Women In Entertainment

We had an incredible time at Festival de Cannes! The debut of our pitch lab made this edition particularly memorable. Three very talented female filmmakers were chosen to pitch their projects and receive mentorship from industry professionals. A sincere thank you to our mentors: Jean-Baptiste Babin, Priscila Guedes, and Marco Altberg, for their invaluable support and generosity, as well as our entire team for their dedication and hard work ❤️ We are thrilled to be making a positive impact in gender equality and eagerly anticipate the next edition in #Cannes25 ! #WomenForward #GlobalWomen #WomenInEntertainment #CreatingPositiveImpact #SupportWomen #EmpowerWomen #WIECannes #MarcheDuFilm #WomenInFilm #Cannes24 #FestivalDeCannes

💥 Opportunity Alert: A new year brings new opportunities to share! Women In Film Fellowships are open until January 13th, 2025. This flagship program welcomes Fellows from all areas of the entertainment industry for a year of mentoring, master classes, network building and one-on-one career strategy sessions. Application and FAQ: https://bit.ly/4anzU2Z

Congratulations to all of the new and returning Academy Board of Governors, especially past Gold alum and mentor, Patricia Cardoso. She was the first Latinx woman to win a Student Academy Award. Congratulations to past Gold mentors Eduardo Castro (Costume), Pamela Abdy (Executives), and K.K. Barrett (Production Design) as well. Read more: https://bit.ly/3VzTDqb

Get ready for #TheWrap’s “Collaborators" on June 5th! ✨ Prepare to go behind the scenes with the masterminds behind some of your favorite shows: 🔥 #Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 🔥 "3 Body Problem" 🔥 #Avatar: The Last Airbender" RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gE2V2cSf

Don't miss an exclusive conversation with Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer discussing CBS Studios' "Colin from Accounts" at Variety TV FYC Fest on June 6. variety.com/tvfest

Hear about the making of the explosive documentary "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" at Variety TV FYC Fest on June 6. variety.com/tvfest

Ramata-Toulaye Sy on the lack of female directors in competition at #Cannes2024: “It’s not enough” The Deadline Studio is presented by NEOM (#RedSeaIFF #WomenInCinema #RedSeaFilmFoundation)

Variety Honors Universal Pictures with International Achievement in Film Award at Mr. Nakamoto at the Mondrian Hotel in Cannes on Monday night. Read more here: bit.ly/4avkOXw

Despite the glass-ceiling-smashing success of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, gender parity in the global film sector remains a distant goal. Re-Framing the Picture, a recent study from an international and multidisciplinary research team looking at the German, British and Canadian film industries, projects that, at the current rate of progress, true 50-50 equality in key creative positions won’t be reached until 2041 in Germany, 2085 in the U.K., and 2215 (!) in Canada. It’s not an optimistic forecast for the producers, managers, film executives and talents picked by THR as the most influential women in international cinema, but they continue to find new models to produce, finance and distribute movies that amplify diverse voices. More than ever, it’s their efforts that are required if the promise of a more representative and inclusive film industry is ever to be realized.

Not just today, but every day, let’s celebrate the moms, and all the maternal figures in our lives. Thank you, Mom. Happy #MothersDay 💕