Terry’s Picks: November 26, 2013
How far do we still have to go? Check out NYFA’s infographic (link below) STILL PORING OVER: This incredibly comprehensive infographic about gender inequality in film sent to us by the New York Film Academy. From pay rates and movie portrayals to awards and ages, this is a definitive tool for understanding the state of women in...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: November 5, 2013
Scene from The Revolutionary via SFWeekly Just Read About: the 3rd Annual South Asian Film Festival in San Francisco where the focus is on women filmmakers. Looking Forward to: our panel opening the New York Comedy Festival that features some of the industry’s top female comedians. AND THE BIG NEWS IS: Variety just announced this year’s Muse Awards amazing honorees! I hope to see you...
READ MOREFemale Directors Making the List
Still from La Pointe Courte by Agnès Varda There was a bit of controversy bouncing around the internet last week when Spike Lee wrote a list of “essential” films stating, “I’ve Been A Professor At The NYU Graduate Film For The Past 15 Years.The 1st Day Of Every Class I Hand Out My List Of Films...
READ MORECannes Can’t Seem to Get it Right With Women
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, director of Un Chateau En Italie (A Castle in Italy). Photo via Norde Claire. Never one to mince words, the Women and Hollywood blog held not only Cannes accountable this year but also many of the male attendees, who’s offhanded comments do nothing to raise the profile of women in the industry. This...
READ MORE‘Brave’ Gets Disney-Princessfied
Photo via The Guardian. Oscar-winning ‘Brave’ Director/Writer Brenda Chapman is slamming Disney for sexualizing the animated film’s hero, Merida, for an upcoming toy line. With a cinched waist, low-cut gown, and sans bow and arrows, the once-realistic role model now looks like every other “perfect” princess in the Disney lineup. “I think it’s atrocious what...
READ MORETribeca Prize Honors Nora Ephron
Photo from Oprah magazine. Writer and director Nora Ephron, a woman of brilliance, warmth, generosity and wit, has inspired the creation of an award at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. “The Nora” is a $25,000 prize, which will be awarded annually to the woman filmmaker whose voice and vision best embody Nora Ephron’s spirit, and whose film makes its...
READ MOREEarth Day: Women Rising at Tribeca Film Festival
Happy Earth Day! Women directors make inroads at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival: “Twenty-six feature films, about a quarter of the total to be presented during the two-week festival, are by women directors, including the first feature film by a female Saudi filmmaker shot entirely in her country.” Check out the full article on Reuters.
READ MOREFlix Not to Miss: ‘Ginger & Rosa’
I loved Sally Potter’s Orlando and still have images in my mind from that film many years later. So I was excited to see her latest film, Ginger & Rosa, a coming-of-age story about two best friends (Elle Fanning and Alice Englert) growing up in London in 1962. The imagery was beautiful, and the the...
READ MORETribeca Film Festival: ‘Farah Goes Bang’
Equal parts road trip, buddy comedy, sex farce and chick flick, Farah Goes Bang balances the specificity of the moment’s climate of intolerance with a universal coming-of-age tale. With her delightful ensemble of authentic and engaging female characters and snapshot of America in a telling moment, first-time writer/director Meera Manon crafts a comic portrait of...
READ MOREWhat to See at This Year’s Montclair Film Festival
The second annual Montclair Film Festival in Northern New Jersey runs from April 29 to May 5 and will screen more than 80 films — many of them directed by women. Here’s just a sample of what not to miss: Begin your festival week on Tuesday with Gideon’s Army. Directed by NYWIFT member Dawn Porter, the...
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