The UAE’s First Female Film Director: How Nayla Al Khaja Is Breaking Into Hollywood As An Emirati Woman By Charlotte Burney Nayla Al Khaja knows that movies and storytelling could stand to be a whole lot more diverse. Because of this, she became the first female film writer, director and producer in the United Arab Emirates. Being the first anything…
Oscars 2023: 10 women directors deserving attention By Glenn Whipp Shortly after the Golden Globes nominations were announced earlier this month, the advocacy group Women in Film took to social media, decrying the “shocking” omission of critically acclaimed female directors, citing Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”), Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Woman King”), Chinonye Chukwu (“Till”) and Maria Schrader (“She Said”). It might be more…
Taylor Swift to make feature directorial debut based on original script she wrote By Andrea Dresdale After putting a stake in the ground with her award-winning 14-minute movie “All Too Well: The Short Film,” which she wrote and directed, Taylor Swift said that she’d love to direct a feature film. Well, now she’s getting her chance. Searchlight Pictures has announced that…
Women Dominate Australian Directors Guild Award Nominations By Patrick Frater Women filmmakers have performed exceptionally strongly at the nominations stage of the Australian Director’s Guild Awards. Sian Davies has three nominations. For best direction in a TV or SVOD drama series episode for “The Twelve,” for best direction in a TV or SVOD comedy series episode for “Spreadsheet” and for best direction in…
Sonia Nassery Cole Talks About the Power of Film By Patricia Danaher When Afghan film director Sonia Nassery Cole was a young girl in Kabul, she and her father would go to the cinema together every week. As the eldest of three children, her father pampered his daughter with this special time together, little suspecting that Sonia would go on…
This Year, Cannes Had A Record Number of Female Filmmakers By Elsa Keslassy and Brent Lang Here’s the good news. Facing public pressure and mounting outrage over the lack of female representation among the filmmakers it chooses to celebrate, this year’s Cannes Film Festival is making efforts to diversify beyond the cavalcade of many of the same male auteurs. Instead, there will…
The New Barbie Movie Could Be a Feminist Masterpiece For six decades, Mattel’s Barbie doll has been the topic of criticism from feminist theory. Here’s how the new Margot Robbie movie can change views. By Latecia Joiner The upcoming American romantic comedy film, Barbie, has become increasingly anticipated among film analysts and long-time fans alike. While the motion picture isn’t set to release…
Who Directed Both Oscars Best Picture Front-Runners? Women Women directed the two Oscar front-runners for best picture. It’s respect 94 years in the making By Mary McNamara “CODA’s” win at the Producers Guild of America Awards on Sunday shoved “The Power of the Dog” out of top spot in the best picture race and an already gloriously unpredictable Oscar season…
