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TheWrap and The Female Quotient Present “Changing Hollywood: The Road to 50/50 by 2020” at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, moderated by Sharon Waxman with producer Cassian Elwes, film executive Chaz Ebert, actress Dionne Audain, Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk, documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker and Swedish Film Institute’s Anna Swerner.

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A group six of leading entertainment industry insiders and activists on Monday affirmed that the goal of gender equity in Hollywood can be achieved if women continue to insist on change.

“Every time you ask difficult questions about this topic you create an uncomfortable atmosphere,” said panelist Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, a public entity that finances film in Sweden, at a Wrap-sponsored panel focused on gender equity at the Cannes Film Festival.

But Serner said it was imperative to “count, count, count” the number of women to get to fully 50-50 equity. “Forty-sixty is rubbish,” she said.

Serner was one of the first women to adopt the “50/50 by 2020” mission to achieve full gender parity in the film industry, and in three years the institute has achieved just that in film funding, she said.

She was joined on the panel by veteran film producer and activist Cassian Elwes...

Starring Dan Istrate as Jacques St. Germaine, the wealthy Alchemist (Alias, 96 Souls, Drakul), Dionne Audain as voodoo priestess Marie Laveu ( I Love Dick, Lemon, How To Get Away With Murder ), and Megan Graves as Mary, the orphan (House of Cards, All Our Yesterdays: Past Is Prologue, Chris and Carol), and with an original musical score by composer John Piscitello (Becoming Bond, The Short Game, Unseen Enemy ), Dinner With The Alchemist weaves …

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We have a brand new exclusive clip from the upcoming film Toe to Toe, which will be released on February 26 in New York City and on March 12 in Los Angeles. Click below for our brand new exclusive clip, and you can also for more information on further screenings.

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At a politically correct prep school in Washington DC two girls -one black, one white- go toe to toe. Jesse (Louisa Krause) is a privileged but troubled white girl whose slutty tendencies pull her towards self-destructive behavior. Tosha (Sonequa Martin) is a fiercely determined African-American from Anacostia, one of DC's most impoverished areas. Both new seniors and star players on their school's lacrosse team, the two girls click despite their differences. Their fledgling friendship begins to falter when they discover their shared interest in Rashid, a dashing Lebanese deejay.

Things unravel further when Tosha and Jesse have a shoving match...

St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Opens: 2010

Cast: Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, David Tennant, Gemma Arterton, Talulah Riley

Director: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson

Summary: A rollercoaster-style treasure hunt for the legendary Fritton’s Gold ensues as the feisty and ever-resourceful schoolgirls of St Trinian’s face their most fearsome establishment rivals yet - the villainous Pomfrey and his sidekicks from the women-hating secret society known as AD1.

Analysis: While it didn't travel much beyond the UK, 2007's reboot of the "St Trinian's" franchise nearly doubled its £7 million production budget in sales in the UK alone - making it one of the top grossing independent British films of the past decade. Reviews were decidedly mixed but generally pretty weak at the time, so the greenlighting of a sequel surprised quite a few.

Despite a critical drubbing, the core audience of young British teenage girls seemed to be satisfied by...

We are pleased to offer you images from Emily Abt's "Toe to Toe" from this year's Sundance Film Festival. Abt directs from her own screenplay the drama which stars Louisa Krause, Sonequa Martin, Leslie Uggams, Dionne Audain, Hina Abdullah, Erica Chamblee, Maha Chehlaoui and Gaius Charles.   The Pureland Pictures, Susie Q Productions and Toe to Toe Film Productions' drama is a nominee of the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category.   Check out all of the images!   Lead actresses make race drama "Toe to Toe" an outstanding Sundance discovery Coming-of-age dramas are Sundance Film Festival staples but writer/director Emily Abt's "Toe to Toe," making its world premiere in Park City, Utah, stands apart with a female tale perfectly synced with political issues of the day. Tosha (newcomer Sonequa Martin) is an African American student...read the rest of the review from Sundance.  ...

We are pleased to offer you images from Emily Abt's "Toe to Toe" from this year's Sundance Film Festival. Abt directs from her own screenplay the drama which stars Louisa Krause, Sonequa Martin, Leslie Uggams, Dionne Audain, Hina Abdullah, Erica Chamblee, Maha Chehlaoui and Gaius Charles.   The Pureland Pictures, Susie Q Productions and Toe to Toe Film Productions' drama is a nominee of the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category.   Check out all of the images!  ...

We are pleased to offer you images from Emily Abt's "Toe to Toe" from this year's Sundance Film Festival. Abt directs from her own screenplay the drama which stars Louisa Krause, Sonequa Martin, Leslie Uggams, Dionne Audain, Hina Abdullah, Erica Chamblee, Maha Chehlaoui and Gaius Charles.   The Pureland Pictures, Susie Q Productions and Toe to Toe Film Productions' drama is a nominee of the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category.   Check out all of the images!  ...