Sentences with phrase «many films directed by women»

Despite all the attention paid lately to the lack of gender diversity in the role, the portion of films directed by women declined last year, to just 7 %.

Rich: The «films directed by women» part of your prompt is sadly irrelevant this year — unless Phyllida Lloyd developed serious directing chops between Mamma Mia and The Iron Lady, or the Academy suddenly takes a shine to the amazing Kelly Reichardt, no films directed by women will really be in the conversation.

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 2009.

But watching it is, distilled into a pure essence, watching the film debut of one of our national treasures, Willem Dafoe, in a film directed by the woman who would next helm Near Dark, and of the man who would play the Cowboy in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and serve as producer on Lynch's «Twin Peaks» and Wild at Heart, which reunited him with Dafoe.

Only once did a film directed by a woman win Best Picture.

We've discovered a lot of great films directed by women at Cannes — just not in the Official Competition.

While many speculated that the jury might award only the second Palme d'Or to a film directed by a woman, the most likely contender — Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum — was instead given Cannes» jury prize.

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.

After the jump are ten of the greatest films directed by women along with some honorable mentions.

Male critics assign higher average ratings to films with exclusively male directors and / or writers (63 %), followed closely by films directed by a woman and / or employing at least one woman writer (60 %).

Female critics award the highest average scores to films directed and written exclusively by males (67 %), followed closely by films directed by a woman and / or employing at least one woman writer (64 %).

I also sought out a few films directed by women that I kept missing (and they were worth the wait!)

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 film.

I watched 32 new release films directed by women (with my total new - to - me directed by women clocking in at 79 this year; more on that when I do my year - end review tomorrow).

Maybe it's because it was a successful film directed by a woman, right?

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.

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 field.

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

But there's no way a superhero film directed by a woman that has made box - office history isn't going on my list.

Of all of the films directed by women this year (And there have been many), most have favored it over the MORE «important» stories — like Bigelow's trauma at the Algiers Motel, or Dee Rees» Mudbound or Dayton and Faris» Battle of the Sexes.

Naomi Kawase) Cast: Makiko Watanabe, Hideo Sakaki, Jun Murakami, Tetta Sugimoto, Miyuki Matsuda The sole female director to have won the Palme d'Or, Jane Campion might be heading the jury this year, but once again, the festival looks like it could be very thin on the ground when it comes to films directed by women.

It's one of three films directed by women (15 %) in the Competition lineup.

With 33 percent of the Official Competition films directed by women, the 2017 BFI London Film Festival is set to showcase far more work from female filmmakers than many of this year's most prestigious film festivals.

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

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»...

There are a LOT of films directed by women that have been released by Criterion.

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.

A standalone Black Widow film directed by a woman is reportedly in the works, with Johansson expressing interest in reprising her role.

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.

It boasted impressive stats related to diversity, with 42 percent of the films directed by women and 40 percent by people of color.

Gamechanger provides equity financing to narrative feature films directed by women.

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.

«We've got our strongest representation of films directed by women,» remarked Cameron Bailey, TIFF Artistic Director, whose programming team is comprised of 52 % women.

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

Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the festival and chief executive of Tribeca Enterprises, particularly wanted to launch this year's festival with the premiere of a film directed by a woman, about a woman.

Held in NYC from April xx to xx, this year» / TriBeCa Film Festival program came close to gender parity with 46 percent of its feature films directed by women.

There are probably twenty films directed by women,...

In fact, the actress, director and singer continued scolding Hollywood on Twitter for not championing films directed by women.

He's just asking whether the Academy might take notice of the first film directed by a woman, starring a woman, to crack a $ 100 million opening weekend — and beyond those milestones, it's a film that turned out so beautifully.

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

While many speculated that the Cate Blanchett - led jury might award only the second Palme d'Or to a film directed by a woman, the most likely contender — Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's «Capernaum» — was instead given Cannes» jury prize.

You have to wonder if a film like this could actually win both Best Picture and Best Director, becoming only the second film directed by a woman in 90 years to do so.

(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.

To be fair, 66 is a lot when you consider that most movie - goers probably won't see a film directed by a woman in any given year.

Bellingham, WA About Blog The annual CASCADIA International Women's Film Festival presents incredible films directed by women plus workshops, industry panels, and events year round.

Not exact matches

The first superhero film to star a woman since 2005's «Elektra,» will also be the first directed by a woman.