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For Your Consideration ’17: Amelie Lasker

Dear AMPAS: FF2 Intern Amelie Lasker asks you to consider these nine films by women writers &/or directors for Oscar nominations next month.

Amelie’s Favorite Feature Films of 2017

  1. Lady Macbeth (written by Alice Birch)
  2. Lady Bird (written and directed by Greta Gerwig)
  3. The Big Sick (written by Emily V.
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For Your Consideration ’17: Katusha Jin

Dear AMPAS: FF2 Associate Katusha Jin asks you to consider these nine films by women writers &/or directors for Oscar nominations next month.

Katusha’s Favorite Feature Films of 2017

  1. Pop Aye (written & directed by Kristen Tan)
  2. Beach Rats (written & directed by Eliza Hittman)
  3. Tommy’s Honour (written by Pamela Marin & Kevin Cook, Directed by Jason Connery)

Katusha’s Favorite Documentary Films of 2017

  1. Unrest (film by Jennifer Brea)
  2. Rebels on Pointe (film by Bobbi Jo Hart)
  3. Heal (film by Kelly Noonan Gores)

Katusha’s Favorite Foreign Language Films of 2017

  1. No Dress Code Required from Mexico (By Cristina Herrera Borquez)
  2. After Love from Belgium/France (Written By Fanny Burdino and Mazarine Pingeot
  3. False Confessions from France (By Luc Bondy & Marie-Louise Bischofberger)

Top Photo From Unrest: Jennifer Brea and Omar Wasow on their bed surrounded by pills.… read more.

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For Your Consideration ’17: Brigid Presecky

Dear AMPAS: FF2 Media Managing Editor asks you to consider these nine films by women writers &/or directors for Oscar nominations next month.

Brigid’s Favorite Feature Films of 2017

  1. Their Finest (written by Gaby Chiappe & directed by Lone Scherfig)
  2. Lady Bird (written & directed by Greta Gerwig)
  3. The Big Sick (co-written by Emily V.
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Siskel Center panelists talk Oscar noms, gender disparity

The Gene Siskel Film Center held the 89th Academy Awards Nominations Panel on January 24, 2017 in Chicago. The hour-long event included J.R. Jones of the Chicago Reader, Pamela Powell of The Daily Journal, Sergio Mims of Shadow & Act, Ray Pride of New City and Dean Richards of WGN-Radio. Moderator Alison Cuddy began the panel with a warning, “If you’re coming for a civilized conversation on the joys of film that’s not what’s on deck.”read more.

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

makeoscargold17

Dear Cinephiles: It’s time to think about short lists for the 89th annual OscarBowl on February 26, 2017.

Backlash from the 2016 Oscar snubs sparked our merit-based Make Oscars Gold campaign, a combination of #OscarsSoWhite (lack of minorities) and #StopBlueOscar (lack of women). If Oscar wants to be “gold” = merit-based, then everyone should have an equal chance of success.read more.

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FYC ’17: Jan Lisa Huttner

Dear AMPAS: FF2 Editor-in-Chief Jan Lisa Huttner asks you to consider these fourteen films by women writers &/or directors (from the full list of films released in NYC theatres in 2016) for Oscar nominations next month.

(Note that this list is dated 12/1/16 & will be updated after 12/31/16.)

Jan’s Favorite Feature Films of 2016 (Yes!read more.

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