Last year was an insanely great year for women in film. Patty Jenkin’s Wonder Woman made more than $400 million dollars at the box office, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird racked up five ...

For as long as there have been horror movies, there have been incredible women working in the horror sphere. What would Creature from the Black Lagoon be without creature designer Milicent Patrick?

Previous winners Kathryn Bigelow and Chloé Zhao are back in the spotlight this season, while more than a dozen others have awards hopes. As the awards season gains momentum, one thing is clear: this ...

Eight years after Cate Blanchett, Agnes Varda and other female filmmakers demonstrated on the steps of the Palais, women directors have made some gains across the festival, except in the one section ...

Six years ago, Ally Pankiw got her first big TV breakthrough: She directed the first season of the Netflix comedy-drama “Feel Good.” But getting there was a slog. She recalls being told repeatedly ...

The number of female filmmakers dropped to 8.1 percent this year from 13.4 percent in 2024, according to a study from the University of Southern California. By Michaela Towfighi Among the top 100 ...

Only 8% of directors with movies in theaters in 2025 were women. That news comes from an annual study from USC Annenberg. It reveals a reversal of trends that were not great to begin with; in 2020, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two films, two women directors, two female dogs. Sometimes the festival writes its own thematic through-lines. The Palm Dog — the ...