Film Fatales Celebrates 5th Anniversary at SXSW

(Los Angeles, CA) – February 19, 2018.ย ย Film Fatales, the largest global organization of established women feature film and television directors, is heading intoย SXSWย with seven feature films in the lineup. Film Fatales will also host a panel discussion โ€œFemale Gaze: Alternative Fact or Actual Movementโ€ with panelistsย Amy Adrionย (Half the Picture),ย Nijla Mu’minย (Jinn),ย Suzi Yoonessi(Unvlovable) moderated byย Leena Pendharkar.

 

The organization will also continue its 5th anniversary celebration by hosting aย Female Filmmaker Meetupย during the festival. Says founderย Leah Meyerhoff, “What began as a dinner party in New York five years ago has expanded into a community of hundreds of women directors who meet up monthly in a dozen cities around the world. Through a grassroots approach, we are shifting the gender ratio behind the camera and changing the landscape of storytelling.”

 

Amid growing calls for gender parity, equal pay and increased visibility for women in Hollywood, Film Fatales has become a vital network for women filmmakers seeking the support and resources needed to further their careers.ย โ€œIโ€™m so proud to be among this group of women who are defying the odds, telling their stories and supporting one another, day in and day out, with practical help and meaningful encouragement along the way,โ€ย says Amy Adrion, whose filmย Half The Pictureย will be screening in the Festival Favorites section of SXSW.ย โ€œIn making a film you have to have sustained commitment to something that only exists in your mind and heart, which can be difficult, especially given the naysaying of an industry thatโ€™s still unsure what to make of womenโ€™s voices. Film Fatales has been a place of renewal along that journey and Iโ€™m excited to be at SXSW with so many other women filmmakers doing their thing.”

Adds Suzi Yoonessi, whose feature filmย Unlovableย will have its world premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section,ย โ€œProductions are obstacle courses, and Film Fatales has provided me with a community of directors who are the YellowPages of resources and support.โ€

 

Feature Films directed by Film Fatales at SXSW 2018:

ย โ—ย ย ย ย ย ย Half the Pictureย directed by Amy Adrion

โ—ย ย ย ย ย ย Jinnย directed by Nijla Mu’min

โ—ย ย ย ย ย ย Number 37ย directed by Nosipho Dumisa

โ—ย ย ย ย ย ย On Her Shouldersย directed by Alexandria Bombach

โ—ย ย ย ย ย ย Pet Namesย directed by Carol Brandt

โ—ย ย ย ย ย ย Unlovableย directed by Suzi Yoonessi

โ—ย ย ย ย ย ย Wild Nightsย with Emilyย directed by Madeleine Olnek

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Film Fatales Events at SXSW 2018

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Film Fatales Panel

Female Gaze: Alternate Fact or Actual Movement

Saturday March 10th 2pm-3pm

Austin Convention Center room 12AB

Panelists: Amy Adrion, Nijla Muโ€™min, Suzi Yoonessi, Leena Pendharkar
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Female Filmmaker Meet upย 

Sunday March 11th 3:30-4:30pm

JW Marriott room 210

110 E 2nd st, Austin TX

Open to festival badge holders

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Follow Fatales at SXSW

https://twitter.com/FilmFatalesNYC/lists/sxsw

 

About Film Fatales

ย Film Fatalesย supports an inclusive community of women feature film and television directors by organizing monthly meetings in a dozen cities where women filmmakers can share resources, collaborate on projects and discuss relevant topics in their careers. Active members include over 500 women directors in Los Angeles and New York, and hundreds more across Europe, Australia, and Africa. What started as a peer support group has become a global movement. Film Fatales is supported by The Harnisch Foundation and The Adrienne Shelly Foundation.

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