Women directed only 8.1% of Hollywood's top films in 2025, a sharp drop from recent years. But the full story is more ...

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in "Hamnet" from director Chloé Zhao (Focus Features) Female directors suffered a “complete reversal of any progress” in 2025, according to a new study out of USC’s ...

An annual study found that “progress has stalled” for female directors, with films helmed by women hitting a 7-year low in 2025. Just nine women (8.1%) were behind the camera for 2025’s fictional ...

The presentation of the new short film, titled "Discipline," will premiere in New York City on Feb. 12, followed by a ...

Writing for The New Yorker about the dearth of big budget films with women directors back in 2015, film critic Richard Roeper predicted, “Today’s leading independent visionaries are tomorrow’s ...

Natalie Portman is disappointed by the lack of women directors recognized at this year’s Oscars. Hamnet filmmaker Chloé Zhao ...

Representation for women in the director's chair dipped to a seven-year low in 2025, according to the annual study from USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Looking at the top 100 grossing films of ...

While reflecting on working with 'Die My Love' director Lynne Ramsay, the actress said she's found "a commonality in female directors" that many men don't have. By Katherine Schaffstall Jennifer ...

Only 8% of directors with movies in theaters in 2025 were women. That news comes from an annual study from USC Annenberg. It reveals a reversal of trends that were not great to begin with; in 2020, ...