The award is dedicated to celebrating women and advancing gender equality throughout the industry.
Lief launches Courtney Hoffman's commercial debut with the first global campaign for WhatsApp!
14 July 2021
"I hope this proves that when you give women a chance, that fresh, exciting, new perspectives can be unleashed. Margo Mars proves that when we champion each other, incredible things can happen." Courtney Hoffman
Carolina Markowicz joins the Academy!
14 July 2021
One of the new generation talents to become a 'short films and feature animation' ACADEMY member.
'Jamming' Bob Marley & The Wailers
01 July 2021
♪ I wanna jam it with you! ♪
Today Universal Music releases the Official Music Video with Animation & Artwork hand-drawn by Danny Sangra.
“Born to avenge my sex and conquer yours, I have succeeded in inventing strategies for doing so that before me had never been conceived.”
There's a 'Scandal on the Court', and everyone is a suspect.
Take Ghetto Gastro, throw in some Murano glass, add the soulful sounds of Solange... and you get a Webby nomination.
Oliver sat down with The New York Times, you can read his interview here which will appear in print on April 11th.
“The UK gets my style” Shannon Murphy talks to Screen.
29 March 2021
Shannon Murphy has scored a Bafta nomination with her debut feature Babyteeth. Screen talks to the director about taking on the tough, tender tale of first love, family and terminal illness.
Armed with a strong desire to forge a unique path for myself, I got into the film industry via music videos. The energy and endless possibilities London gives was a real driving force.
Three nominations at the Kinsale Shark Awards for 'Downstream', 'Rejoice Resist' and 'Earth Odyssey
02 March 2021
Danny Sangra, Elisha Smith-Leverock and Adi Halfin, nominated at the Kinsale Shark Awards.
Êxtase to have its US premiere at MoMa Doc Fortnight.
24 February 2021
The Museum of Modern Art has unveiled the festival lineup!
GOLD at the 1.4 Awards for Creative Excellence!
19 February 2021
Luo Jian wins the BRANDED category with our first piece of work for Martell, and their first-ever short film production.
'Moffie' nominated for a BAFTA!
04 February 2021
Producer Jack Sidey gets Moffie a nomination for 'Outstanding Debut' alongside 'Rocks' and 'Saint Maud'.
Eva Michon joins Spike Jonze’s 'Beastie Boys', Hiro Murai’s FKA Twigs 'Sad Day' and Sam Spiegel’s 'Heaven'.
Leaving a prestigious career in costume behind, Courtney Hoffman is newly signed at Lief!
27 January 2021
Courtney is looking forward to directing many more female-forward, visually bold stories that are highly creative as well as commercially appealing.
Watch groundbreaking debuts from emerging directors alongside standout examples of filmmaking from more established names.
Blind Beauty
04 January 2021
How do those without sight perceive and experience beauty in this world?
BE A MAN tops Viggo Mortensen's 'Masculinities Playlist'!
16 December 2020
"Real men think and feel for themselves."
"Killing Eve 'Are You From Pinner?' is a season highlight and overall standout." PASTE MAGAZINE
09 December 2020
Shannon Murphy's episode is triumphant, funny, and ultimately heartbreaking—the best kind of Killing Eve episode.
#goals 'Honey Boy' is on Film-Grab!
27 November 2020
The beautiful lens of Alma Har’el with Director of Photography Natasha Braier and Production Designer JC Molina.
NOWNESS PICKS Gillian Zinser's short film 'Be A Man'
27 November 2020
Redefine masculinity with the Cuban bad boy of Ballet.
Interview Magazine talks to Gillian Zinser about 'Bad Habits'.
13 November 2020
Move your attention to the Sisterhood of Perpetual Indulgence who have been fighting forces of hatred since ’79. Amen, Sister!
Danny Sangra for Evening Standard Magazine.
12 November 2020
Guest editor Quentin Jones invites Danny Sangra to participate creatively in this week's Evening Standard Magazine.
Johnny Ma to judge the IFFAM 2020 Shorts Competition
10 November 2020
Alongside Chinese producer Fu Jia and French producer Mathilde Henrot, Johnny Ma will judge the festival's 10 title-strong short film competition.
Watch: 'Homemade' with Johnny Ma
06 November 2020
Filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity in bite-sized shorts for Netflix 'Homemade'.
‘This is a film of compassion and tender observation of lives we rarely see – it’s in the performance of the routine tasks made by one person for another that we start to grapple with meaning, dignity and what it is to be human.’ KEN LOACH
Danny's October Film Diary
01 November 2020
This month, Danny didn’t watch any Halloween films and got caught up falling into Australian reality shows.