jason Reitman returns to the Sundance Film Festival for the sixth time, having previously debuted four shorts and one feature at the Festival, while Academy Award — winning screenwriter Diablo Cody makes her Sundance Film Festival debut with Tully, a funny, moving, and insightful look at motherhood that features captivating performances by its two female leads.

With «Alien: Covenant,» director Ridley Scott returns to the form that so impelled and captivated audiences in the original 1979 film: a crew in trouble, an alpha no nonsense female lead (this time Daniels played by Katherine Waterston) and plenty of blood curdling aliens popping up everywhere.

But this is a particularly strong year for female directors, led by Gerwig, and to leave out at least one from the lineup is particularly thoughtless.

And by all accounts leading up to this morning's announcement, two French female directors besides Garcia — Rebecca Zlotowski with «Planetarium,» and Katell Quillevere with «Reparer les vivants» — were strongly favored for competition slots.

Behind The Screens: Panels Master Classes Conversations MVFF38 hosted a total of six panels, which included such luminaries as Ed Arentz, Managing Director Music Box Films; Ira Deutchmann, Founder Fine Line Features; production designer Judy Becker; director Valerie Weiss; Russ CollinsFounder / Director Art House Convergence; producer / writer Komal Minhas; and director Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom SchlDirector Music Box Films; Ira Deutchmann, Founder Fine Line Features; production designer Judy Becker; director Valerie Weiss; Russ CollinsFounder / Director Art House Convergence; producer / writer Komal Minhas; and director Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom Schldirector Valerie Weiss; Russ CollinsFounder / Director Art House Convergence; producer / writer Komal Minhas; and director Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom SchlDirector Art House Convergence; producer / writer Komal Minhas; and director Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom Schldirector Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom SchlDirector Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom Schlesinger.

Debate still rages over the scarcity of women directors, but many at the festival have been encouraged by the wealth of competition films featuring female leads — not all of them preoccupied with their love lives