March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 by JENDEAN

Bite-sized blog post: Jane Ainbinder

JANE AINBINDER got her MFA at USC before directing her first feature film Nail Polish (2006) which screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival among other prestigious festivals.

She currently produces and directs corporate videos with her company Back Talk Productions based in San Francisco.

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Bite-sized blog post: Stacy Title

STACY TITLE began as an investigative journalist before directing her first short film Down on the Waterfront (1993) which played at Sundance and was nominated for an Academy Award.

Her first feature film The Last Supper (1995) starred Cameron Diaz and Courtney B. Vance. Her upcoming feature The Bye Bye Man written by her husband Jonathan Penner is a thriller co-produced by Los Angeles Media Fund.

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Bite-sized blog post: Kimberly Pierce

KIMBERLY PEIRCE began working on her first feature Boys Don’t Cry (1999) while a graduate student at Columbia film school. She started by making a self-funded short catching the attention of producer Christine Vachon who would help her turn it into a feature.

The remake of the Stephen King classic Carrie (2013) directed by Peirce was only one of two female helmed films to be in the top 100 grossing films of that year.

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Bite-sized blog post: Amy Heckerling

AMY HECKERLING studied at NYU and then went on to get her MFA at AFI. Shedirected the now classic film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and went on to direct the cult classic Clueless (1995).

She most recently directed for the Amazon series Red Oaks.

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NETFLIX

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Bite-sized blog post: Jane Campion

The first woman to win the Palme d’Or was JANE CAMPION for her film The Piano (1993) which also made her the second woman nominated for an Oscar for Best Director (Lina Wertmüller was nominated before Campion in 1976 for her film Seven Beauties).

In 2013 Campion took over as Cannes Jury President, the year after a petition was circulated when no women directors were represented at the festival. As Campion said about the sexism in the industry, “Excuse me gentlemen, but the guys seem to eat all the cake. It’s not that I resent the male filmmakers. I love all of them. But there is something that women are thinking of doing that we don’t get to know enough about. It’s always a surprise when a woman filmmaker does come about.”

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Bite-sized blog post: Jodie Foster

JODIE FOSTER grew up in Hollywood and in 2013 she won the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” She went after directing with as much force and insight as she did in pursuit of acting roles. At one point she reached out to French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and expressed interesting in appearing in a film of his convincing him her French was up to par and she would play any size role despite her Hollywood status because she so admired his filmmaking.

In 1993 Jodie Foster started her own production company Egg Pictures after directing her first feature Little Man Tate (1993). She found out about the Netflix series Orange is the New Black and intrigued by the book it was based on and the show itself she reached out to get a directing gig on the show for which she was nominated for an Emmy.

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Bite-sized blog post: Kasi Lemmons

In 1997 Roger Ebert. wrote of KASI LEMMON’s first feature film, “There has been no more assured and powerful film debut this year than Eve’s Bayou.” She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature that year.

Lemmons appeared as an actor in several films before her directorial debut and has gone on to direct several feature films with notable actors and in 2002 gave the tribute to Sidney Poitier at the 74th Academy Awards celebration.

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Bite-sized blog post: Sarah Pirozek

SARAH PIROZEK comes from a fine arts background – studying at the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program early in her career, then going on to study at the Actors Studio and screenwriting at the New School.

Her first feature documentary Free Tibet (1998) documents the 1997 two day concert to benefit Tibet. Many prominent rock artists of the time took part – Smashing Pumpkins, De La Soul, Fugees among others. Pirozek has gone on to direct numerous music videos and commercials.

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Bite-sized blog post: Barbara Loden

BARBARA LODEN, inspired by John Cassavetes and other independent filmmakers of the time, wrote, produced and directed her feature film Wanda (1970).

As the wife of famed director Elia Kazan Loden was able to get Wanda made but the financiers expected to use the film as a write off assuming it would be a financial failure and were less than pleased by its critical acclaim and modest earnings which did not allow them to take that loss. Loden died of cancer at a young age and was never able to direct another feature.

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Bite-sized blog post: Jan Eliasberg

After receiving an MFA from Yale’s drama program and directing for prominent theatre companies JAN ELIASBERG was well-equipped to direct character driven television shows with an emphasis on performance and started out directing for shows such as Cagney & Lacey and LA Law after attending the AFI Directing Workshop for Women.

She was then chosen by Michael Mann to be the first woman to direct an episode of the action packed TV series Miami Vice which allowed her to segue into directing action. She ended up directing three episodes for the series and then used those action skills to direct her feature film Past Midnight (1991).

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Read more about her:

ONLINE
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Jan Eliasberg Website
HBIC: An interview with kick-ass female director Jan Eliasberg
Jan Eliasberg Expands Career From Stage To Film : A Director Broadens Her Horizons
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

The Magicians (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Strangled Heart (2016)
2015Nashville (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Stop the World (And Let Me Off) (2015)
– I’m Not That Good at Goodbye (2015)
2014Reckless (TV Series) (1 episode)
– And So It Begins (2014)
2014Unforgettable (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Til Death (2014)
2011NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Greed (2011)
– Lockup (2011)
2011In Plain Sight (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Meet the Shannons (2011)
2011Blue Bloods (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Dedication (2011)
2010Criminal Minds (TV Series) (1 episode)
– What Happens at Home… (2010)
2010Supernatural (TV Series) (1 episode)
– You Can’t Handle the Truth (2010)
2010Parenthood (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Seven Names (2010)
2010Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Blessings in Disguise (2010)
2002-2004Strong Medicine (TV Series) (4 episodes)
– Code (2004)
– Love and Let Die (2003)
– Intensive Care (2003)
– Poison (2002)
1998-2001Any Day Now (TV Series) (5 episodes)
– Everyone Deserves to Be Loved (2001)
– The Toolshed Behind the Church (2000)
– You Promise? I Promise (1999)
– Chapter One (1999)
– It’s Who You Sleep With (1998)
2001Nash Bridges (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Bear Trap (2001)
2000Dawson’s Creek (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Barefoot at Capefest (2000)
1997-1999Party of Five (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– Haunted (1999)
– Go Away (1998)
– S’Wunnerful Life (1997)
1997Early Edition (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Phantom at the Opera (1997)
1991-1995Sisters (TV Series) (8 episodes)
– Matters of the Heart (1995)
– No Pain, No Gain (1995)
– Second Thoughts (1993)
– The Things We Do for Love (1993)
– The Whole Truth (1993)
– The First Time (1992)
– The Kindness of Stranglers (1991)
– Devoted Husband, Loving Father (1991)
1991Past Midnight
1990WIOU (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Diamond Dogs (1990)
1988-1990Wiseguy (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Part 2 (1990)
– Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Part 1 (1990)
– Aria for Don Aiuppo (1988)
1990Brewster Place (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Poet (1990)
1990Booker (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Father’s Day (1990)
– Reunion (1990)
1990The Outsiders (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Stork Club (1990)
199021 Jump Street (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Change of Heart (1990)
1986-1989L.A. Law (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– The Accidental Jurist (1989)
– Raiders of the Lost Bark (1986)
1989TV 101 (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Last Temptation of Checker: Part 2 (1989)
1988Dirty Dancing (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Save the Last Dance for Me (1988)
1988Lovers, Partners & Spies
1988Crime Story (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Femme Fatale (1988)
1986-1987Miami Vice (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– God’s Work (1987)
– Contempt of Court (1987)
– Forgive Us Our Debts (1986)
1987Jack and Mike (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Till Death Do Us Part (1987)
1986Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Act of Conscience (1986)