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Women in Film Kentucky is thrilled to announce that our Board President, Laury Christensen , has been nominated as Today’s Woman’s 2025...

LOUSVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville filmmaker released a documentary short at a festival known as "Black Sundance." Imani Dennison...

By John Hopewell Hollywood Legend Phil Tippett, RKSS’ Anouk Whissell, Bring Brand New Projects to Powerful, Rangy Cannes Frontières Selectio

In an industry historically dominated by male voices, the tide is turning as women directors carve out their space in the world of...

Featured in Variety by Todd Longwell on Sep. 7, 2023 Felipe Dieppa never thought he would set foot in Kentucky. A native of Queens, N.Y.,...

Featured in Deadline by David Robb on Aug. 28, 2023 SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee said Sunday it “remains ready at a moment’s notice...

Women In Film Turns 50 and Is Still “Helping the Next Generation Get Jobs” in Hollywood WIF CEO Kirsten Schaffer talks about how the...

Featured in IndieWire by Kate Erbland on Jul. 20, 2023 In a funny and frank interview, the director explains to IndieWire how she made...

Featured in IndieWire by Samantha Bergeson on Jul. 6, 2023 Coppola has already compared the film to her own critically acclaimed "Marie...

Featured in The Criterion Collection by Girish Shambu on Sept. 12, 2019 A momentous event in online film culture went mostly unnoticed...

Featured in Pipeline Artists by Hilary Van Hoose on Mar. 31, 2023 Ready for 10 more womanly wonders from cinema history? This time we're...

Featured in Pipeline Artists by Hilary Van Hoose on Mar. 22, 2023 With Women's History Month in full swing, people at parties or on...

Featured in Variety by Charna Flam on Feb. 16, 2023 As awards season moves forward, the discussion surrounding how creatives of color and...

Featured in Variety by Clayton Davis on Jan. 24, 2023 The Oscars failed to nominate any women for directing this year, following two...

Featured in Oscars on Jan. 24, 2023 THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood Sunday, March 12, 2023 Honoring...

Featured in Huffpost by Marina Fang on Jan. 24, 2023 Following two consecutive years of women winning the Best Director Oscar, the...

Featured in NME by Ella Kemp on Jan. 24, 2023 The nominations for this year’s Oscars were announced today (January 24), with no women...

Featured in IndieWire by Samantha Bergeson on Jan. 23, 2023 Ethan Hawke is keeping it all in the family with his latest film, “Wildcat.”...

Featured in Variety by Brent Lang on Jan. 23, 2023 Ethan Hawke has started production on “Wildcat,” a look at the life of Flannery...

Featured in WLKY on Jan. 19, 2023 As production continues on the movie "Wildcat" being shot in the Louisville region, we're starting to...