[ecrea] Women Screenwriters: An International Guide

Women Screenwriters An International Guide
Edited By Jill Nelmes and Jule Selbo
Special Offer - 30% off with this flyer

"At last there is a comprehensive book dedicated to the female voice in 
film - internationally heralded women screenwriters and also those whose 
work may have been forgotten or unacknowledged beyond the borders of 
their own countries. It is an inspirational document for all female 
storytellers, wherever they may be in their careers, to know that they 
are part of a tribe with such deep roots globally. It is at the same 
time an extraordinary social history that will be of great interest to 
anyone passionate about filmmaking. It's time that the curtain to be 
lifted on female screenwriters! This book has been compiled and written 
with thoroughness and insight. It is a gift to the archives of film 
history."
- Kathryn Himoff - film editor and producer of features, television, 
documentaries: Man in the High Castle (2015), Pollock (2000), Appaloosa 
(2008), Georgia O'Keefe (2009), Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 
(2005), The Office (2005), Ugly Betty (2006), Tibet: Cry of the Snow 
Lion (2002) and more.

"A remarkable accomplishment! Women Screenwriters transforms both global 
film history and women's history. Jill Nelmes and Jule Selbo have 
provided a treasure-trove of information and analysis that should lead 
to discoveries about all national cinemas and the creativity of women 
worldwide."
- Janet Staiger - film theoretician and historian and William P. Hobby 
Centennial Professor at University of Texas, Austin, author of Media 
Reception Studies (2005), Perverse Spectators (2000), Bad Women: 
Regulating Sexuality in Early Cinema (1995) and more.

About the book
Women Screenwriters is a study of more than 300 female writers from 60 
nations, from the first film scenarios produced in 1896 to the present 
day. An overview is given of the history and background of women 
screenwriters in each nation and the challenges they faced. Individual 
entries written by over 100 contributors illuminate the work of many of 
the most influential women writers. The scope and range of the book is 
far beyond any existing coverage of the subject. The volume is divided 
into six sections by continent: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North 
America and South America, and includes detailed coverage of female 
screenwriters from the United States, United Kingdom, France and 
Australia as well as nations such as Malta, Romania, South Africa, 
Russia and Switzerland. The volume is a rich resource and investigates 
the rarely discussed tradition of female screenwriting across the globe.
960 pp


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