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2 days ago · Pioneer filmmakers Josefina Molina, Helena Cortesina, Rosario Pi were among the first women film directors of Spain. María Forteza was the first woman director of a sound picture in 1934 with the short film documentary Mallorca. Ana Mariscal was a prolific actress in the 1940s and 1950s.
4 days ago · The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where Coppola became the second woman (and the first American woman) to win the Best Director award.
Jun 8, 2024 · The 25 Best Movies Directed by Women. Add these films from women filmmakers to your must-watch list. By Lia Beck. June 8, 2024. A24. If you look at the past five years, great strides have been made when it comes to women directors in the film industry. In that time, two women have won Best Director at the Academy Awards.
- Lia Beck
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2 days ago · Polite Society (Nida Manzoor) This British film, marking the directing debut of Nida Manzoor, was written and directed by her. The action-comedy follows Ria Khan, a martial artist-in-training, who ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Sofia Coppola, American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for the films The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Lost in Translation (2003). In 2004 she was the first American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award in the category of best director.
Jun 9, 2024 · DuVernay was the first African American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe for best director and the first African American woman to direct a film that was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture.
Jun 13, 2024 · It's hard to argue against Kathryn Bigelow as a top pick for the best female director of all time. For her work on The Hurt Locker in 2009, she became the first woman to take home the prized Oscar for Best Director.
