The universal struggle for opportunity and recognition among women filmmakers took center stage on the sidelines of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival, as four leading industry figures ...

A feature of Taiwanese actress Shu Qi's career has been showcasing strong female roles in movies by helmers such as Hou Hsiao-hsien, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen and Stephen Chow. For her powerful ...

A new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows nine women directors among the 100 top-grossing films of 2025, ...

Female filmmakers confront bias, inequality, and access barriers while reshaping opportunities behind the camera ...

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has officially announced its 2025 EDA Awards winners. The EDA Awards are named in ...

The Seattle International Film Festival, now in its 51 st edition, is breaking the filmmaking world’s notoriously sexist mold. More than half of the 245 films to be screened during the festival ...

Mabel’s Blunder by Mabel Normand, featured in Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers at BAMcinématek (photo by Kino Lorber) The standard narrative of women in early silent cinema is one of beautiful ...

Seeking to upend the male-dominated canon but directed by a man, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema defies some hierarchies while reinforcing others. Narrated at turns by Tilda Swinton, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sharing entertainment stories that matter in Hollywood and beyond. Today, WIF (Women In Film) and ReFrame released the WHO TO ...

Kiran Rao, Liang Jing, Luiza Mariani, and 'Ne Zha' voice actress Lyu Yanting share their journeys and push for greater representation at Kering’s first Women in Motion event in China. By Mathew Scott ...

A feature of Taiwanese actress Shu Qi’s career has been showcasing strong female roles in movies by helmers such as Hou Hsiao-hsien, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen and Stephen Chow. For her powerful ...