WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Texas’ South By Southwest Festival to showcase women filmmakers; Director’s Guild honors ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ and more; and Mila Kunis receives Harvard’s Hasty Pudding award

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Feb 4, 2018 | 0 comments

Texas’ South By Southwest Festival to showcase women filmmakers; Director’s Guild honors ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ and more; and Mila Kunis receives Harvard’s Hasty Pudding award

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WEEK IN WOMEN awards season news roundup: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ and Oprah win at Golden Globes, ‘The Shape of Water’ receives Critics Choice and AWFJ honors

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Jan 14, 2018 | 0 comments

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ and Oprah win at Golden Globes, while ‘The Shape of Water’ receives Critics Choice and AWFJ honors

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WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Oprah to receive Cecil B. de Mille Award, Golden Globes shut out women directors, SAG Awards to feature all women presenters

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Dec 17, 2017 | 0 comments

WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Oprah to receive Cecil B. de Mille Award, Golden Globes shut out women directors, and SAG Awards to feature all women presenters, plus a woman host.

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WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 confirmed with Andrea Arnold; Disney boasts new $100 million club of women directors; motion picture academy establishes code of conduct in Harvey Weinstein fallout

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Dec 10, 2017 | 0 comments

‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 has been confirmed with Andrea Arnold; Disney boasts new $100 million club of women directors; and the motion picture academy establishes code of conduct in Harvey Weinstein fallout.

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Two USC studies show numbers for women on movie screens and behind the cameras remain dismal

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Aug 6, 2017 | 0 comments

Two studies released in the past week out of the University of Southern California confirm that films remain predominantly white and male both in front of and behind the cameras – meaning that basically everyone else — from women and people of color to LGBT individuals and people with disabilities — remain woefully underrepresented.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: 25 movies coming soon by female directors, Blake Lively speaks out on equality, Nicole Kidman pulls off career renaissance, Margot Robbie to portray Queen Elizabeth I

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Apr 26, 2017 | 0 comments

25 movies coming soon by female directors, Blake Lively speaks out on equality, Nicole Kidman pulls off career renaissance, and Margot Robbie to portray Queen Elizabeth I.

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Almost a decade later, ‘Penelope’ still inspires, marks the start of Reese Witherspoon’s producing career

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Apr 3, 2016 | 0 comments

Almost 10 years after its Toronto Film Festival debut, the modern-day fable Penelope seems largely forgotten, but its message continues to resonate; in fact, it feels more relevant than ever. Plus, the movie marks the beginning of Reece Witherspoon’s influential producing career.

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