Archive for March, 2012

Somewhere Between from CJFF 2011 to Get Distribution

Hello Friends!We're so excited to let everyone know that we will be doing a theatrical run of Somewhere Between this summer!  All we need to do to make this a reality is to raise the funds for the distribution costs.  So many of you have already made generous contributions to the film - which is why we were able to get he film made in the first place - and we are truly grateful for your generosity.  So if you can ... Read more

It’s International Women’s Day…

That's Enough Politeness – Women Need to Rise Up in Anger Read more

Gosh! Can Women Ever Get a Break?

           This weekend I was searching the Women in Hollywood blog and ran across the trailer for a new Disney Pixar film called Brave. Brave is an animated film about a daring, young lady named Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) who takes on the tradition and challenges that will change her fate.  Merida is a skilled archer and stubborn daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Merida is determined to choose ... Read more

Misogyny at the multi-plex

Thoughts about teen movies and women Read more

Powerful Women

10 of the most powerful female characters in literature Read more

Experimental film is clearly not for everyone…

Netflix reviews Read more

When Gender Disparities Go Wrong from guest blogger Whitney Anderson

                  Actor Chris Pine is in the midst of a new scandal as he is being sued by agents for non-payments of commission. Scandal? I beg to differ! Honestly, I view Chris Pine’s situation as a slap in the face of men within the film industry. Let’s be serious here. Out of all the money Chris Pine has made with his films, I find it extremely hard to believe that he did not have enough to pay for his agents commission. ... Read more

Women Behind the Scenes of T/F

Natalie Difford, Senior Program Officer at Chicken and Egg Productions, Ingrid Kopp, Producer, Shooting People and Liz Ogilvie, Co-Director, Crowdstarter took time out of their busy T/F weekend to have a conversation with us.Liz talked about a film about wikipedia, and how nobody would touch the film, everybody wanted it for free because it was about "wikipedia", we decided to tell people they could have it for free but they could pay if they thought they should and the average person ... Read more
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