Go, ladies!: Congratulations
to Jill Soloway and Lisa Cholodenko, who
won Emmy Awards for directing a Comedy Series and a Limited Series
respectively! Despite being grossly outnumbered in nominations, exceptional women
are still taking home top trophies.
History
Lesson: Nell Scovell wrote about another golden age
for women in TV – 1990 – in The New York
Times. “There have always
been women who were successful against the odds,” she said. “Now we need to
change the odds so more women can be successful.”
Congrats,
Reed!: Acclaimed DP and director Reed Morano, who we toasted at
NYWIFT”s Women Below the Line Party this year, will direct
Ellen Page in Lioness.
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