Her.Stories: Saudi Arabia, Ghana, China, TIFF, Tribeca, Mumbai and more

by Kyna Morgan

Saudis seek Oscar glory for female director who defied death threats

"A lot of Saudi girls…have this huge potential, but give up because the culture is very rigid, and they are afraid to challenge everything."

– Haifa Al Mansour, director

Saudi's First Female Film Director Says Women Aren't Victims (with audio)

Trailer for Wadjda:

Ghana to host African Women in Film Forum

Akosua Adoma Owusu, Ghanaian-American director of "Kwaku Ananse" which won an Africa Movie Academy Award in 2013

First US woman director for Chinese film

Trailer for My Lucky Star:

European Women’s Audiovisual Network Bows Pitching Course
 
Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival starts on 8th October

Women’s issues in focus at Kolkata’s first independent film fest

10 Canadian directors and actors honored at TIFF  

Tribeca Film Acquired Marion Vernoux's Bright Days Ahead

Still from Marion Vernoux's "Bright Days Ahead" starring Fanny Ardant

Chinese Woman’s Rom-Coms Boost $2.8 Billion Film Industry

"There are more female directors making movies in China than any other country." – Jin Yimeng, writer-director

Actress-Filmmaker Aparna Sen on the ‘Role of women - On and off screen and the road ahead’

Why This Actress/Writer/Director Saw a Need to Make a Comedy Film About Women in Their 40s

Talking About Women's Roles With Director Kat Coiro of And While We Were Here