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UnREAL 2X01 (Lifetime) Written by Marti Noxon & Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
2016-06-06
UnREAL 2×01 (Lifetime)
“War” (Airs on June 6, 2016)
Written by Marti Noxon & Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Directed by Peter O’Fallon
Find the UnREAL Premiere at SXSW on SXSW 2015: Watch Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and 10 Films & Series Written By Women
Discover the 2014 AFI Directing Workshop For Women Showcase
Meet Marti Noxon, Liz Tigelaar & Mara Brock Akil at the Writers Guild of America Writers Salon
Find Marti Noxon on the Hollywomen Screenwriters Board
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Etheria Film Night 2016 @ Los Angeles
2016-06-11 | Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, 90403
Etheria Film Night is a showcase of the best new horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, and thriller films made by emerging women directors.
Invading the American Cinematheque for the third time on June 11, the Etheria Film Night will present the most fascinating new horror, action and genre short films by women directors.
Created in 2014, the event helmed by Heidi Honeycutt, Stacy Pippi Hammon and Kayley Viteo has been more and more successful after each edition and even in between, partnering with festivals all over the world and headlining the brand new Egyptian Theatre initiative Rack Focus which focuses on women filmmakers by hosting the screenings of the Etheria Film Night, Seeking Our Story, Etheria’s Women Underground, the upcoming Les Femmes Underground Film Festival on top of established programs of the Cinematheque.
Find the Etheria Film Night on our List of 100+ Women’s Film Festivals Worldwide

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Finding Dory (US Release) Co-written by Victoria Strouse
2016-06-17
The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the true meaning of family along the way.
Finding Dory (2016)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
17 June 2016 (USA)
Directors: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Writers: Victoria Strouse, Andrew Stanton
Stars: Idris Elba, Dominic West, Diane Keaton

The BFG (US Release) Written by Melissa Mathison
2016-07-01
A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because unlike his peers refuses to eat boys and girls.
The BFG
Family, Fantasy
1 July 2016 (USA)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Melissa Mathison based on the novel by Roald Dahl
Stars: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader

Ghostbusters (US Release) Written by Katie Dippold
2016-07-15
30 years after Ghostbusters took the world by storm, the beloved franchise makes its long-awaited return. Director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today.
Ghostbusters (2016)
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
15 July 2016 (USA)
Written by Paul Feig & Katie Dippold
Directed by Paul Feig
Starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones & Chris Hemsworth
Produced by Amy Pascal, Ivan Reitman, Paul Feig & Jessie Henderson
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Read the script of Bridesmaids co-written by Kristen Wiig on Read 26 Screenplays of Award-Nominated Films by Female Writers & Directors – 2015-2012

Les Femmes Underground Film Fest @ Los Angeles
2016-08-13
The International Les Femmes Underground is a film festival centred on the subversive, unique, and innovative.
It showcases artists from all walks of life creating work which redefines the manner in which women are represented in mainstream cinema. Making its debut in 2016, Les Femmes Underground is premiering in Los Angeles as the first ever traveling women’s underground film festival.
Les Femmes Underground was created as a response to the decline of feminist icons and role models in the media.

The Space Between Us (US Release) Co-written by Tinker Lindsay
2016-08-19
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.
The Space Between Us
Sci-Fi
August 19, 2016 (USA)
Director: Peter Chelsom
Writers: Peter Chelsom, Allan Loeb, Tinker Lindsay (Hector and the Search for Happiness)
Stars: Britt Robertson, Carla Gugino, Gary Oldman

Bridget Jones's Baby by Emma Thompson & Sharon Maguire
2016-09-16
The continuing adventures of British publishing executive Bridget Jones as she enters her 40s.
Bridget Jones’s Baby (UK)
Comedy, Romance
UK & US Release: 16 September 2016
Director: Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary)
Writer: Emma Thompson based on the characters created by Helen Fielding
Stars: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - written by Jane Goldman
2016-09-30
A 16-year-old boy named Jacob Portman accidentally works himself onto a mysterious island where he helps a group of peculiar orphan children at Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, protecting them and leading them away from horrible creatures who are out to destroy them.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Adventure, Fantasy
September 30, 2016 (USA)
Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Jane Goldman, based on the novel by Ransom Riggs
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Monster High - Written by Stephanie Savage
2016-10-07
The sons and daughters of the monsters attend a special high school called Monster High.
Monster High
Musical
7 October 2016 (USA)
Director: Ari Sandel
Writers: Stephanie Savage (The Astronaut Wives Club, Gossip Girl), Josh Schwartz

The Girl on the Train (US Release) Written by Erin Cressida Wilson
2016-10-07
The Girl On The Train follows the story of a woman named Rachel, who goes on a train to London. She witnesses the “perfect” couple. Scott and Megan. But one day, havoc ensues this couple, and Rachel becomes involved in their drama/ murder mystery of Megan Hipwell.
The Girl on the Train
Mystery, Thriller
US Release: 7 October 2016 (USA)
Written by Erin Cressida Wilson based on the novel by Paula Hawkins
Director: Tate Taylor

On The Farm (CBC) directed by Rachel Talalay
2016-10-10
50 Missing Women. One Prime Suspect. The Story That Shocked The World.
On the Farm
90 min – Drama
Airs on CBC (Canada) on October 10, 2016
Directed by Rachel Talalay
Written by Dennis Foon based on the book by Stevie Cameron
Cast: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Sarah Strange, Paul McGillion

