InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonTIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Miwa Nishikawa — “The Long Excuse”Miwa Nishikawa debuted as a writer-director with “Wild Berries” in 2002, which among other awards took Best Screenplay at the 2004 Mainichi…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonTIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Maya Zinshtein — “Forever Pure”Maya Zinshtein is an Israeli filmmaker and journalist originally from Russia. She has worked as a producer of documentaries, including…Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonTIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet April Mullen — “Below Her Mouth”April Mullen’s previous features include “88,” an action thriller, and “Dead Before Dawn 3D,” which confirmed Mullen as the youngest person…Sep 9, 2016Sep 9, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonTIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Ralitza Petrova — “Godless”Ralitza Petrova studied Directing at the National Film and Television School in the UK. Her films have won acclaim at film festivals such…Sep 6, 2016Sep 6, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonTIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Hope Dickson Leach— “The Levelling”Born in Hong Kong and educated in the UK, Hope Dickson Leach completed her MFA in filmmaking at Columbia University in New York. Her…Sep 6, 2016Sep 6, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonEffie Brown on “Project Greenlight,” Inclusiveness, and Loving Comic Book FilmsYou’d have to have been living under a rock for the past year to not know about the whole Effie Brown, Matt Damon, “Project Greenlight,”…Jun 3, 2016Jun 3, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonLA Film Fest 2016 Women Directors: Meet Maria Govan — “Play the Devil”Maria Govan is a self-taught filmmaker from the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. After working on sets in Hollywood, she returned…Jun 1, 20161Jun 1, 20161
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonLA Film Fest 2016 Women Directors: Meet Jac Gares — “FREE CeCe!”Jac Gares is a New York-based filmmaker and freelance television producer. From 2009 to 2012, she served as series producer for “In The…May 30, 2016May 30, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonHot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Hélène Choquette — “A Dog’s Life”Hélène Choquette has been dedicating herself to making documentaries on social and political issues since she made her debut as a…May 3, 2016May 3, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonHot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Zaynê Akyol— “Gulîstan, Land of Roses”Zaynê Akyol is an award-winning filmmaker of Kurdish origin who was born in Turkey and raised in Quebec. Akyol won the René Malo…May 2, 2016May 2, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonHot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Hind Benchekroun — “Callshop Istanbul”Hind Benchekroun is a writer and a filmmaker born in Casablanca and living in Montreal. “Turtles Do Not Die of Old Age” was her first…May 1, 2016May 1, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonHot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Susanne Regina Meures — “Raving Iran”Susanne Regina Meures was born in west Germany. She studied photography and art history at The Courtauld in London and film at the Zurich…Apr 30, 2016Apr 30, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonHot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Aude Leroux-Lévesque — “Living with Giants”In 2009, Aude Leroux-Lévesque moved to Bangladesh to co-direct her first documentary, “Call Me Salma.” The film aired on Direct 8, ARTE…Apr 29, 2016Apr 29, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonHot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Nettie Wild— “KONELĪNE: our land beautiful”Nettie Wild is one of Canada’s leading documentary filmmakers. She is best known for her award-winning documentary features “FIX: The Story…Apr 29, 2016Apr 29, 2016
InWomen and HollywoodbySiân MeltonHot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Nimisha Mukerji — “Tempest Storm”An award-winning director of film and television, Nimisha Mukerji’s work has been featured on National Geographic and VICE. Her critically…Apr 28, 2016Apr 28, 2016
