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There are many professions in Hollywood in which women are under-represented, and despite an increasing number of women winning cinematography awards around the globe, there are many glass ceilings yet to smash in order to reach anywhere near gender parity.    Here are some of the most highly regarded below-the-line talents making a difference in and outside Hollywood.

In honor of International Women’s Day, Hollywood Foreign Press Association member David Caspi hosts this episode of our Golden Globes Around the World podcast series featuring Israeli actresses, sisters Moran Atias and Shani Atias, to discuss their new women empowerment initiative titled “Me First”. Moran Atias first rose to fame as a fashion model in Italy, with noted designer Roberto Cavalli taking her under his wing and later walking the runways for major brands, namely Dolce and Gabbana with whom she formed a close bond.

As we observe International Women’s Day this March 8, as part of Women’s History Month, it seems like a good time to reflect on just how much progress women in Hollywood have made in the past year. The answer today may be disappointing.

Cyrus Neshvad’s mother told horrifying stories at the dinner table in Luxembourg. It was back in 2019 and she had heard from several family members on the phone from Iran that a lot of women were disappearing without a trace.

Los Angeles native, Florencia Martin, received her first Academy Award nomination this year as production designer of Damien Chazelle’s Golden Globe Best Picture nominee, Babylon. She also was production designer for Golden Globe-nominated Blonde.

Giancarlo Giannini, the legendary Italian film star, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on March 6, 2023. The ceremony was held in front of a large crowd of fans who came out to show their appreciation for Giannini's remarkable career.

At the time of its scheduled release on June 30 of this year, the leading man of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be just two weeks shy of his 81st birthday. But debates and jokes about his age are the last thing Harrison Ford wants to hear, and rightfully so.

Ramin Sohrab made the first Iranian-Finnish action movie against all odds. Layers of Lies is a redemption, revenge, and love story.

“As a 52-year-old woman who’s been living in New York and writing comedy for 30 years, there aren’t too many rooms anymore where I feel like a charlatan and a failure, but we found one! It’s tonight! I am vibrating with the energy of a person who’s afraid that the next thing she says will reveal her idiocy!” These were the words of actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright Tina Fey, as part of her acceptance speech of the PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award last Thursday in New York City. The ceremony took place in a Broadway theater (The Town Hall), not far from Rockefeller Center, the setting of her hit comedy 30 Rock (2006-2013), created by Fey based on her experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live (SNL).

Michael B. Jordan’s feature directing debut, Creed III, delivered a knockout punch at the box office, instantly becoming the sports-themed movie that can claim to have the biggest opening weekend ever.