No female director nominees; What we’re doing about it

When you look at the 2019 Oscars class of best director nominees, you have Spike Lee, Pawel Pawlikowski, Yorgos Lanthimos, Alfonso Cuaron and Adam McKay. They are all deserving of praise and acclaim for their films this past year, but not a single one is female. You may think this might just be a down […]

WIF Film Finishing Fund Grantee’s HBO Premiere

John Legend was joined by Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton and The Real host Jeannie Mai at the Avalon on Wednesday night for the premiere of HBO’s new documentary United Skates. The film documents the history and impact of roller rinks that catered to African-American skaters and the unique culture and skating […]

Nisha Ganatra Sets Next Directing Gig

Nisha Ganatra, who directed the Sundance darling “Late Night,” is in negotiations to helm Universal and Working Title’s upcoming film “Covers,” sources tell Variety. Not much is known about the project, written by first-time screenwriter Flora Greeson, other than it being a romance set in the Los Angeles music world. Working Title’s Tim Bevan and […]