FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP WEEKLY UPDATE

October 30th, 2009 by liz

www.moviesbywomen.com

FEATURES DIRECTED by WOMEN

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++ PREMIERING week of October 29, 2009

Buy opening weekend tickets for films directed by women.

+ No women-directed films premiering this weekend

Current but check your local listings.

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++ Check out our new IN PRODUCTION section (below)!

To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

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This e-mail compiled and edited by: Elizabeth Barker and
Katie Lanegran. If you have information on new releases, please
email us (simply hit reply).

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++ MOVIE OF THE MONTH

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++ Special Event Screenings, NEW YORK

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++ Special Event Screenings, LOS ANGELES

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++ Special Event Screenings, AROUND THE WORLD

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++ Because opening-weekend box office numbers in N.Y. and L.A.
can make or break whether a film will travel to the rest of the U.S.,
it’s crucial for us to boost ticket sales for women-directed movies
in those cities. If you live outside of N.Y. or L.A., please consider
buying tickets online to help support female directors.

++ Do you know of a special screening or film event in your city?
Tell us about it – we strive to make the First Weekenders Group an
international news blast. For listings, email news@moviesbywomen.com

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++ CO-SPONSORSHIP

-Get your ad placed here to reach over 3,000 readers!
Great for film publicity! Email: news@moviesbywomen.com

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++ IN THEATERS NOW week of October 29, 2009

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We can only make a change if we affect box
office sales! YOU can buy a ticket over the
phone in NYC or LA without actually being there.

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++ 35 Shots of Rum directed by Claire Denis

++ After the Storm directed by Hilla Medalia

++ American Casino directed by Leslie & Andrew Cockburn

++ Amreeka directed by Cherien Dabis

++ An Education directed by Lone Scherfig

++ Araya directed by Margot Benacerraf

++ As Seen Through These Eyes directed by Hilary Helstein

++ Bright Star directed by Jane Campion

++ Coco Before Chanel directed by Anne Fontaine

++ Fatal Promises directed by Kat Rohrer

++ Gogol Bordello Non-Stop directed by Margarita Jimeno

++ The Heretics directed by Joan Braderman

++ Jennifer’s Body directed by Karyn Kusama

++ Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis
directed by Gaylen Ross

++ The Little Traitor directed by Lynn Roth

++ The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg
and the Pentagon Papers directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

++ Motherhood directed by Katherine Dieckmann

++ No Impact Man directed by Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein

++ The Wedding Song directed by Karin Albou

++ We Live in Public directed by Ondi Timoner

++ Where is Where? Directed by Eija-Liisa Ahtila

++ Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore

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++ REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: WRITTEN BY YOU

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Written by you – simply reply to this email.
(Please be brief when responding)
Anonymous if not otherwise requested.

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The Secret Life of Bees (directed by Gina Prince Bythewood) is magnificent.
I rarely cry at movies, but this film is touching on many levels:
the gratitude we owe the African-American women who helped
raise us, the importance of bees in this time of danger (The Colony
Collapse Disorder) although most of us are unaware of how much life they
give us, the foreshadowing of the young African-American male who bears
a past president’s name, the young sister who is an empath and bears and
grieves all the pain that others don’t have time to feel, and the lack of extra
money so the story could rule over special effects. I have Twittered,
Facebooked and emailed everyone I know to see it.

-Melinda Augustina

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Make your voice heard by sending us your reviews
of new women-directed films – simply hit reply to this email!

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++ COOL SITES/ARTICLES/HAPPENINGS

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MoviesByWomen.com has added a message board!
To start sounding off about all that’s happening in
the world of female filmmakers, check it out now:

http://forum.moviesbywomen.com/

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++ Get inspired: Organize a home screening party!

We love the website www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.com
so much that we’ve decided to start up our own home-screening
series. To throw your own home screening, invite over your
friends and colleagues to watch a film directed by a woman
(check our weekly DVD release section for ideas). Hold a
lively discussion or debate afterwards, just like you would
with a book group. Each month we’ll recommend a
DVD to view at your screening party.
Send us your feedback and let’s get rocking!

news@moviesbywomen.com

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++ COMING SOON

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++ Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Opens January 15 in New York and L.A.

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++ DVD RELEASES

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++ Casi Divas directed by Issa Lopez

++ Filth and Wisdom directed by Madonna

++ The Proposal directed by Anne Fletcher

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++ TELEVISION/CABLE/MISC.

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++ Editor’s Note: Please visit www.withoutabox.com
for extended festival listings.
We do accept sponsorship listings.
Email us for inquiries – news@moviesbywomen.com

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++ Hey, directors! Send us your TV or cable releases.

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++ IN PRODUCTION

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++ To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

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Directed by Tara Veneruso (also the founder of moviesbywomen.com)
Shooting in: Kansas City, Texas, and Los Angeles. 2007-2009.
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Needs: Seeking PAs and volunteers to work on this special documentary. Or
help an at-risk teen girl by becoming a sponsor (see site for details).

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++ FILM FESTIVALS

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* For festival listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com the festival
name, dates, city, and URL. No other info can be printed. A $35 donation
is required for fest listings. Please consider a $75 sponsorship 2 week
listing for best placement.

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++ MOVIES BY WOMEN NEWS

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Join in the conversation! Visit blog.moviesbywomen.com
for news from the front lines on women working in Hollywood.

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++ SUBLETS IN N.Y. & L.A.

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++ MISC.

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++ If you’re a journalist interested in publishing your articles
on MoviesByWomen.com, please e-mail us at news@moviesbywomen.com

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Director: Tara Veneruso
419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

To advertise, contact:

Tara Veneruso
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

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Donations Needed For First Weekenders Group.

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Please note: The only way we are currently able to
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in Film and Television. Write checks out to: NYWIFT
(New York Women In Film and Television).

Mail to: Tara Veneruso, 419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004.

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WHO WE ARE

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The First Weekenders Group supports features directed
by women the first weekend they arrive at the box office.
The service goes to over 3,000 people who are helping
raise the box office numbers for women directed features.
Buying tickets to women directed features is how we
can make a direct impact on the industry.
We attend features directed by women the first weekend
they arrive at the box office. To accomplish this we buy
tickets and go to the movies. Please purchase a ticket
even if you cannot attend the movie that week. The
list focuses on New York and Los Angeles.
We are not an organization, but rather a loose collective
seeking to attain equality for women in film and television,
and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide,
in perpetuity.

To recommend events reply to this email by Thursday
afternoons otherwise it cannot be listed until the
following week.

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CO-SPONSORS OF THE FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP

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www.nywift.org

New York Women in Film and Television is a nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to helping women reach the highest
levels of achievement in the film, television and new media
industries, and to promoting equity for women in these industries.
In addition to providing services to members, NYWIFT plays an
important role in recognizing and encouraging the contributions
of women to the field. NYWIFT was founded in 1978 and now
numbers more than 1,200 professional members working in all
areas of the film, television and new media. Part of an
international network of Women in Film and Television
chapters representing 10,000 members worldwide, NYWIFT
produces more than fifty innovative educational programs
And special events each year, in which many highly distinguished
producers, directors, writers, craftspeople and industry leaders
participate as guest speakers and panelists.

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