Independent Film by Independent Women

Citizen Jane was created to support and celebrate women filmmakers and to address the inequities facing women in film. Our 2018 festival will be November 1-4th in Columbia, MO. We're on our eleventh year! There will be many events including Q&As and workshops with visiting filmmakers, parties, and the Citizen Jane Summit! For more information, please go to our website or FAQ

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‘Ocean’s 8’ stars on women's empowerment

Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway are among the stellar cast in the upcoming heist film.

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82 Women in Film Led Protest at Cannes Film Festival

The group of women was protesting for better representation of women in film.

“While French cinema wasn’t shaken by the Weinstein shock wave, it is essential that we move to take concrete action reaching beyond the issue of sexual abuse alone.”

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Banned director's Cannes film gives Iranian take on women in film

Despite being banned from making movies, Jafar Panahi delivered one at Cannes which tackles the hot topic of the moment: the problems women actors face in a male-dominated world.

“It’s dark humor because what’s going on in front of the camera is a realistic difficult situation.” - Marziyeh Rezaei

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Crystal + Lucy Awards: Brie Larson, Channing Dungey, Alexandra Shipp Among Honorees

Women in Film Los Angeles unveiled this year’s honorees for the Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards. The annual benefit gala, which supports WIF LA’s educational and philanthropic programs an…

Leaders from the past and present will be acknowledged for their outstanding leadership in the advancement of gender equity.

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Films by Women: Seven Movies to Watch in May

Paste is highlighting some of May's best new movies in theaters, as well as on home video, directed by women.

Still a little bit of May left!

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Video: Vanessa Kirby on what it's like to be a woman in Hollywood today

"The only person in the world that can reassure you, is you"

“She might have found international fame thanks to her scene-stealing turn as Princess Margaret in The Crown (and winning Netflix's first Bafta as a result), but the 30-year-old actress has been working in the industry for over a decade - and therefore knows a thing or two about battling with critics and the importance of inner strength. “

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AMY ADRION TALKS ABOUT HER DIRECTORIAL DEBUT, HALF THE PICTURE, SOCIETY'S FEAR OF EMPOWERING WOMEN IN FILM, AND HOW THAT MUST BE OVERCOME.

“The European Premiere of Half the Picture takes place at Sundance London on Friday 1 June at 6:45pm, followed by a second screening on Sunday 3 June at 5:40pm.”

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Cathy Yan Is Warner Bros’ Choice To Direct Margot Robbie In Next Harley Quinn Film

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have chosen Cathy Yan to be the director of an untitled girl gang movie, likely the next superhero film to be graced by Suicide Squad scene-stealer Harle…

Oh yeah!! 🤚🏽 High five to Margot Robbie for holding out for a woman director!

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In Bao, Food for The Soul From Domee Shi, Pixar’s First Female Director of a Short

Chinese-Canadian director Domee Shi draws on her personal experiences for her heart- (and stomach) warming short film.

“It’s the first of Pixar’s 20 shorts to be directed by a woman, which is especially significant given the company’s notorious boys’ club reputation and the male-dominated animation industry as a whole.”

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What Women In Film Can Learn From The "Manless Eden" That Was Hollywood's Silent Age

A woman was the highest-paid director. Another was the highest-paid screenwriter. This isn't a utopian future — it's Hollywood's bygone Silent Era.

“There were a variety of women who gravitated toward bringing in other women,” says Beauchamp. “These women were creating a path. No one had done any of this stuff before. Every day was a discovery.”

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CJ Suggests: Revenge | COMO Living Magazine

This May at Ragtag Cinema, the Citizen Jane Suggests film is “Revenge,” a midnight movie in which a lone woman pursues her attackers with a total subversion of the male gaze.

Seriously... you do NOT want to miss this months Citizen Jane suggests film at Ragtag Cinema!

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Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series

The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is a two-day annual film festival founded by African Voices magazine and Long Island Universi...

Submit your films!! We are so lucky that we have a collaborative relationship with Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series!!

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R. Kelly Doc in the Works at BuzzFeed and Hulu, Lyric Cabral to Direct

This should be an interesting doc.

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We are so proud of Ann Detwiler Breidenbach!! Each year Ann designs and implements the Citizen Jane Summit. Now she will be jet setting and sharing the mission of Citizen Jane!

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Paint It Black dir. Amber Tamblyn (2016)

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Ask For Jane dir. Rachel Carey (2018)

A group of determined women unite to provide access to safe but illegal abortions in this 1960s period drama.

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First look at Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post (via)