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Women and Horror at SXSW 2022 – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reports

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Chloe Okuno, Halina Reijn, hannah barlow, horror, Mariama Diallo, Maureen Bharoocha, sxsw 2022, Vanessa and Joseph Winter, women filmmakers

It’s almost SXSW o’clock in Austin, and the alarm is set for an impressive range of women-helmed horror films and others that delve into similarly dark, macabre or just good old fashioned unladylike territory. Whether it’s serial killers in Romania, bachelorette parties in Australia or ghosthunters in Utah, from the beloved Midnighters program and beyond this year’s SXSW is full to the brim with a diverse range of films that prove once again the domain of women’s filmmaking is often much wider than commonly assumed.

Commentaries

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.

Festivals

Women’s Filmmaking Highlights at TIFF 2020 – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reports

August 25, 2020September 13, 2020 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 0 Comments gender parity, tiff 2020, toronto international film festival, women filmmakers

Big screen or small screen, on-site or watching streaming from home, while many elements of TIFF 2020 will be a new experience, the seemingly conscious emphasis on women’s filmmaking from around the world thankfully remains intact. Unlike a number of other high-profile festivals that have yet to adequately read the room, TIFF again avoids the mistake of assuming women in front of the camera will make up for not programming films where they prominently feature behind it in key creative roles.

Interviews

Julie Cohen and Betsy West Talk RBG — Interview by Nell Minow

May 1, 2018November 12, 2021 Nell Minow 0 Comments betsy west, documentaries, Julie Cohen, RBG, ruth bader ginsburg, supreme court, women filmmakers

Shakespeare could have been writing about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when he said, “Though she be but little,

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CINEMA CITIZEN: Hollywood’s Diversity Controversy Heats Up – Jennifer Merin comments

January 22, 2016June 8, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments Cinema Citizen, disparity, oscars, women filmmakers

Indignation about the dearth of opportunity for women filmmakers and inadequate representation of women on screen is reaching fevered pitch,

Interviews SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT December 2015: Chicken & Egg Pictures’ Julie Parker Bonello, Wendy Ettinger and Judith Helfand

December 5, 2015May 26, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments chicken and egg pictures, judth helfand, julie parker bonello, wendy ettinger, women filmmakers

Inspired by their core belief in the power of women storytellers, award-winning filmmakers Julie Parker Benello, Wendy Ettinger, and Judith Helfand founded Chicken & Egg Pictures in 2005 to create a space where women could learn from one another, test their limits, challenge the status quo, and break new ground as artists and activists. Read more…