Film Forum names former Sundance chief Tabitha Jackson as director

Former Sundance Film Festival chief Tabitha Jackson has been named the director of New York’s Film Forum. Jackson will assume ...

Melania film director Brett Ratner says he 'didn't know' Epstein

The film-maker speaks after a photo showed him with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and two women.

Chloé Zhao Makes History as ‘Hamnet’ Becomes BAFTA’s Most-Nominated Film by a Female Director

Some real wins for diversity as the BAFTA Film Awards nominations were unveiled, as well as good news for Stellan Skarsgard, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Influencers’ Director on Making a Scary Movie for Scary Times: “Horror Is a Great Platform”

Kurtis David Harder goes off on social media and other technology misuses ahead of his psychological thriller screening at the Whistler Film Festival and bowing on Shudder Dec. 12. By Etan Vlessing ...
Yahoo

Directors Guild Reveals Film, First-Time Feature Director Nominees

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Directors Guild of America has revealed its nominees for the 2026 DGA Awards for theatrical feature film directors and ...
The New York Times

The Filmmaker Who Finds the Humanity in History’s ‘Monsters’

Joshua Oppenheimer’s films show the political value of empathy in our polarized age. The film director Joshua Oppenheimer has built a reputation as an unflinching chronicler of political violence and ...
NPR

Progress for women movie directors stalled in 2025

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, ...