Discover a selection of the most interesting, insightful and thought-provoking film-related tweets recently published on Twitter.
[easy-social-share buttons=”facebook,twitter,google,pinterest,linkedin,tumblr,mail,reddit,buffer,pocket” counters=0 hide_names=”force” template=”metro-retina” fullwidth=”yes”]If you can't see the shore, that's good. If you're uneasy or uncomfortable, that means you are doing something fundamentally CORRECT.
— Mystery F'n Creative (@MysteryCr8tve) October 31, 2014
Take part in the financing of Elle Schneider’s action short film Headshots until Nov.7 on Kick It! Support Action Movies & Directing AwardsA female DP has never been nominated for an Oscar. Why we need more female cinematographers: http://t.co/9fsNP7apR6 pic.twitter.com/qSkqoReU3K
— Indiewire (@indiewire) October 30, 2014
Discover the Digital Bolex Grant for Women Cinematographers created by Elle Schneider on our Comprehensive List of Grants For Women Filmmakers
Find Katherine Fugate on the Hollywomen Screenwriters BoardThis rough patch you're going through is preparing you for that big great dream thing that you asked for.
— Katherine Fugate (@katherinefugate) October 29, 2014
Discover Katherine Fugate & WGA members on WGA Writers & Showrunners Go Back To School
Discover the crowdfunding campaign of the Horizon Award for emerging female directors established by producers Cassian Elwes, Christine Vachon & Lynette Howell on Kick It! Support Action Movies & Directing AwardsAnyone that tells you making independent movies is easy is talking out of their ….
— cassian elwes (@cassianelwes) October 31, 2014
Submit to the Horizon Award until December 1 via our comprehensive List of Workshops for Women Filmmakers
Find the Horizon Award on the The Diversity Directory
Julianne Moore for CAPTAIN MARVEL
— Bitter Script Reader (@BittrScrptReadr) October 28, 2014
Analyzing/referencing other work will only take you so far.
— [Mystery Executive] (@MysteryExec) October 26, 2014
"Men always talk about women being 'complicated'. Last time I checked, complicated people make the best characters." – @TheRealLizSF
— Shaula Evans (@ShaulaEvans) October 24, 2014
A League of Their Own is feminist, populist, starring / directed by women, grossed 3x its budget. Why don't studios release one every week?
— Matthew Hamett Knott (@mhknott) October 26, 2014
Listen to Lauren Shacher’s podcast Chicks Who Script on Scripts & Heroines – News Round-up #1Here's a rule to follow: Believe men and women deserve equal rights? You do? Awesome. You're a feminist.
— Lauren Schacher (@LaurenSchacher) October 24, 2014
Find Lauren Shacher’s podcast Chicks Who Script on The Diversity Directory
Read our interview with Axelle Carolyn on Etheria Film Night: Awards & InterviewsGo ahead. Give SOULMATE a bad review on http://t.co/yMChqz4ojG. We DARE you @AxelleCarolyn @_AnnaWalton @MrTomWisdom pic.twitter.com/trWAJ6fry3
— RevolverUS (@RevolverUS) October 29, 2014
Watch the trailer of the gothic drama Soulmate by Axelle Carolyn & buy it on DVD & VOD on No Honeymoon For Kelly & Cal – Trailers & Releases
Find Axelle Carolyn on the Hollywomen Directors Board
Find Cybel Martin on the Hollywomen Cinematographers BoardIf can't make 11/8 screening of oldest film (1913) w black cast at @MoMAFilm, can still see the massive exhibition pic.twitter.com/gZn2ogB23o
— Cybel Martin (@CybelDP) October 29, 2014
'True Detective' Casts 3 Female Leads http://t.co/lo0TlunARi by @TheWrap pic.twitter.com/Zq4tNDmy0Z
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) October 30, 2014
Find WoWGAW – Women of the Writers Guild of America West on on The Diversity Directorydoes your story pass The Bechdel Test? pic.twitter.com/8io7pHD2Z3
— Women Screenwriters (@WoWGAW) October 28, 2014
Find Elle Schneider on the Hollywomen Cinematographers BoardIf you don't think women in cinematography is a BIG issue, here are the two most shared @indiewire tweets this month. pic.twitter.com/w1ceL0nf3j
— Elle Schneider (@elleschneider) October 30, 2014
It’s so important to see POC in non-stereotypical, nuanced roles.
