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7 Secrets to Successful Cinematography from Master DP Ellen Kuras Ellen Kuras, DP for Michel Gondry, Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme, and more, offers hard-won shooting and career advice.

The 100 All-Time Greatest Films Directed by Women Films by Julie Dash, Chantal Akerman, Chloe Zhao, Forough Farrokhzad, Jennifer Lee, and many other female filmmakers made the list.

About time: Netflix has finally made a category for FEMALE directors Grrl Power 9000

2018’s Ten Best Films Directed by Women | Filmmaker Magazine The films on this list represent only a small fraction of films from 2018 directed by female identifying filmmakers ranging greatly in production from impressive big budgeted masterpieces, to smaller, spirited low-to-no budget indies. One thing that emerged more than in recent years was that many fi...

‘Star Wars’: The Franchise’s Highest-Grossing Films Are The Ones That Give Female Characters More Screen Time A new breakdown of the canon films (minus “Solo”) finds that the most recent features are the ones that boast the greatest screen time for their female characters.

Agnès Varda’s New Film is a Masterclass With Agnès Varda Called ‘Let’s Talk About Cinema’ Although "Faces Places" was rumored to be her last film, the French New Wave icon cannot retire without sharing her vast wealth of knowledge with the rest of us.

The 10 Most Moving Scenes in Movie History When it comes to generating empathy, there are few art forms that can compare to the power of cinema. Cinema can use the power of other art forms such as th

Young Filmmakers: Win an All-Expenses Paid Trip to Sundance and Year-Long Mentorship Filmmakers aged 18-24 have the opportunity to submit short films for consideration.

Notes Rachel Morrison ASC : “This pic is a good metaphor for the work/life balance. I was testing the Arri 65 in Dec 2015 and found that the camera and my son were exactly the same weight (roughly 20 pounds each before accessories). I could balance them both comfortably enough but had little room left for anything else. Should sound familiar to most working parents.”

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Simmons Cinematic Society founder and emeritus professor of communications at Simmons College, Judith Richland, co-produced this feature film shot in Massachusetts and based on one of the Cape's most high-profile murder cases. Murder on Cape Cod is screening at Provincetown Town Hall tomorrow June 17 at 8 pm. https://vimeo.com/206722261

Murder on Cape Cod - Official Trailer Trailer March 4, 2017

Shooting Advice From Fierce Female DPs ‘Great cinematography comes from integrity.’