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Haifaa Al-Mansour, the first female director from Saudi Arabia: "Women now travel without the husband's permission"

The filmmaker premieres 'The Woman with No Name' and reflects on the evolution of women's rights in a country that, she says, ...
IndieWire

Women Directors Are Reshaping Our Perception of the Arab World

Six out of the eight Best International Feature submissions from Arab countries are directed by women, each having won awards at major festivals. While its submission process certainly has its faults, ...
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Female directors at Cannes can't break the auteur glass ceiling

In 2018, Ava DuVernay, Cate Blanchett, Agnès Varda, Kristen Stewart and over 80 other female filmmakers stood on the steps of the Palais at the Cannes Film Festival to protest gender inequality in the ...
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 ...
TheWrap

Female Directors See ‘Complete Reversal’ of Progress as 2025 Marks 5% Drop in Film Work, Study Finds

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in "Hamnet" from director Chloé Zhao (Focus Features) Female directors suffered a “complete reversal of any progress” in 2025, according to a new study out of USC’s ...
Forbes

Golden Globes’ Women-Centric Focus Signals A Shift In Hollywood Diversity—Here Are All The Women Who Won

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Amy Poehler at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't been told before and claiming space in an ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Jennifer Lawrence Says Female Directors Don’t “Overdirect” Like Men

While reflecting on working with 'Die My Love' director Lynne Ramsay, the actress said she's found "a commonality in female directors" that many men don't have. By Katherine Schaffstall Jennifer ...