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TIFF Targets Gender Parity with “Share Her Journey” Campaign

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10 hours ago
We’re thrilled to cheer on a cultural institution leading critical discussions of gender in the film industry and raising funds to support women filmmakers.
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BPL’s 2021 Virtual ‘LitFilm Series’ Showcases Women Writers

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1 week ago
Starting Monday, September 20 and running through Saturday, September 26, the Brooklyn Public Library will be hosting LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers.
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‘as of yet’ Wins Nora Ephron Award at 2021 Tribeca Film Festival

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3 months ago

FF2 is proud to present Nora Lee Mandel’s coverage of the Tribeca Festival’s Annual Nora Ephron Award. Thank You, Nora!

The pandemic creatively inspired the winners of the 9th Annual Nora Ephron Award for female filmmakers at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Directors Chanel James and Taylor Garron won the Ephron Award, with its $25,000 prize, for as of yet.… read more.

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Meet the Queen of the Punk Underground in Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over

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3 months ago

Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over opens Wednesday, June 30th, at the IFC Center. For more information and tickets, check out www.ifccenter.com/films/lydia-lunch-the-war-is-never-over/. 

FF2 Guest post by Megan Hennessey 

*Content warning: Brief mention of child sexual abuse. 

Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over pulled me in with the promise of indulging in a feminist of punk music history.… read more.

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From Armenia With Love, Roza Melkumyan Presents ‘SWAN: Armenian Women in Film’

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3 months ago
On May 24th, 2021, at the Birthright Armenia office, I facilitated a panel with three bright, talented Armenian women filmmakers, Lilit Movsisyan, Emily Mkrtichian, and Victoria Aleksanyan. We discussed their past, present, and future projects and their experiences in the film industry and their unique perspectives as women on the Armenian film scene. We also screened clips from their work.
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‘Bridesmaids’ at 10: Being One Requires a Pinch of Humor & Cynicism

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4 months ago

Fathom Events — in collaboration with Turner Classic Movies — is sponsoring a 10th Anniversary celebration of the Kristen Wiig/Annie Mumolo classic Bridesmaids on Sunday, June 6th, as well as the 9th and 10th. As part of FF2 Media’s support for this giddy, “gal-pal” milestone, Katusha Jin offers her take on the perils of being a bridesmaid. … read more.

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