That moment reflected both history - this is the highest - grossing film ever by
a solo woman director - and the future, as Gadot's positive speech spoke to what challenges lie ahead in this #MeToo era.
Twomey, whose movie is about an Afghan girl growing up under Taliban rule, is the first
solo woman director to win the award.
Not exact matches
Joining the panel in person: «Suciide Squad»
director David Ayer, «Wonder
Woman»
director Patty Jenkins, «Justice League»
director Zack Snyder, «The Flash»
director Rick Famuyiwa, «Aquaman»
director James Wan and Batman
solo director (and star) Ben Affleck.
Wild
Director: Jean - Marc Vallée Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Gaby Hoffmann, Laura Dern, Michiel Huisman Synopsis: A chronicle of one
woman's 1,100 - mile
solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
This, combined with the
women's march last week in which the female members of the jury were joined on the red carpet to recognize that only 82
women have ever walked the red carpet as
directors of an in competition film compared to 1,645 men, underlined that while two of the three female
directors in competition (out of 21) won prizes but the Palme still eludes a
solo win by a
woman filmmaker.
Although Wonder
Woman 2 is yet to be officially announced, we've already heard that Geoff Johns and
director Patty Jenkins are hard at work on the story for the sequel to this year's DC blockbuster, and now TV's Wonder
Woman Lynda Carter has revealed that she's had talks about making a cameo in the Amazon Princess» next
solo big screen adventure.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige had also spoke about the importance of utilizing a female
director for the film, which marks the first time a
woman will headline her own
solo superhero movie in the franchise.
ARTnews magazine has devoted its June issue to a special report assessing the state of
women in the art world — how
women artists are faring in terms of
solo museum exhibitions and representation in museum collections, gallery representation, press coverage and market valuation, and also measuring opportunities garnered by female curators and museum
directors.
2010 Connecticut Artists Fellowship Grant in Painting 3rd Juried Showcase Award, Artslant dot Com 2007 78th Connecticut
Women Artists Open Juried Exhibition (Juror, Donna Burton, Cash Award) 2003 74th Connecticut
Women Artists Open Juried Exhibition Speedball Award (Juror: Fereshteh Daftari, Co-Curator, Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY) 1998 Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, CT,
Solo Show Award (Juror: Ann Philbin,
Director of The Drawing Center NY, NY NEW ART ANNUAL» 97) 1994 Viridian GALLERY, New York, NY,
Solo Show Award (Juror: Diane Waldman, Senior Curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, NY, Mixed Landscape)