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WEEK IN WOMEN: Nisha Ganatra to Direct FREAKY FRIDAY Sequel – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Brandy McDonnell Freaky Friday, jamie lee curtis, lindsay lohan, Nisha Ganatra, sequel, the week in women, twiw, Walt Disney Studio

Nisha Ganatra (Late Night) is directing the long-awaited sequel to Freaky Friday, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reuniting to star. Production on the sequel of Walt Disney Studio’s 2003 hit comedy recently began in Los Angeles. The film is set to be released in theaters nationwide in 2025. The sequel to the beloved film features a multi-generational twist, picking up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Scout Taylor Compton directorial debut BRING THE LAW Stars Mickey Rourke – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 18, 2024July 17, 2024 Brandy McDonnell Bring the Law, Hillin Entertainment, Mickey Rourke, Scout Taylor Compton, the week in women, twiw

Actor Scout Taylor Compton, known for her roles in 2007’s Halloween, Halloween II and The Runaways, is making her directorial debut with the action thriller Bring the Law, starring Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke. Bring the Law will follow a grieving homicide detective, who is chosen to lead a task force in Los Angeles to stop a criminal organization and soon unravels a conspiracy involving corruption in his own department.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Lucy Walker’s MOUNTAIN QUEEN Debuts on Netflix – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 11, 2024July 9, 2024 Brandy McDonnell documentaries, lucy walker, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, netflix, the week in women, twiw

Directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Lucy Walker, the documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa is debuting on July 31 on Netflix. The film spotlights the two different lives of Lhakpa Sherpa, who works as a dishwasher at a Whole Foods in Connecticut, but who is also the first Nepali woman to climb Mount Everest and survive.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: MASTERMIND: TO THINK LIKE A KILLER, from EPs Dakota and Elle Fanning, debuts on Hulu – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 2, 2024July 4, 2024 Brandy McDonnell A Killer by Design: Murders, Abby Fuller, and My Quest to Decipher Criminal Minds, Anna Torv, docuseries, Dr. Ann Burgess, hulu, Hulu. week in women, Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer, Mindhunters, twiw

Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer is billed as providing a fascinating new perspective on the woman whose crime hunting innovations changed history. To stop serial killers, psychiatric nurse and professor Dr. Ann Burgess must first learn to think like one. With unprecedented access to the mastermind behind the development of modern serial-killer profiling, the series tells Burgess’ tenacious story and her compassion for victims which puts her at the center of solving America’s most infamous true-crime cases.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut BLINK TWICE in theaters this summer — Brandy McDonnell reports

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 Brandy McDonnell Amazon MGM Studios, Blink Twice, Channing Tatum, E.T. Feigenbaum, naomi ackie, the week in women, Zoe Kravitz

The Batman actor Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut, Blink Twice, will be released globally in theaters on August 23, 2024. The suspense thriller, formerly titled Pussy Island, is being released by Amazon MGM Studios. Along with helming the film, Kravitz penned the script with E.T. Feigenbaum, one of the writers of the 2020 Hulu series High Fidelity, which Kravitz wrote on, starred in and executive produced.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Film Independent’s 2024 Amplifier Grant Recipients – Brandy McDonnell reports

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Brandy McDonnell Amplifier Fellowship, Angela C. Lee, Avril Speaks, Crystal Kayiza, film independent, Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, Moira Griffin, Monique Walton, netflix, Renee Freedman & Co, The Jill James, the week in women, twiw, Zandashé Brown

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, has announced the six Fellows and their projects selected for its Amplifier Fellowship. The Amplifier Fellowship program provides direct support to emerging and mid-career Black or African American filmmakers. The 2024 Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship is supported by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, This year, five of the six fellows are women.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Diane Warren honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame – Brandy McDonnell reports

June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 Brandy McDonnell Diane Warren, Johnny Mercer Award, Songwriters Hall of Fame, the week in women, twiw

A 15-time Oscar nominee for best original song, Diane Warren has been named the 2024 recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She will receive the esteemed honor at the the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala, slated for June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The Johnny Mercer Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, is exclusively reserved for a songwriter or songwriting team who has already been inducted in a prior year and whose body of work is of such high quality and impact that it upholds the gold standard set by the legendary Mercer.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Female Focus – Brandy McDonnell reports

June 6, 2024June 8, 2024 Brandy McDonnell cara cusumano, Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Tribeca FF 2024, Tribeca Film Festival 2024, Trish Dalton, week in women

Scheduled to run from June 5-16 in New York City, this year’s Tribeca Film Fest boasts a features lineup offering a diverse array of narrative, documentary and animated films, including several created by and starring women. This year’s program includes 103 feature films from 114 filmmakers across 48 countries. The lineup comprises 86 world premieres, two international premieres, six North American premieres and eight New York premieres. Half of the films in competition are directed by women. Additionally, 36 of the feature films, or 35%, are directed by filmmakers of color. There are 30 films directed by first-time filmmakers, and 25 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: April Blair’s RANSOM CANYON bought by Netflix – Brandy McDonnell reports

May 30, 2024June 2, 2024 Brandy McDonnell April Blair, Jodi Thomas, josh duhamel, Minka Kelly, netflix, Ransom Canyon, the week in women, twiw

April Blair, known for her work on Gossip Girl, Wednesday and All American is the writer, creator and executive producer on a new Netflix drama series called Ransom Canyon, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly and based on the books by best-selling Texas author Jodi Thomas. Netflix’s series order is for 10 hourlong episodes. Set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country, Ransom Canyon” will be a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga that follows the intersecting lives of three ranching families.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Devery Jacobs to receive Breakthrough Award at AXT TV Fest – Brandy McDonnell reports

May 23, 2024May 22, 2024 Brandy McDonnell axt tv festival, breakthrough award, Devery Jacobs, marvel studios, netflix, the week in women, twiw

Devery Jacobs will be honored at the 2024 ATX TV Festival, taking place in Austin, Texas from May 30-June 2. Jacobs, who is Mohawk, will receive the festival’s annual Breakthrough Award, which recognizes an individual whose creative voice has made a substantial and unique impact on the current moment in TV and whose work exemplifies the emotional, entertaining, and artistic possibilities of the medium.

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