Sentences with phrase «of female filmmakers»

At a press conference the next morning, a question about the lack of female filmmakers in competition (only one) sparked a string of responses to questions of equality among the field.

The festival has also faced criticism about its lack of female filmmakers.

They showed a continued commitment to representation of female filmmakers, as well as some of the best in documentaries and foreign films.

For all the celebration of female filmmakers and the start of a level playing field, the nominations didn't entirely reflect that lofty idea.

A critical analysis of the position of female filmmakers, past and present, in the small, historically male - dominated, Swiss national cinema.

Nor was there a list of female filmmakers available to the press.

But a new generation of female filmmakers has entered the scene, intent on changing the conversation and the culture surrounding women, families, and cinema.

Eighty - two women are set to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to highlight the limited number of female filmmakers who have been selected for the festival's competition lineup over its 71 years.

Women in Film is now accepting applications for its 2018 Finishing Fund and Belgian beer Stella Artois continuing its support of female filmmakers with the announcement of $ 100,000 in new grant funding.

Every spring, Women at Sundance and Women In Film Los Angeles present a Financing and Strategy Intensive designed to educate a large group of female filmmakers in all aspects of seeking, securing, and managing...

On Wednesday, November 1st, nestled in the midst of this twelve day celebration of Israeli filmmaking, sits the 6th Annual Films By & About Women, showcasing the work of female filmmakers and films with a narrative focus on the female perspective.

This year we have highly anticipated films from a trio of female filmmakers in Josephine Decker (Madeline's Madeline), Crystal Moselle (Skate Kitchen), Jordana Spiro (Night Comes On) with not to be missed debut from Jeremiah Zagar with We The Animals.

«There has been so much conversation about the power of female filmmakers and we wanted to embrace it,» said Mantz.

Few programs inspire me more than those committed to empowering the voices of future filmmakers, and especially those that empower the voices of female filmmakers.

There's been an outstanding showing of female filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

I love raising the issue of female filmmakers.

Golden Bear - winning drama from Peru and Essex social realism star in this part of our female filmmaker compendium.

«The program, and advancing the careers of female filmmakers in general, is an important part of our year - round work elevating diverse storytellers in order to advance racial, gender and economic equity.»

«While there is no shortage of female filmmakers, there is a distinct lack of support and recognition for their work.»

Back then, Seidelman only knew of a handful of female filmmakers, none of them American — Ida Lupino, Lina Wertmuller, Agnes Varda — but she longed to be among them.

Putting money where the gender diversity is: How international film boards are pushing the cause of female filmmakers

In a way, «Brightest Star» mines some of the same road - to - adulthood territory as Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig did in «Frances Ha,» but with the gender reversal of a female filmmaker and male protagonist.

So where does that leave the struggles of female filmmakers both in Hollywood and on the indie circuit?

Amy Adrion's documentary asks a slew of female filmmakers and industry luminaries in a business built on systemic discrimination.

Its artistic director, Thierry Fremaux, has regularly responded to complaints about the number of female filmmakers selected for its prestigious Palme d'Or competition by saying it's not a festival's place to consider anything but a submission's merit — that progress can only come further up the pipeline at studios and production companies.

Now a recent Hollywood Reporter story has floated the names of some female filmmakers as...

The doc features interviews with a bunch of female filmmakers, including Ava DuVernay («A Wrinkle in Time»), Lena Dunham («Girls»), Catherine Hardwicke («Twilight») and Patricia Cardoso («Real Women Have Curves»).

In a striking rally, 82 women — the same number of female filmmakers to ever be selected to Cannes competition lineup — stood on the Palais red - carpet steps, as Cate Blanchett said, «a symbol of our determination to change and progress.»

To hear more from Mamet and Jonigkeit about the making of Fabled and their relationship to the Tribeca Film Festival — a fest which they commend for its support of female filmmakers and female - driven stories — click above.

Every spring, Women at Sundance and Women In Film Los Angeles present a Financing and Strategy Intensive designed to educate a large group of female filmmakers in all aspects of seeking, securing, and managing funding for their films.

This year's event in the South of France had the usual glitz, but there was also an organized campaign to have festival organizers pledge to improve the representation of female filmmakers.

Also, as pointed out by The Playlist, the THR piece also mentions that a trio of female filmmakers are being mentioned for the «Black Widow» spinoff.

In Cannes Film Festival 2018, the jury is presided over by actor Cate Blanchett, who opened the festival with a call for equality and decried the lack of female filmmakers.

Through the star - studded 12 days, questions of diversity plagued the festival, with Chastain commenting on the low number of female filmmakers and Smith on the lack of African - American representation overall.

In fact, she linked the low number of female filmmakers to the low number of female film critics, noting that critics are the gatekeepers of cinema — and when all of them are men, fewer women are likely to make it through.

«I can think of a handful of films this year that have that, but there's not many,» Gerwig says, pointing to a lack of female filmmakers, who are also not honored as much as their male counterparts.

«I think what's amazing about this year and this moment is how the numbers of female filmmakers are shifting and are going to shift,» Greta added.

In a striking rally, 82 women — the same number of female filmmakers to ever be selected to Cannes competition lineup — stood on the Palais red - carpet steps in what Blanchett called «a symbol of our determination to change and progress.»