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Women and Hollywood
Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film as well as other areas of pop culture. Women and Hollywood educates, advocates, and agitates for gender parity across the entertainment industry. She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Athena Film Festival. The 4th annual festival will take place from February 6-9, 2014 at Barnard College in NYC. Melissa recently published the first book from Women and Hollywood, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing, which is a compilation of over 40 interviews that have appeared on the site.Email Melissa
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Women and Hollywood
A "Smash"ing Premiere
While I might write about Hollywood I live in NY. I really don't get to see the everyday machinations of the business. I like it that way. It keeps it more mysterious.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 31, 2012 12:30 PM
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Sundance 2012: Interview with Amy Ziering - Producer of Invisible War
Amy Ziering is the producer of 'The Invisible War' directed by Kirby Dick and winner of the Sundance 2012 Documentary Audience Award.
- By Therese Shechter
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- January 31, 2012 11:24 AM
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Sundance Deals 2012: The Women
Here's the list of women directed and women written films that got picked up out of Sundance. I'm sure there will be more to come.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 31, 2012 10:00 AM
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Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2012
At least they are all dressed. But all the satin kind of reminds me of a brothel. Thw women on the power panel which is the actual cover are Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain. And Jennifer Lawrence is in the top center. Smart of them to include the awesome Adepero Oduye.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 31, 2012 9:10 AM
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Sundance 2012 Success Story: Ava Duvernay
One of the biggest success stories out of Sundance is Ava Duvernay.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 31, 2012 7:13 AM
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Sundance 2012: Interview With Aurora Gurerrero Director of Mosquita Y Mari
Aurora Guerrero debuted her feature film 'Mosquita Y Mari' at Sundance 2012 and I had a chance to talk to her near the end of a hectic but exciting festival. She shared the secret of her $80,000 Kickstarter campaign success, and the importance of telling stories from the queer, Chicana and immigrant communities she belongs to.
- By Therese Shechter
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- January 30, 2012 12:15 PM
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The Help Wins Big at the SAG Awards
Check out this image of the cast of the Help winning best ensemble at the SAG Awards last night. I'm pretty sure we won't see that many women on a stage again at the same time winning an award (at least not this Oscar season.)
Just take it in because it is beautiful.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 30, 2012 10:30 AM
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Lauren Greenfield and Ava Duvernay Win Top Directing Honors at Sundance
Another Sundance is in the books and women and their films took many of the top honors in this past weekend's awards ceremony.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 30, 2012 9:19 AM
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Athena Film Festival Trailer Contest Winner
This year we held a trailer contest and the winner is Tony Szulc.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 27, 2012 12:22 PM
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Interview with Valérie Donzelli - Director of Declaration of War
Valérie Donzelli has made a heartbreaking film about the fight a couple goes through to save their son from a brain tumor. They declare war on the cancer and with the support of their family their become singlemindely focused on saving him. This story parallels the actual true life story of director, star and co-writer Donzelli. She and her former partner Jérémie Elkaïm (who co-stars in the film and wrote the script with her) went through a lot of what Romeo and Juliette (yes, that's their names in the movie) go through in order to save their son.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- January 27, 2012 11:15 AM
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