Venice Chief Alberto Barbera Under Fire for Lack of Female Directors

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera has sparked criticism from several Italian film organizations - ...

Italian Film Bodies Slam Venice Festival Over Lack Of Women In Lineup

Six Italian film bodies have hit out at the lack of women in the Venice Film Festival's main film competition this year in an ...

Malavika Mohanan wants more women directors: "We can have an Indian 'Kill Bill'"

Malavika Mohanan believes real change for women in cinema starts with more female directors and writers, not just actresses.
KPBS

Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies celebrate women directors, from trailblazers to rising voices

Welcome back. You're listening to KPBS Midday Edition. I'm Jade Hindman. March is Women's History Month, so our Midday Movies critics are highlighting women directors, both the trailblazers and the ...

Venice Sees Drop in Female Directors With Only One in Competition

The Venice Film Festival has suffered its steepest decline in female representation in five years, with just one woman ...
The Hollywood Reporter

At Cannes, Women Directors Still Struggle to Break the “Auteur Glass Ceiling”

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 ...
NPR

Progress for women movie directors stalled in 2025

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, ...
Screen DailyOpinion

Filmmaking bodies hit out at “one-dimensional” Venice film festival lineup for lack of female directors

The statement, published in leading Italian newspaper La Repubblica, is signed by Italian filmmaking bodies 100autori and ...
Los Angeles Times

Female directors remain scarce in Hollywood. This mentorship program aims to change that

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 ...
Women's Wear Daily

Gillian Anderson and L’Oréal Paris Spotlight Next Generation as Momentum for Women Directors Slows

CANNES, France – On the penultimate night of the film festival, L’Oréal Paris once again turned the spotlight toward the next generation of female filmmakers, awarding Chinese director Lenti Liang the ...
Variety

‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ to Open Inaugural Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema, Taking Place in Heart of War-Torn Gaza Strip

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” will open the first edition of the Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema, which will be held Oct. 26-31 amid rubble in the ...
Los Angeles Times

Women still face steep challenges securing top movie jobs

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Last year, women made up just 13% of directors ...