Archive for February, 2012
The Oscars Are Here! And Here’s What’s Missing . . .
If you work in the film industry there is a buzz going around about the LA Times article last week which revealed what we already knew: that the Academy of Motion Pictures is made up by mostly older white men. It's quite difficult to get statistics about this because finding any concrete information about the Academy is tricky in itself, so kudos to the LA Times for digging in and giving us the nitty gritty on what we already kind of ...
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Lena Dunham of CJFF’s Tiny Furniture fame to unveil new show April 15th
Many of you remember CJFF's Opening Night Film of two years ago, 'Tiny Furniture'. And if you have followed that movie and its very talented writer and director, Lena Dunham, you know that she has been in for a terrific ride. Her new show 'Girls', (executive produced by Judd Apatow) is coming to HBO at 10:30 on April 15th. In a savvy and unusual marketing move, the first three shows of the season will premier at SXSW (where Tiny Furniture also ...
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WE ARE THE 5%!
Okay, I know we just blogged about this but I think the topic deserves a little more comment. Martha M. Lauzen, PhD recently revealed her incredibly thorough study of the annual Celluloid Ceiling report. This is a report that examines the top 250 films in the United States to see if women have leadership positions in the film industry. For over the past decade the number of women working in the film ...
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CJFF 2011 Film “Atomic Mom” to show on Documentary Channel in March
This March, Documentary Channel (DOC) honors female filmmakers with "Her Take", a special programming line-up featuring powerful films from female directors premiering every Saturday night in primetime. Atomic Mom, director M.T. Silvia's unique exploration of two women, both mothers, and their very different experiences of the atom bomb will show March 24th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. http://www.atomicmom.org/
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Women made up 5% of directors in 2011…down 2%
Every January we hold our breath and wait for the big news. I'm not talking about the Academy Awards, though that's interesting too, but what Martha M. Lauzen has to say about the state of women in film. Lauzen, executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University, releases her annual report every January and once again the news ain't good.The study shows that "women accounted for just 5 ...
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Ava Duvernay Wins Best Director at Sundance
Met an amazing director at Sundance named Ava Duvernay. She made a film called Middle of Nowhere that everyone told me to be sure to see.Roger Ebert said "it is one of the best films I've seen about the loss of a loved one". It is. And a lot more than that."Middle of Nowhere is a story about a woman named Ruby who has lost her husband to incarceration," DuVernay told Jason Scoggins of the ItsOntTHeGrid.com. "It touches ...
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Congratulations Julia Reichert! Growing Up Female chosen for National Film Registry
In 2010, Citizen Jane began what is quickly becoming a standing room only tradition when Julia Reichert showed a selection of films from the first wave feminist movement and generously shared the historical context within which they were made. This tradition kicked off with the showing of Julia's film, Growing Up Female. Those of you who had the chance to see this film know how special it is and now so does everyone else as it was chosen this year to be ...
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CJFF 2012: October 19th-21st!
Citizen Jane Film Festival returns to downtown Columbia, Missouri, October 19-21, 2012. We have already begun sifting through submissions and talking about the theme of this years festival and getting really excited about the fest to come!
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