Tag: PrinceBythewood
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Woman King Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Honored at Pre-Oscars Gala – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] On March 8, the eighth annual Icon Mann Honors paid tribute to “The Woman King” director Gina Prince-Bythewood, who was lauded for her hallmark filmmaking and for inspiring culture by breaking new ground in cinema. Striving for a better future in the arts, she addressed the audience that gathered at the Waldorf Astoria in…
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Gina Prince-Bythewood Talks ‘Woman King’ Impact as Reginald Hudlin Celebrated by Kamala Harris – The Hollywood Reporter- Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] The filmmakers Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reginald Hudlin were celebrated on Wednesday evening at the eighth pre-Oscar dinner of Icon Mann, a media and consulting company run by Tamara Houston that is dedicated to honoring the achievements of artists of color and providing a meeting place for powerful Black men, in particular. During an elegant…
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Gina Prince-Bythewood on Oscars Shutout of The Woman King’ – The Hollywood Reporter- Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] When the Oscar nominations were announced in January, some of the most prominent omissions were films made by and starring Black women, including Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King, with a cast led by Viola Davis; Chinonye Chukwu’s Till, starring Danielle Deadwyler; and Alice Diop’s Saint Omer, which was France’s selection for international film. Prince-Bythewood…
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Ryan Coogler, Gina Prince-Bythewood: Black Panther 2, Creative Control – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Gina Prince-Bythewood — one of the most successful Black women directors in Hollywood and the visionary behind “Love & Basketball,” “Beyond the Lights” and “The Old Guard” — took a special date to the world premiere of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”: her teenage son Toussaint. “Seeing you there, knowing it’s a movie about motherhood more than…
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Gina Prince-Bythewood and Gersha Phillips on ‘The Woman King’ Costumes – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Director Gina Prince-Bythewood and costume designer Gersha Phillips tell IndieWire about how they drew upon and corrected the historical record with Viola Davis’ Agojie wardrobe. When costume designer Gersha Phillips came on board “The Woman King,” an epic action film about a band of African women warriors in the early 1800s, she immediately recognized…
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‘The Woman King’ Interviews: How Gina Prince-Bythewood Landed the Gig – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] “The Woman King” director is constantly evolving and unafraid to show off her work. As she tells IndieWire, that persistence and confidence landed her the biggest gig of her career. It started with a simple question: Why aren’t there more films about Black superheroes? For director Gina Prince-Bythewood, that query opened her journey into…
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‘The Woman King’ duo Viola Davis, Gina Prince-Bythewood on fighting prejudice | News – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Viola Davis and director Gina Prince-Bythewood, the formidable forces behind TIFF world premiere The Woman King, have opened up in an on-stage festival discussion about their personal battles for success as Black artists. The audience at Saturday’s (September 10) In Conversation With… session at TIFF Bell Lightbox heard how despite Davis’s talent, the Juilliard…
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Viola Davis and Gina Prince-Bythewood on the Battle to Get ‘The Woman King’ Made – The Hollywood Reporter- Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] The first time Gina Prince-Bythewood and Viola Davis met about The Woman King, in the offices of Davis’ production company in the spring of 2020, the filmmaker broke one of the rules of her trade. “As I started talking about my connection to the material, I lost it,” Prince-Bythewood says. “There’s no crying in…