A look at new members invited by The Academy this year, from Vidya Balan in India to Emerald Fennell overseas
Fp Staff • 4 years agoBesides Vidya Balan, Ekta Kapoor and mother Shobha Kapoor of Balaji Motion Pictures have been invited by The Academy to serve as members.
Tracing Cinderella's origins: Birthed by a network of women storytellers, robbed of feminist potential by male writers
• 4 years agoCinderella began its life as a folk tale, passed orally from household to household. The earliest recorded copy dates back to China in 850-860.
Emerald Fennel on writing script for superhero film Zatana: 'Opportunity to make something interesting and dark'
• 4 years agoEmerald Fennell is attached to write the script for Zatanna, backed by Warner Bros and filmmaker JJ Abrams
Promising Young Woman: How a lilting, pop music-scored sequence opens Emerald Fennell’s remarkable film
Jai Arjun Singh • 4 years agoPromising Young Woman is both a fast-paced thriller and a powerful account of grief and retribution.
Directors Guild of America Awards 2021: Chloe Zhao, The Queen's Gambit win top honours
• 4 years agoChole Zhao became the first woman of colour to win the DGA’s feature-film directing award for Nomadland
Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell tapped to write DC movie Zatanna
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoEmerald Fennell, breakout writer-director of Promising Young Woman, has been tapped to write Zatanna, a big-screen adaptation of the DC Comics heroine.
Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell make history after being nominated by DGA for directorial achievement
• 4 years agoChloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell's DGA nominations marks the first time two women have ever competed for the guild’s top honour.
Golden Globes 2021: Three female filmmakers make history in best director category
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoRegina King, Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell contend for the prize, which had previously nominated only five women in the Golden Globes' 77 year-history