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Film Fatales hosted an intensive online workshop about Creating a Deck that Hooks led by Film Fatales member Jenny Deller (writer-director of Future Weather and producer of Claire in Motion). Moderated by Cassandra Nicholson. In this interactive workshop presented by ShotDeck, filmmaker and designer Jenny Deller walked through five simple steps to help you pre-visualize … Continued

Cadence and Conversation

The Alliance for Women Film Composers, Composers Diversity Collective, and FIlm Fatales hosted an in-person panel discussion during the Tribeca Festival. This was an intimate conversation with several director/composer teams about their creative process of collaboration. Followed by a casual social mixer hosted by Gigantic Studios. Capacity is limited. All ages and genders are welcome. Panelists … Continued

Celebrate Independent Producers

Film Fatales members joined Women Independent Producers’ (WIP) annual Celebrate Independent Producers — co-powered by MNN, Dolly Card, and Wrapbook, during the Tribeca Festival. We gathered together with like-minded creatives as we raised a glass to celebrate independent producers and the stories they bring to life. Filmmakers of all gender expressions were welcome. Light refreshments … Continued

Changing The Ratio Emmys

We had a blast at our in-person cocktail reception in Hollywood celebrating all of the Film Fatales members nominated for Emmys this year. There were some light bites, great music, and plenty of good cheer to go around. Co-hosted by AWFC, Film Fatales, ReFrame and WIF with support from Scriptation. Changing the Ratio is a … Continued

NYC Community Circle June

Film Fatales members were invited to an in-person gathering in Chelsea!! We engaged in a dynamic conversation about the film industry and our current projects, with the goal of fostering community among our New York City members. With a guided Pride-themed conversation led by Film Fatales members Sekiya Dorsett and Dami Rock. This in-person filmmaker … Continued

Beyond the Binary

Join Film Fatales and Anarchists United online for a candid conversation with visionary voices in trans and queer cinema including powerhouse filmmaker Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix, Cloud Atlas, Bound) and Fatales Forward fellows Gulet Isse (Khutbah), Hao Zhao (All Fixed Up), Helen Peña (Crossed Veins/Venas Cruzadas), Kyle Casey Chu (After What Happened at the Library), … Continued

NYC Community Circle August

Film Fatales members were invited to an in-person gathering in Midtown West!! We engaged in a dynamic conversation about the film industry and our current projects, with the goal of fostering community among our New York City members. With a guided conversation led by Film Fatales members Carol Brandt and Chithra Jeyaram. This in-person filmmaker … Continued

Changing the Ratio LA

Thanks for coming our to our annual Summer Social in Los Angeles! We mixed and mingled with our favorite directors, cinematographers, composers, producers and other film folks in this summer gathering celebrating creatives of all marginalized genders. We connected with like minded folks interested in amplifying underrepresented voices in the film industry…and had a little … Continued

Virtual Shadowing 2025

Film Fatales and Scriptation hosted an in-depth Episodic Television Directing Class with two-time Emmy award-winning television director Mary Lou Belli, whose directing credits include Elsbeth, True Lies, Sweet Magnolias, NCIS: New Orleans, and The Ms. Pat Show. Six emerging episodic directors participated live in this highly interactive class as Virtual Shadows including: Anna Fahr, Christina … Continued

Directing Action

Enjoy this discussion about Directing Action films with Danishka Esterhazy (Sniper: The Last Stand), Geeta Vasant Patell (House of the Dragon), and Michelle Salcedo (Switch & Bait). Moderated by Marielle Woods (Cobra Kai). Want to learn more about how to direct action sequences? This dynamic discussion with working feature film and episodic television directors covers … Continued

Changing the Ratio Oscars

Film Fatales hosted an in-person cocktail reception in Los Angeles as we celebrate with like-minded folks interested in amplifying underrepresented voices during awards season. There was a panel discussion with Gotham award winning filmmaker Vera Drew and Academy Award nominated composer Laura Karpman, followed by a reception celebrating creators of all marginalized genders. With some … Continued