Sentences with phrase «women in the film industry by»

Sri Reddy's semi-nude protest against the alleged sexual exploitation of women in the film industry by influential members outside the Movie Artistes Association (MAA), an apex body of the Telugu film industry.

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Ziskin, a Hollywood film producer who died of metastatic breast cancer, was a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer, an initiative founded in 2008 by nine women in the entertainment industry to accelerate groundbreaking research and bring new treatments to patients as quickly as possible.

WFF, is a significant player within the Canadian film fest circuit, i known for its intimate, casual environment, set by Mishaw's loyal and tireless admin team, consisting mostly of women, most of whom have been with the festival for years, setting the stage for high - quality film - centric hospitality through which filmmakers and industry honchos mingle, and deals are made not only via scheduled one - on - one meetings, but also in the hot tub or on the ski slopes.

By contrast, Lady Bird offers a different kind of view of right now, one that exists outside the anger paradigm except in the way that many are angry women are still left behind in terms of parity in the film industry.

The Archer Film Festival strives to bridge that divide by empowering and highlighting young filmmakers who share the goal of increasing the number of women in the film and television industry, and to participate in the conversation about women's representation onscreen.

Though the data tells us that women are interested in genres favored by Hollywood, female filmmakers encounter significant obstacles as they attempt to move from independent to more commercial filmmaking, and face deep - rooted presumptions from the film industry about their creative qualifications, sensibilities, tendencies, and ambitions.

Our team — comprised of associates, contributors, editors, graphic artists, web techs, and interns — collaborate on daily content aimed at bringing attention to films made by women — including small «indies» and foreign language films — and thereby celebrating their accomplishments in the entertainment industry.

The Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry honored «Rose McGowan, Ashley Judd and all who spoke out against sexual harassment,» while the AWFJ Hall of Shame Award went to «sexual tormentors Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, et al.» Louis CK earned a mention for his shelved film, «I Love You, Daddy,» which won the Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award for its pairing of 64 - year - old John Malkovich and 20 - year - old Chloe Grace Moretz.

It was especially poignant to see Robinson, a lesbian filmmaker who's been working in the industry for years on various projects including The L Word, present such a radical film to both older audiences who were familiar to the character and young audiences who are growing up with the chance to see a complex women - centric narrative propelled by her.

By writing and casting strong roles in films ranging from dark comedies to crime thrillers, Campion has paved the way for women in the film industry and provided audiences with new points of view.

After a year rocked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and a tide of sexual misconduct allegations that followed, women in the film industry highlighted gender inequality and the fight against sexual harassment at the Golden Globes.

It's no secret that women are underrepresented in the film industry (we've all seen the infamous infographic by now), and when asked whether there are any challenges to being a woman in film criticism specifically, Adams replied emphatically, «Yes — unequivocally, yes.»

A woman who worked in the film industry has filed the first civil claim in Britain against Harvey Weinstein, alleging a series of sexual assaults by the producer and seeking personal injury damages to exceed $ 400,000.

Also the author of The New York Times best - selling book «Suck It Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek,» Munn and five other women in November accused film producer and director Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct, and she has become an active supporter of the Times Up Initiative, led by women in the entertainment industry to provide legal defense funds to help less privileged women protect themselves from sexual misconduct.

Of course, film history is littered with the swiftly curtailed careers of briefly ubiquitous stars — women in particular, given the regrettable age - 40 sell - by date the industry still applies to many actresses.

Although not quite as sharp and clever as the aforementioned Heckerling vehicle, Clueless, I Could Never Be Your Woman (its rather odd choice for a title is derived from a lyric to the 1997 White Town song, «Your Woman», covered by Tyler James in 2005, the same year this was filmed), is actually quite inventive in its own fashion, with Heckerling drawing upon her own experience in being an older woman working in a youth - oriented industry, making entertainment meant to appeal to people about 30 years her juWoman (its rather odd choice for a title is derived from a lyric to the 1997 White Town song, «Your Woman», covered by Tyler James in 2005, the same year this was filmed), is actually quite inventive in its own fashion, with Heckerling drawing upon her own experience in being an older woman working in a youth - oriented industry, making entertainment meant to appeal to people about 30 years her juWoman», covered by Tyler James in 2005, the same year this was filmed), is actually quite inventive in its own fashion, with Heckerling drawing upon her own experience in being an older woman working in a youth - oriented industry, making entertainment meant to appeal to people about 30 years her juwoman working in a youth - oriented industry, making entertainment meant to appeal to people about 30 years her junior.

