Wood had initially produced the film with The Weinstein Co. but cut ties following the sexual assault allegations against its co-founder Harvey Weinstein in 2017. Things got complicated when TWC fell into bankruptcy and Lantern Entertainment acquired the Weinstein Co. library, from which Wood reacquired the rights to her film.
Filmmaker Lesli Linka Glatter will also receive the Independent Film Pioneer Award on the closing night presentation of her seminal 1995 filmThe festival's line-up of 19 narrative features and 11 documentaries include films that explore the impact of the #MeToo movement on industries - docs- and will be screened in conjunction with panel discussions.
Out of the 38 feature films showcased at the festival, 74 percent - 28 films - are directed by women. "While our festival is content driven, the fact that we ‘over-represent’ female filmmakers in our lineup is gratifying on many levels,” Karolyne Sosa, the festival's director of programming, said in a statement.
The DTLA film festival, a nonprofit organization, was established in 2008 and aims to promote underrepresented voices in filmmaking as well as reflecting the neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles. Film Independent's LA Film Festival also used to be held in downtown LA from 2010 to 2015. It moved to Culver City before shuttering last year.
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