Sundance Institute

As 2015 comes to a close, and the inevitable top ten, twenty, one hundred, lists and award nominations are announced, women working behind the camera are all over the news.

Keri Putnam was named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Power 100. (Link)

Jennifer Phang’s Advantageous was nominated for the Indie Spirit John Cassavetes Award, given to the writer, director and producer of a feature made for under $500,000. (Link)

Marielle Heller’s Diary of a Teenage Girl was named as one of Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott’s top ten favorite movies of the year, and was nominated for an Indie Spirit Best First Feature Award. (Link)

Lyric Cabral’s (T)Error was named second best documentary of the year by PASTE Magazine. (Link)

Grace Lee’s most recent documentary, Off the Menu: Asian America, recently premiered on PBS. (Watch here)

Sundance alums and other female talent spoke out about moving towards gender parity in Hollywood. (Link)

Check out some of the most epic feminist moments of 2015.. (Link)