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Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY To Host Tweet-a-Thon Featuring Julie Dash, Matthew Cherry, Guillermo del Toro + More

* Ava DuVernay’s arts collective ARRAY has announced that it’s fourth daylong filmmaker tweet-a-thon, ARRAY FILM FELLOWSHIP, will kick off Thursday, April 30, 9am PST. Via press release: For more than ten hours, the Twitter takeover event will convene more than 50 directors to share information about their craft and latest projects, take questions from […]

Asia Argento Forgets About Ava DuVernay’s Support After Cannes Speech, Igniting Twitter

[…] at the Cannes Film Festival about Harvey Weinstein and rape culture in the film industry made national headlines, but her inability to recall the on-stage support of Ava DuVernay has led to a backlash on Twitter. It all started when Mia Farrow tweeted to Argento on Sunday that “so many are standing with ” after […]

Ava DuVernay Tackles Police Shooting in Chicago with New CBS Series ‘The Red Line’

*Fresh off the release of the Netflix trailer for her upcoming drama series, “When They See Us,” (based on the Central park five), acclaimed director Ava DuVernay is readying her new project with CBS, “The Red Line,”  which centers on the aftermath of a white cop shooting an unarmed Black man in Chicago. “The show […]

Ava DuVernay: First Black Woman To Helm $100 Million Film

image via Twitter @AVAETC *”Selma” director Ava DuVernay made history when she became the first Black woman to be named Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival. Now, she’s set to make history once again, as she will be the first Black woman–and third woman overall–to direct a film with a budget over $100 million […]

Ava DuVernay to Receive 2018 Visionary Award from Producers Guild

Ava DuVernay speaks onstage during The Teen Vogue Summit LA: Keynote Conversation with A Wrinkle In Time director Ava Duvernay and actresses Rowan Blanchard and Storm Reid on December 2, 2017 in Playa Vista, California. *The Producers Guild of America has selected Ava DuVernay to receive its 2018 visionary award, which recognizes producers for […]

Ava DuVernay’s Hollywood Success Formula: ‘Follow the White Guys!’

*“Selma” director Ava DuVernay has offered some savory advice to Hollywood hopefuls on how to get ahead in an industry dominated by White males, “You gotta follow the white guys. Truly. They’ve got this thing wired,” she advised during her closing keynote at the 2015 BlogHer conference in New York. “Too often, we live within […]

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Announces Summer Programming

Ava DuVernay *Ava DuVernay’s company ARRAY has announced its summer programming includes a film series inspired by the work of late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The summer season kicks off on June 10 with the launch of the “Hollywood Africans” film screening series, inspired by Basquiat’s painting “Hollywood Africans in Front of the Chinese Theater […]

Ava DuVernay Set to ‘Inspire’ Filmmakers at Mumbai Film Festival

*“Selma” director Ava DuVernay will head the International Competition jury at the upcoming 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, to be held October 29 and November 5. According to the festival director Anupama Chopra, Ava’s presence will inspire filmmakers, and DuVernay has expressed her excitement about being invited to the event. “I’m thrilled to have […]

Netflix to Air ‘13TH: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay’

Ava DuVernay (L) and Oprah Winfrey in the Netflix special “13TH: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay” *One day after Ava DuVernay’s Netflix documentary “13TH” received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature, the streaming service announced the interview special “13TH: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay” will be available […]

Ava DuVernay: ‘I Have Lupus, and That’s Why I Put It in Queen Sugar’

Cori Murray and Ava DuVernay speak on stage at 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (July 4, 2019 – Source: Getty Images North America) *Award-winning director and filmmaker Ava DuVernay revealed for the first time during a conversation at Essence Festival […]

Ava DuVernay Launches Film Series/Discussion Highlighting Artists of Color

Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler at the after party for the World Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on December 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California. *ARRAY @ The Broad is an ongoing series featuring classic and contemporary films curated with an eye toward the intersection of art, history and cultural identity. Founded in […]

Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-studded Lineup (That Includes Ava DuVernay) Amid Hollywood Strike | VIDEO

Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Ava DuVernay (Getty) *(CNN) — The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its lineup amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors and WGA writers strike. Among the films premiering at the 2023 Biennale are new offerings from Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, Michael Mann and Ava DuVernay. Opening the festival on August 30 […]

Ava DuVernay Slams Stephen King’s ‘Backward and Ignorant’ Comments on #OscarsSoWhite

[…] me that to do otherwise would be wrong. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 14, 2020 The comments didn’t sit well with many of King’s fans, including director Ava DuVernay, who called the acclaimed author’s statement “backward and ignorant” — see below.  When you wake up, meditate, stretch, reach for your phone to check on the […]

‘O.J.: Made in America,’ Ava DuVernay’s ‘13th’ Win Big at Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards

Newt Gingrich and Ava DuVernay *Ezra Edelman’s film “O.J.: Made in America” won four prizes at the first annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards on Thursday night, while Ava DuVernay’s “13th” won best documentary and best director in the TV/streaming categories, as well as best political documentary. DuVernay’s exploration of racial inequality in the criminal justice […]

Ava DuVernay to Adapt ‘Caste’ as Feature Debut for Netflix

* Ava DuVernay is set to adapt the acclaimed nonfiction book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” for Netflix. The project will be her first feature for the streamer, which she will write, direct, and produce. DuVernay’s adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s New York Times bestseller will explore the “unspoken system that has shaped America and […]
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