The film industry’s new era of unfettered consolidation with tech companies is not good news for those who have been pushing for diversity and inclusion in Hollywood.
The film has been screening at embassies around the world to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the women’s strike, offering inspiration to feminists internationally.
A new documentary, Heightened Scrutiny, exposes the mainstream media’s outsized and extraordinary influence in the law.
The acclaimed film offers a vision of women characters whose strength is rooted in textured humanity.
Director, co-writer, and producer Rachel Feldman talked to WMC about the 12-year journey behind her new film, “Lilly,” which comes to theaters across the U.S. May 9.
In addition to screening women-focused movies, the Athena Film Festival offers talks and workshops, screenplay competitions, and year-round professional support for writers and creators.
The two new reports, Inclusion in the Director's Chair and The Celluloid Ceiling, both point to stagnant representation for women behind the camera.
The films, released during the 2024 election campaign, take very different approaches to explore the consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
This summer, feature films offer varying depictions of women as movie directors.
The recent wave of women-directed documentaries have been drawing impressive viewership numbers and raising awareness.
Here is what some female filmmakers had to say about their Oscar-nominated work for the major categories in the 2024 Academy Awards, which will be held on Sunday.
Chloe Domont’s film is not just a story about terrible people doing terrible things — it’s also a commentary on the danger of abusive work cultures that dehumanize the people in them.
The blockbuster film, with ticket sales of $1.4 billion worldwide, is the highest-grossing movie ever directed solely by a woman.
This summer’s films about women were an odd mix of stories that expanded the scope of women’s roles and those that offered tired narratives.
As writers and actors continue their work stoppage, are recent improvements in representation and opportunity in jeopardy?
The Inclusion List, a first-of-its-kind resource, ranks creators based on cast and crew inclusion.
Two major reports on women’s participation in behind-the-camera jobs shows little progress over many years, as the percentage of women in these principal creative positions still has not topped 25%.
Two new studies show that the percentage of women in key behind-the-scenes jobs has barely budged in recent years.
Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than are white women. The new documentary Aftershock tells the stories of some of those women, and how their families are channeling grief into action.
A documentary and a dramatic film give a chilling portrait of the crushing impact of abortion bans — and of the courageous women who provided abortion care in pre-Roe Illinois.
As Saudi Arabia’s film industry expands, women see new opportunities.
The documentary, which shows the “blood, sweat, and tears” of the team’s fight for pay equity, is being used as a vehicle for change.
While still a minority of those whose movies are selected to represent their nations in the category, women filmmakers often offer a distinct, female-centered point of view.
The filmmakers who created the Emmy-winning RBG turn the spotlight on the chef and author who was “deceptively groundbreaking and culturally important.”
A new analysis of print, digital media, and entertainment has found that coverage is heavy on sensationalism and moral judgment, and light on factual information.