— Tu Books (@tubooks) October 27, 2014
Learn more about #GoodDeedFriday on Vampires & Good Deeds – News Round-up #4#GoodDeedFriday everyone! I offered up my DSLR camera package for free to female cinematographers who need equipment. pic.twitter.com/NSvzrDbtZy
— Mystery J Caldwell (@Joshua_Caldwell) October 31, 2014
Discover Dawn Fest by Rose McGowan at the Downtown Independent Theater in L.A. on Bliss, Dawn & Red Bands – Trailers & Releases"…. Don’t you think that’s a little twisted?” Love this Rose Mcgowan interview on her directorial debut: http://t.co/jKb2JI8MvU
— Miriam Bale (@mimbale) October 29, 2014
Watch the trailer of Rose McGowan’s short film Dawn on Etheria Film Night: Movies & Directors
Finally a site for objective unbiased reviews according to the principles of a certain -gate. (via @tinysubversions) http://t.co/jgPLZD2dsK
— Keith Calder (@keithcalder) October 27, 2014
Find Women & Hollywood by Melissa Silverstein on The Diversity DirectoryLA agent to producer: "I don't do women directors." Come again? http://t.co/J9BosyHHS9 pic.twitter.com/oNDEnlaxNC
— Indiewire (@indiewire) October 29, 2014
Find The Bitch Pack by Thuc Nguyen on The Diversity Directory.@Lexialex @indiewire Try imagine a woman: "I don't do man directors"
— Bitch Pack (@BiatchPack) October 29, 2014
Love = Risk Art = Risk Risk = Not Knowing Not Knowing = Honesty Honesty = Truth Truth = Love Love = Art Art = Love Love = Risk
— Lauren Evans (@yeslaurenevans) October 27, 2014
Find our articles & resources featuring chapters of the worldwide chapters of Women in FilmOur friends at @thewritersguild have formed a new gender/diversity committee. Want to get involved? Contact Emma: admin@writersguild.org.uk.
— Women in Film & TV (@WFTV_UK) October 23, 2014
Find Women in Film UK and several Women in Film satellites on The Diversity Directory
Here's the deal: the second you say the words "I want to be a filmmaker" & breathe life into it – lots of people (the #s accrue over time)+
— Cybel Martin (@CybelDP) October 31, 2014
think to themselves "that is a great idea" and do everything in their power to support you. The trick is they rarely tell you. +
— Cybel Martin (@CybelDP) October 31, 2014
The other trick is to stay in the game long enough for those invisible supporters to finally have the connection, the resource, +
— Cybel Martin (@CybelDP) October 31, 2014
the gig to bump you up in your career. You would be amazed (as I often am) by who is hustling on your behalf.
— Cybel Martin (@CybelDP) October 31, 2014
Find the Geena Davis Institute on The Diversity Directory.@joemcgonegal @EmCalSpaceGal @MIT_alumni The lack of women in front of & behind the camera concerns me. @GDIGM has some SHOCKING stats.
— Cady Coleman (@Astro_Cady) October 30, 2014
Read more about Geena Davis & Callie Khouri on Time & Superpowers – News Round-up #2
Find Geena Davis on the Hollywomen Producers Board
Great PDF by @GDIGM on female perception in worldwide media. #YesAllWomen #genderequality http://t.co/CUm4M6YX65
— Femme for Thought (@femmeforthought) October 28, 2014
Find Reed Morano on the Hollywomen Pinterest BoardTerrific. The great @reedmorano's battle against TV's "smooth motion" setting, for @FilmmakerMag: http://t.co/jltZK0xKYv
— Miriam Bale (@mimbale) October 28, 2014
Read our interview with Lexi Alexander on Etheria Film Night: Awards & InterviewsThis is the point when I have to remember my Martial Arts training to keep working, 'cause bed sounds good right now. pic.twitter.com/rFByBtN8u4
— Lexi Alexander (@Lexialex) November 1, 2014
Find Lexi Alexander on the Hollywomen Directors Board
Find Mere Smith on the Hollywomen Screenwriters BoardHonestly, I don't know any female writers/directors worth their salt who HAVEN'T been called "difficult" at one point. Merit badge maybe?
— Mere Smith (@EvilGalProds) October 28, 2014
Find the The Development Project by Marian Evans on The Diversity DirectoryLeonie Pihama on representation of Maori women & men in recent films including #TheDeadLands. http://t.co/RqAc3KSn6q #womeninfilm #debate
— Marian Evans (@devt) October 30, 2014
Find Le Deuxieme Regard on The Diversity Directory3 réalisatrices coréennes interviennent sur la place des femmes dans l'industrie du cinéma coréen à l'occasion du… http://t.co/8iGng4P7f3
— LE DEUXIEME REGARD (@LE2EMEREGARD) October 24, 2014
Find Elle Schneider on the Hollywomen Directors BoardSomeone explain to me why a chance taken on an unproven woman/minority is "affirmative action" but on a white dude it's "tapping potential"?
— Elle Schneider (@elleschneider) October 25, 2014
Find Elle Schneider on the Hollywomen Screenwriters Board
Pick a podcast. Any podcast. Drink every time someone says "I mean." Enjoy your alcohol poisoning.
— Bitter Script Reader (@BittrScrptReadr) October 27, 2014
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