“Women Talking” has been getting awards buzz since its world premiere at Telluride last September, and as awards season reaches its zenith, it’s looking more and more likely that the film’s writer and director, Sarah Polley, will be delivering...
“Bunny” is coming to the big screen. Bad Robot acquired film rights to Mona Awad’s bestselling novel in a “competitive situation.” Deadline broke the news.Published in 2019, the novel tells the story of Samantha, a scholarship student in a...
Sundance Institute has announced the participants selected for the 2023 Momentum Fellowship, a program “designed to support and provide coaching to mid-career artists with a focus on career development,” per Deadline. Launched in 2018, the fellowship was “created to...
Danielle Nicolet is writing and exec producing a feature adaptation of “Black Karen,” “The Flash” star’s 2022 short directed by “Harlem’s” Meagan Good. Deadline broke the news.“Pic tells the story of Karen Johnson, a Black woman on the verge....
Daisy Ridley is teaming up with Raelle Tucker, an alumna of “Jessica Jones” and “True Blood,” on her next project. The “Star Wars” actress will topline and exec produce “The Better Liar,” a drama series in development at Amazon...
Twenty-nine of the 100 most popular films of 2022 meet ReFrame Stamp criteria for gender-balanced production. Awarded to features that “hire women or individuals of other underrepresented gender identities/expressions (including those who are non-binary or gender non-conforming) in at...
Dr. Stacy L Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative have launched The Inclusion List, a new initiative that showcases inclusion in entertainment. “Who says hashtag activism can’t create change?” a press release announcing the news asks. “Eight years after...
Castille Landon has major star power attached to her next project. Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, and Alfre Woodard will lead “Summer Camp,” per Deadline. Penned by Landon, the comedy follows Nora, Ginny, and Mary, “who have been best friends since...
Savanah Leaf’s “Earth Mama” will open the 52nd edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF). Jointly presented by the Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center, the fest will take place March 29-April 9.“Earth Mama” marks Leaf’s feature...
Teyana Taylor insists that she’s willing to “go to war” for her son in a new trailer for “A Thousand and One,” the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s edition of Sundance Film Festival. The drama...
