A nonprofit organization amplifying the voices/perspectives of female critics and supporting work in film by and about women.
Jennifer Merin, Editor-in-Chief
Tonight, Kristen Stewart will be honored with the Visionary Award at the 2024
@sundancefest
fundraiser Opening Night Gala at the DeJoria Center in Utah.
@BAMOK
has the deets.
#AWFJ
is shining our September SPOTLIGHT on actor, author &
@sagaftra
activist/president
@frandrescher
! Her recent union leadership has been truly inspirational & is just the latest example of Fran's advocacy. Read more about her work from
@LizBraunSun
:
#HouseOfGucci
!
@LizBraunSun
revues "Every bit as plastique and fabulous as a knock-off designer handbag, HoG is a wildly entertaining soap opera about people fighting over money.
@ladygaga
owns this thing. ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS.
@UniversalPics
We're shining our July Spotlight on Jennifer Esposito (
@JennifersWayJE
).
@JenniferMerin
sat down with the filmmaker to talk about her directorial debut
#FreshKills
and about better representation for women in film - both behind and in front of the camera.
POWER OF THE DOG sweeps AWFJ
#EDAAwards
with 11 wins out of 25 categories. Multiple EDAs for BELFAST and ENCANTO, Maya Cade claims Outstanding Achievement for the Black Cinema Archives. Dench and Moreno are our Grande Dames. And, who deserves a new agent?
@Denyy_B
Someone mentioned that 2021 EDA nominee for Best Actress
#KristenStewart
changed her agent after she won AWFJ's "She Deserves A New Agent Award" in a previous year. She's wonderful and we're thrilled to see her in roles that equal her talent.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH One-A-Day Movie Watch List compiled by Alliance of Women Film Journalists, featuring films directed by women of color, focusing on Black stories and culture. 28 great dailies (and several superb double bills). Watch ALL starting Feb 1!
Toni Collette is game for anything, but her new comedy
#MafiaMamma
doesn’t quite click.
@valeriekalfrin
gives us her take on Catherine Hardwicke's latest:
The 1976 Hite Report on female sexuality was a bestseller. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE, a crucial doc from
@IFCFilms
and
@NicoleNewnham
, looks at Hite's legacy as history repeats.
#DakotaJohnson
reads Hite’s journal entries.
@lizbraunscribe
reviews:
Prolific Casting Director Nina Gold (
@ltd_nina
) sat down w/
#AWFJ
's
@emmathedame
to talk about happy accidents, the intuition involved in casting series like Bad Sisters & Game of Thrones, and working with faves like Benedict Cumberbatch & Olivia Colman:
The
#AWFJ
#MOTW
is
@netflix
's The Mother. The team weighs in on Jennifer Lopez's latest - an action drama co-starring Gael García Bernal. Find out what they had to say:
Actor/producer Lucy Lawless makes her feature directing debut at
#Sundance2024
with
#NeverLookAway
, showing iconoclastic New Zealand journalist Margaret Moth as a flawed woman drawn to danger in her career and relationships. More from
@womenrockfilm
here:
Some behind the scenes + favorite moments from the
#hcafilmawards
. A big thank you to all the members + the leadership including
@ScottDMenzel
(Founder) +
@NestorCine
(VP) that make up our organization as well as a big congrats to all the nominees + winners. It’s my pleasure to
We'd be remiss during
#WomensHistoryMonth
if we didn't salute one of our favorite journalists on film, Rosalind Russell's ace reporter Hildy Johnson in 1940's
#HisGirlFriday
.
Erotic
@A24
crime drama
@loveliesmovie
worth the trip to a theatre to see all the love highs and violent lows from
#RoseGlass
. Neo-noir fare about local thug (Ed Harris), his daughter (Kristen Stewart), her lover (Katy O’Brian)
@SarahGVincent
reviews:
Over the 🌙 for
@realsarahpolley
's Adapted Screenplay
#Oscar
win & for all the women who triumphed tonight: Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Ruth Carter, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Kartiki Gonsalves, Guneet Monga, Ernestine Hipper, Judy Chin & Anne Marie Bradley 👏
"[It] should be considered essential viewing across the board."
@FilmmakerJulie
's compelling new doc,
#EveryBodyMovie
, is AWFJ's Movie of the Week. Find out what our team of critics had to say about the powerful film now:
#AWFJ
's Movie of the Week is South Korean writer/director Hong Seong-eun’s delicate feature debut
#Aloners
. A film about the clear importance of establishing genuine connections with other people, our MOTW team shares their impressions here:
Can women win
#Oscars
' Best Pic and Best director in 2020?
#Oscarologist
Susan Wloszczyna says yes and predix 20 must see femme-centric, femme-helmed contenders in this banner year for women in film. ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS via
@awfj
For
#InternationalWomensDay
,
@TIFF_NET
honors Canadian writer-director Patricia Rosema, part of the Toronto New Wave of the 1980s and early 1990s.
@LizBraunScribe
caught up with the trailblazing filmmaker and a "Rosema renaissance" here.
Kelly Fremon Craig's charming adaptation of Are You There God?
#ItsMeMargaret
(
@margaretmovie
) is funny, empathetic, & affecting.
@valeriekalfrin
recommends this new look at the
@judyblume
classic for tween girls (or for any of us that used to be one!)
The drama
#MamiWata
is "a visual feast" from Nigerian writer-director
@fierycj
, delivering powerful West African folklore through arresting black-and-white cinematography. More in
@dcarson_critic
's review here.
