This year, of the 65 directors in Sundance’s four competition categories, 46% are women, 38% are people of color, and 12% identify as LGBTQ.
Cannes Film Fest 2017: Ranking the 20 Competition Films, From Strongest to Weakest
September 28, 2019 by
Overall, the lineup was mediocre, with very few highlights, possibly only one masterpiece, and many average features.
Venice Film Fest 2019: Star Studed, Oscar Contenders Premieres
July 25, 2019 by
The four U.S. pictures in the main competition are all high-profile entries, starting with Fox’s “Ad Astra,” directed by James Grey, which features Pitt as an astronaut on a mission to save the solar system from imminent destruction.
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Papicha, Algerian Mounia Meddour’s Feature Debut
July 15, 2019 by
Papicha, the first feature from writer-director Mounia Meddour, set during the Algerian Civil War in the 1990s, was inspired by real events. It tells the story of a young woman obsessed with fashion whose freedom was curbed until there was basically nothing else to do but either rebel or leave. Share this:
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Gender Gap in Thriller Genre
June 5, 2019 by
The gender gap between male and female filmmakers is most evident in the thriller genre.