Underworld: Next Generation - Directed by Anna Foerster
2016-10-14
Underworld: Next Generation
Action, Horror
October 14, 2016 (USA)
Director: Anna Foerster (Criminal Minds, Outlander)
Writer: Cory Goodman

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them written by J.K. Rowling
2016-11-18
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
US & UK release: November 18, 2016 (USA)
Director: David Yates
Writer: J.K. Rowling
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller

The Bye-Bye Man - Directed by Stacy Title
2016-12-09
People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we’re asking are wrong? What if the source of all evil is not a matter of what…but who?
When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover that there is only one way to avoid his curse: don’t think it, don’t say it. But once the Bye Bye Man gets inside your head, he takes control. Is there a way to survive his possession?
The Bye Bye Man
Horror, Thriller
US Release: December 9, 2016
Directed by Stacy Title (The Last Supper)
Written by Jonathan Penner based on the short story by Robert Damon Schneck
Starring Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Trucco
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Wonder Woman - Directed by Patty Jenkins
2017-06-02
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man to become the greatest of the superheroines.
Wonder Woman
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
June 2, 2017 (USA)
Director: Patty Jenkins
Writer: Jason Fuchs
Stars: Gal Gadot, Nicole Kidman, Chris Pine
Find Patty Jenkins on the Hollywomen Directors Board

Pitch Perfect 3 (US Release) Directed by Elizabeth Banks
2017-08-04
Pitch Perfect 3
Comedy
4 August 2017
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Writer: Kay Cannon
Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick

Let It Snow (US Release) Written by Kay Cannon
2017-11-17
Let It Snow
Comedy, Romance
November 17, 2017 (USA)
Written by Kay Cannon, Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber.
Directed by Luke Snellin
Based on the story collection by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle

Mowgli - Written by Callie Kloves
2018-10-19
Mowgli
Drama
October 19, 2018 (USA)
Director: Andy Serkis
Writer: Callie Kloves
Stars: Naomie Harris, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christian Bale

Women In Media Holiday Toast & Online Auction - Dec 10
2022-12-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Television City / LA, 7800 Beverly Blvd / Studio 36, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, United States
For the fifth time, the organization Women In Media will present its Holiday event, honoring women above and below the line.
The event will celebrate Quantum Leap screenwriter Deborah M Pratt, Avatar costume designer Deborah L. Scott, The Ranch cinematographer/operator Michelle Crenshaw & The Woman King sound editor Becky Sullivan.
Songwriter and honoree Diane Warren will host the show and perform several of her songs but she won’t be alone on the stage, introducing the young daughter of composer & event toastmaster Sharon Farber.
The Los Angeles event will take place on Television City Studios, accompanied by a fundraising online auction: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168281418301285

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FULL LIST OF HONOREES & TOASTMASTERS OF THE WOMEN IN MEDIA EVENT
Honorees
Deborah L. Scott, Costume Designer – E.T., Back to the Future, Avatar: The Way of Water, Oscar-Winner for Titanic
Diane Warren, Songwriter – I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing, Un-Break My Heart, If You Asked Me Too, *Oscars Award Winner
Deborah M Pratt, Executive Producer/Writer/Director – Quantum Leap, The Net, Grey’s Anatomy
Becky Sullivan, Supervising Sound Editor – The Woman King, Always Be My Maybe, The Fast and The Furious
Michelle Crenshaw, Cinematographer/Camera Operator – The Watermelon Woman, Grey’s Anatomy, NYPD Blue
Toastmasters
Kimberly Jimenez, Senior Vice President, Post Production Services at Sony Entertainment
Johnny Simmons, ASC Cinematographer – *2023 Emmy nomination – Family Reunion, iCarly, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn
Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Costume Designer – Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Three Amigos!
Romell Foster-Owens, p.g.a., Producer/Director/Writer – President, Jowharah Films, The Three Muscatels, Home Sweet Home, The Lift
Sharon Farber, Composer/Music Arranger – Brainwashed: Sex, Camera, Power, * Grammy Winner – Women Warriors: The Voices of Change, VP – The Alliance For Women Film Composers

ASMAC Masterclass with DEVOTION composer Chanda Dancy
2022-12-10 12:00 - 15:00
The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers will host a new free online masterclass with composer Chanda Dancy on December 10.
Moderated by Glenn Jordan, the event will focus on the new Devotion soundtrack and the blend of modern sound design & electronic music with 1950’s jazz & classical scores.
Reserve a Ticket for the free masterclass on Eventbrite
LA 12 PM | NY 3 PM | UK 8 PM
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HOLLYWOMEN.COM IS COMING BACK !
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ASMAC online event with ENCANTO composer Germaine Franco
2022-12-20 13:00 - 15:00
We Don’t Talk About Bruno, but ENCANTO composer Germaine Franco will talk about her creative process on December 20 during a free masterclass hosted by The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers.
Featuring orchestrator David Giuli (Turning Red, Dune, Top Gun), the event will follow Germaine Franco’s approach on blending traditional instruments and orchestra at 1PM – L.A. Time.
Reserve a Ticket for the free masterclass on Eventbrite
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Discover traditional afro-latin music on the Muzikoda playlist Yoruba Havana
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HOLLYWOMEN.COM IS COMING BACK !
After an absence of a few years, HOLLYWOMEN.COM will be back in 2023!
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