“It really feels like the energy has shifted,” says Leah Meyerhoff, the founder of Film Fatales, an international community of female film directors and writers. “We’ve reached a tipping point. Weinstein was just the tip of the iceberg. For the first time in a long time women are being listened to and being believed...

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Since the downfall of powerful producer Harvey Weinstein, stories of sexual harassment, assault and widespread abuses of power have rocked industries around the US and the world. But none has been more shaken than the entertainment industry...

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An explosion in the number of women hired to direct pilot episodes of American television dramas suggests that outrage over sexual misconduct in Hollywood is forcing the entertainment industry to address gender inequality. This year, out of 41 broadcast drama pilots commissioned, 14 have female directors, according to analysis by Deadline, an entertainment news website...

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Film Fatales Celebrates 5th Anniversary at SXSW 2018 The organization will host two events during Austin's biggest festival. Los Angeles, CA - February 15, 2018 - Film Fatales, the largest global organization of established women feature film and television directors, is heading into SXSW with eight feature films in the lineup...

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Film Fatales Founder Leah Meyerhoff thinks the statistics for female filmmakers are too low. “Half of our society is women. Half of the audiences are women. Half of the creative content needs to be made by women...

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