Nine Women Filmmakers Chosen For Future Directors of Studio Features Initiative — Film News in Brief
Mon. March. 15 Nine Female Filmmakers Chosen For Future Directors of Studio Features Initiative
Nine female filmmakers have been selected to participate in the inaugural Future Directors of Studio Features Initiative.
Blackmagic Design announced the initiative, which is designed to elevate and polish undiscovered and underrepresented female-identifying storytellers who are poised to make the transition to feature directing. The fellows – each with a strong body of work, distinctive style and clear voice – were professionally recommended and vetted.
As the anticipated new faces of feature film directing, fellows will meet with industry mentors, advisors and studio partners to prepare their portfolios, amplify their creative brand and learn how to navigate studio-level feature production.
Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”), who is a mentor for the program, shared “It’s so fun to be an Fdsf advisor this year – not only to meet more and more women storytellers, but also to watch them thrive!”
“The women...
Nine female filmmakers have been selected to participate in the inaugural Future Directors of Studio Features Initiative.
Blackmagic Design announced the initiative, which is designed to elevate and polish undiscovered and underrepresented female-identifying storytellers who are poised to make the transition to feature directing. The fellows – each with a strong body of work, distinctive style and clear voice – were professionally recommended and vetted.
As the anticipated new faces of feature film directing, fellows will meet with industry mentors, advisors and studio partners to prepare their portfolios, amplify their creative brand and learn how to navigate studio-level feature production.
Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”), who is a mentor for the program, shared “It’s so fun to be an Fdsf advisor this year – not only to meet more and more women storytellers, but also to watch them thrive!”
“The women...
- 3/16/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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