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MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, FOUNDER of Women and Hollywood, talked to Refinery29 about her organization, Harvey Weinstein, and the most pressing issues that need to be addressed in terms of gender [...]

IN AN ARTICLE for Variety, Melissa Silverstein, founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood wrote, “I think this summer has made it clear that there are less true movie stars than people [...]

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED film, “Wonder Woman,” starring Gal Gadot is expected to be released in 2017. According to Melissa Silverstein, artist director of the Athena Film Festival, “It’s the first [...]

MELISSA SILVERSTEIN started her Women and Hollywood blog eight and half years ago to address the gender gap in the entertainment industry. Five years ago, she brought it to the Indiewire Blog [...]

THE SIXTH ANNUAL Athena Film Festival, co-founded by Melissa Silverstein runs from February 18-21 at Barnard College in New York City. This year’s line-up includes an impressive list of [...]

WE HAVE A long way to go when it comes to the staggering underrepresentation of strong female characters in film, but The Mary Sue has compiled a list of “7 Great Female Characters of 2015 [...]

MELISSA SILVERSTEIN is bringing the conversation of gender inequality in Hollywood to London with a discussion at Birkbeck College of the University of London. The talk, “The Status of [...]

Co-founded by Melissa Silverstein, the festival announced a partnership with online screenplay resource The Black List (blcklst.com). More ...

The Athena Film Festival, co-founded by Melissa Silverstein, is accepting script submissions through Sept. 15. The festival (Feb. 18-21 in NYC) seeks works about a "strong woman character in a [...]