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SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST WRAP – Joan Amenn reports

April 26, 2022May 1, 2022 Joan Amenn Andrea Brusa, diversity, Kathryn Ferguson, Marco Scotuzzi, Maryna Er Gorbach, Sadie Frost, Seattle International Film Festival

Since 1976, the Seattle International Film Festival has been a welcoming venue for those underrepresented creatives who have struggled to have their voices heard and their visions seen. SIFF has grown to be a year-round source of inspiration with many events being offered and even a summer camp for kids, but the festival is its heart. Held this year from Apr 14 – 24), the festival’s focus was — as it has always been — on diversity.

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WOMEN MAKE HISTORICAL ADVANCES IN THE 2021 OSCAR RACE – Susan Granger reports

April 12, 2021April 18, 2021 Susan Granger awards intelligencer, best director race, chloe zhao, diversity, equality, oscars, women filmmakers

History was made when the Oscar nominations were released for the Best Director category. Only five women have ever been nominated before. This year, Chloe Zhao was chosen for her elegiac road-trip drama “Nomadland,” along with first-time feature-filmmaker Emerald Fennel for her #MeToo revenge comedy “Promising Young Woman.” Chloe Zhao, the first woman of color nominated for Best Director, is the most nominated woman in a single year in Oscar history, since she’s also competing as Best Picture producer, along with Adapted Screenplay and Editing. That’s a record-breaking four nominations in a single year.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Hollywood Commission Challenges Claims of Diversity Accomplishment – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 22, 2020October 25, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments Anita Hill, bias, diversity, Hollywood Commission, inclusion, twiw, week in women

The Hollywood Commission, chaired by Anita Hill, found a gulf between what show business claims it has done to close workplace gaps in diversity and inclusion and what the industry has actually accomplished in that arena. “Men in Hollywood appear to inhabit a parallel universe when it comes to their overwhelmingly positive perception of progress in welcoming and valuing diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives,” the Hollywood Commission said in its second report.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: AAMPAS Sets New Diversity Standards for Best Picture – Brancy McDonnell reports

September 10, 2020September 13, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments aampas, academy of motion piccture arts and sciences, aperture 2025 initiative, diversity, inclusion, oscars, the week in women, twiw

As part of the Academy’s Aperture 2025 initiative, the standards are designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience, according to a news release. The Academy’s goals with Aperture 2025 are to further the dialogue and challenge its history to create a more equitable and inclusive community.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Stats Show More Women and Characters of Color in 2019 – Brandy McDonnell reports

February 25, 2020March 1, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments diversity, Stacy L Smith, stats, women characters

In 2019, film fans were more likely to find movies with lead characters who were women and people of color in their local cinemas than they had previously in more than a decade, according to a recent study led by Stacy L. Smith from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Oscar Noms Lack Diversity, Snub Female Directors – Brandy McDonnell reports

January 19, 2020January 20, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments #oscarssomale, #oscarssowhite, Academy Awards, Cynthia Erivo, diversity, greta gerwig, little women, Lupita Nyong'o, OSCARS 2020

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has faced widespread criticism for the dearth of diversity among the top nominees as well as the exclusion female filmmakers at its upcoming 92nd Annual Academy Awards to be held February 9.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Jennifer Lee pushes Diversity at Disney Animation – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 31, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments DISNEY ANIMATION, diversity, jennifer lee, twiw, week in women

Walt Disney Animation is adding more diversity behind the camera to its upcoming cinematic slate. Disney and Walt Disney Animation’s chief creative officer Jennifer Lee works to increase the studio’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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Ted Geohegan on Showing Respect in MOHAWK — Hope Madden interviews (Exclusive Guest Post)

March 5, 2018August 14, 2018 awfj-admin 0 Comments diversity, hope madden, horror genre, mohawk, native americans, ted geohegan

Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan has been making horror movies since 2001 when he began writing primarily low-budget European horror. His award

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What do Woman Want? Parity!

January 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Johanna Schneller 0 Comments diversity, parity, women in film

We never thought the revolution would come in this manner. But now that it’s here – now that abusive men

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THE WEEK IN WOMAN: 90th Oscar Noms Mark Milestones for Women and Diversity — Brandy McDonnell reports

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments academy of motionpicture arts and sciences, ampas, diversity, oscars nominations, the week in women, women in hollywood

In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, #MeToo and a cavalcade of sexual misconduct scandals brought to light after explosive investigative reports

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"#TheLostKing is far from perfect but it is witty, vaguely edifying, and very British." @LizBraunSun reviews director Stephen Frears' latest, starring the always luminous Sally Hawkins: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/the-lost-king-review-by-liz-braun/

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ICYMI: @MarBarFu brings us #AWFJ's weekly look at movies made by and about women. For March 20-26, here's a run down of what's hitting theatres or streaming: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/opening-march-20-to-26-2023-margaret-barton-fumo-reports/

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Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska‘s #Fugue is finally getting a long-overdue limited US cinema release. Our own @suspirialex takes a look at this portrait of a woman in crisis: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/fugue-review-by-alexandra-heller-nicholas/

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We had to wait decades for Nicolas Cage's very first western (Butcher's Crossing) but then only 1 year for his second - #TheOldWays. @susangranger reviews the latest from @PrimeVideo: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/the-old-ways-review-by-susan-granger/

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"Documentary-like in its candor, [#TheWorstOnes] is also touchingly tender as it captures a memorable summer in its characters’ lives." Our Movie of the Week (#MOTW) team reviews the #Cannes2022 #UnCertainRegard winner from Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/movie-of-the-week-march-24-2023-the-worst-ones/

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