Just announced for the Cannes Film Festival next month, the film stars Elle Fanning as a young woman who moves to Los Angeles and enters the modeling industry, as illustrated by a room full of beautiful, slender young women parading around in lingerie.

An open letter signed by 190 actors had called on women in the film industry to wear black and to «use our power as communicators and connectors to shift the way society sees and treats us.

As AWFJ member Nell Minow puts it, «What's important about our EDA Awards is that we bring a unique perspective in honoring the wonderful work that's done by women in film and that we weigh in on sexism that arises from ongoing male dominance in the film industry, especially as it pertains to women's images on film.»

During the past ten years, AWFJ has also hosted screenings of films by and about women, presented and served on panels at film festivals and other events, expanded our membership base to include women film journalists in Canada and the UK, mentored young women film journalists and offered them publishing opportunities, forged alliances with other groups concerned about disparities pertaining to women and film and raised awareness within the industry and in the public arena about the need for change.

As an activist group supporting feminist progress in the film industry, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ.org), a nonprofit professional association of women who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producWomen Film Journalists (AWFJ.org), a nonprofit professional association of women who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producwomen who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producwomen throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film production.

Gestures of cultural understanding are performed by a number of artists whose images reveal complex narratives: Kent Monkman's alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle reclaims a controversial headdress; Aida Muluneh speaks to the struggles and achievements of the African diaspora across history; and Caroline Monnet's scene of women in the film industry highlights an emerging sense of power and self - determination.

Hammer Projects: Andra Ursuta opens March 7, 2014 February 26, 2014 Sabrosonico: All - ages courtyard concert featuring Toy Selectah, Sonidero Travesura, DJ Chucuchu & More February 25, 2014 Hammer Museum Announces Made in L.A. 2014 Artists February 19, 2014 Hammer Museum Will Present Three Awards in Conjunction with Made in L.A. 2014 January 30, 2014 Curator Aram Moshayedi Receives Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts January 22, 2014 Terry Riley: In C, a Performance Installation by The Industry January 16, 2014 Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology January 8, 2014 Hammer Projects: Nathaniel Mellors December 16, 2013 Tea and Morphine: Women in Paris, 1880 to 1914 Opens January 26, 2014 December 11, 2013 Opening Soon: JG, a film by Tacita Dean & Kelly Nipper: Black Forest December 9, 2013 A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited November 18, 20in L.A. 2014 Artists February 19, 2014 Hammer Museum Will Present Three Awards in Conjunction with Made in L.A. 2014 January 30, 2014 Curator Aram Moshayedi Receives Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts January 22, 2014 Terry Riley: In C, a Performance Installation by The Industry January 16, 2014 Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology January 8, 2014 Hammer Projects: Nathaniel Mellors December 16, 2013 Tea and Morphine: Women in Paris, 1880 to 1914 Opens January 26, 2014 December 11, 2013 Opening Soon: JG, a film by Tacita Dean & Kelly Nipper: Black Forest December 9, 2013 A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited November 18, 20in Conjunction with Made in L.A. 2014 January 30, 2014 Curator Aram Moshayedi Receives Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts January 22, 2014 Terry Riley: In C, a Performance Installation by The Industry January 16, 2014 Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology January 8, 2014 Hammer Projects: Nathaniel Mellors December 16, 2013 Tea and Morphine: Women in Paris, 1880 to 1914 Opens January 26, 2014 December 11, 2013 Opening Soon: JG, a film by Tacita Dean & Kelly Nipper: Black Forest December 9, 2013 A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited November 18, 20in L.A. 2014 January 30, 2014 Curator Aram Moshayedi Receives Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts January 22, 2014 Terry Riley: In C, a Performance Installation by The Industry January 16, 2014 Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology January 8, 2014 Hammer Projects: Nathaniel Mellors December 16, 2013 Tea and Morphine: Women in Paris, 1880 to 1914 Opens January 26, 2014 December 11, 2013 Opening Soon: JG, a film by Tacita Dean & Kelly Nipper: Black Forest December 9, 2013 A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited November 18, 20In C, a Performance Installation by The Industry January 16, 2014 Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology January 8, 2014 Hammer Projects: Nathaniel Mellors December 16, 2013 Tea and Morphine: Women in Paris, 1880 to 1914 Opens January 26, 2014 December 11, 2013 Opening Soon: JG, a film by Tacita Dean & Kelly Nipper: Black Forest December 9, 2013 A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited November 18, 20in Paris, 1880 to 1914 Opens January 26, 2014 December 11, 2013 Opening Soon: JG, a film by Tacita Dean & Kelly Nipper: Black Forest December 9, 2013 A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited November 18, 20in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited November 18, 2013