@MamiWatamovie
CODA is our Movie of the Week: about joy and hardship, in which deafness is not a struggle but a way of life. Stepping out of the margins requires shining a light on the fullness of every community’s humanity. That light shines here. via
@awfj
#CODAfilm
Documentary
#PicturesOfGhosts
is Brazil’s International Oscar nom, a “love letter to the Brazilian city of Recife" & "to cinemas and urban centers of a bygone era.” A deeply personal film from director
@kmendoncafilho
@GhopperFilm
. Review by
@jen4green
:
#Barbie
has passed Captain Marvel to score the biggest opening weekend of all time for a movie helmed by a woman. That's the kind of news we love to see. Congrats to
#GretaGerwig
and the whole cast/crew behind the film world's latest blockbuster!
What's that? We're featuring our great
#AWFJ
members in a series over on Instagram? Heck yeah, we are. Head over and get to know this week's featured contributor,
@rachel_is_here
, and not just about her love of the movie
#Heathers
.
AWFJ's Movie of the Week is
#Chile76
! Director Manuela Martelli brings us a tense & atmospheric look at the terrors of the Pinochet regime. Our MOTW team digs into the
@KinoLorber
feature here:
tomorrow via
@hollywoodsuite
don't miss a marathon of female-centric stories, all killers no filler, curated by yours truly for international women's month - starts at 9pm w/ the best movies by female auteurs from the 70s to present day
everyone give a hearty congratulations to
@simonesmithedit
who won her second canadian screen award for “best editing” for “i like movies!” such joy!!!
From Spain’s
@SitgesFestival
,
@suspirialex
reviews Argentine Demián Rugna’s
#WhenEvilLurks
, a “veritable masterclass in horror filmmaking” that takes on toxic masculinity and should place Rugna among genre masters.
WOMEN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO Joan Amenn revue: Only those with true warrior spirit could face the personal and historical tragedies of the Lakota people and uphold traditions, but these women follow matriarchal ancestors and are resolute.
@jmamenn
@awfj
From Nutbush to Switzerland, she was simply the best.
Thank you for everything you gave us, Tina Turner. You were the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, a survivor, a trailblazer, and a full-on icon. You were the soundtrack of our lives. Your legacy is unparalleled. Rest well.
AWFJ's
#MOTW
is
#Hilma
, directed by Lasse Hallström. "Thanks to compelling performances, lovely cinematography and period set design, and empathetic direction, Hilma paints a portrait of a woman whose life should have been as memorable as her art."
"If you’ve ever doubted that one person really can make a difference when it comes to systemic change, just spend two hours getting to know Black model/1970s fashion icon/activist Bethann Hardison."
#AWFJ
's Movie of the Week is the doc
#InvisibleBeauty
:
"Love to Love You, Donna Summer", from directors Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano (Summers' daughter), lets the superstar's light shine. Diane Carson reviews the new doc from
#SXSW
:
It's Week 2 of our new series over on Instagram, highlighting our amazing
#AWFJ
members. We've asked each a series of questions that we hope will help you get to know them better. This week, meet
@JamieBroadnax
!
@TCM
#WomenMakeFilm
series begins Sept 1!
A 14 hour marathon uses clips from 183 films - all directed by women - to reframe how you watch movies. A fabulous cinematic journey! Read more at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists
#DianeCarson
#AWFJ
MOVIE OF THE WEEK May 29, KATE NASH: UNDERESTIMATE THE GIRL
@katenashfilm
is an electrifying, inspirational tale of an artist who refuses to give up – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
#FemaleFilmCritics24365
via
@awfj
.
@elainemsheldon
's
#KingCoal
is
#AWFJ
's Movie of the Week. The lyrical documentary deftly demonstrates the reality that coal still plays a major role in many lives around the U.S. Read what our
#MOTW
team has to say about the thought-provoking film:
UPDATE: Every week, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists publishes at least a dozen
#movie
reviews, interviews, news updates and our Movie of the Week feature. All written by
#FemaleFilmCritics
. Visit to sign up for our free newsletter.
#FemaleCritics
SPOTLIGHT Sept '21: JANE CAMPION has furthered the cause of women in film by holding steady to her extraordinary aesthetic, making unique career choices, creating some of the most dazzling female characters in film history. Read our tribute.
#JaneCampion
Congrats to Justine Triet for winning this year's Palme d'Or for Anatomy Of A Fall, a murder-mystery-thriller starring Sandra Hüller. Triet is only the 3rd woman to win the prestigious award (after Jane Campion for “The Piano” & Julia Ducournau for “Titane”).
#Cannes2023
#Cannes
MOVIE OF THE WEEK Oct 21, 2022: BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER
Must see! Absolutely eye opening! You'll never watch movies the same way again. And that's a good thing!
Spread the word.
ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
@menkesfilm
@MariaGiese
@KinoLorber
AWFJ's Movie of the Week is Sophie Kargman's
#SusieSearches
! Part Only Murders in the Building, part Nancy Drew, & part Wednesday, it's a charming, quirky mystery with some genuinely surprising twists. Check out our team's perspectives:
@VerticalEnt
Happy Birthday,
#OliviaColman
, who turns 50 today!
Producer, writer, & star of stage, film & tv screens,
@TheAcademy
&
@BAFTA
winner, philanthropist, mother, & all around delight, Olivia makes the world more interesting and represents women in film in the best possible way!
We have partnered with The Future of Film is Female since 2018 (!) and we have welcomed directors like Karyn Kusama, Mariama Diallo & Nia DaCosta to MoMA for this series.
Tomorrow, we launch our biggest program yet, screening 27 films and welcoming over a dozen artists over the
Writer/director
@JenniferReeder
’s
#Perpetrator
, which hits
@Shudder
Sept. 1, is a stylish horror coming-of-age genre mashup that mixes Blood with a capital B, teen rebellion, and really trippy visuals. Read
@WomenRockFilm
's full review: