2015 Coverage

Athena Film Fest: ‘Beyond the Lights’ Writer/Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Among 2015 Honorees — Indiewire

​​Athena Film Festival Announces 2015 Awardees — Yahoo Movies*

Athena Film Fest:A Celebration of Women & Leadership unveils 2015 Awardees — Festivals Live

​​Athena Film Festival Announces 2015 Awardees — Movies with Butter*

Athena Film Festival: HBO’s Sheila Nevins, Director Gina Pince-Bythewood Among Honorees — Woman Express

Jodie Foster To Receive Laura Ziskin Award At Athena Fest — Deadline

Athena Film Festival: Jodie Foster to Receive Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award — The Hollywood Reporter

Jodie Foster to Receive Athena Film Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award — Variety

Jodie Foster to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 5th Athena Film Festival — Indiewire

Jodie Foster Receives Laura Zizkin Lifetime Achievement Award — Out Magazine

Jodie Foster to be honoured at Athena Film Festival — Business Recorder

Jodie Foster to receive lifetime achievement award at Athena Film Festival  — Columbia  Daily Spectator

Jodie Foster to receive lifetime achievement award at Athena Fest — UPI

Athena Film Festival Announces Lineup of Narrative, Documentary and Short Films: February 5-8 — Fine Art Magazine

Here’s Why Geena Davis Started a Film Festival Focused Not on Women, But Diversity — Indiewire

Obvious Child,’ ‘Beyond the Lights’ Announced for Fifth Annual Athena Film Festival; Complete Lineup Released — Indiewire

The 2015 Athena Film Festival Trailer Is Here! — Indiewire

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks — Bitch Flicks*

Obvious Child,’ ‘Beyond the Lights’ Announced for Fifth Annual Athena Film Festival; Complete Lineup Released — IMDB*

7 Highlights of Athena Film Fest’s Strong Women-Centric Lineup — Indiewire

Things We Saw Today: AMWRRO Doesn’t Need Any More Koala Mittens — The Mary Sue

Athena Film Festival: ‘Beyond the Lights,’ ‘Obvious Child’ Highlight Female-Focused Lineup — Yahoo! News ***

Jodie Foster to Receive Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award  — Morningside Area Alliance 

 Athena Film Festival Announced Its Lady-Stacked Lineup And Everything Looks Amazing — BUST Magazine

Jodie Foster to headline Athena Film Festival focused on visibility of women in film — Columbia Daily Spectator

Rosie O’Donnell’s documentary to premiere at Athena Film Festival  — Columbia Daily Spectator

Rosie O’Donnell Documentary to Premiere at the Athena Film Festival — Huffington Post Video

Rosie O’Donnell’s documentary to premiere at Athena Film Festival — The Journal News

Rosie O’Donnell Documentary to Premiere at the Athena Film Festival — Yahoo! News ***

Two Weeks to Go Until the 2015 Athena Film Festival (New Poster) — Women and Hollywood

Rosie O’Donnell Documentary to Premiere at the Athena Film Festival — AOL on Entertainment

Jodie Foster to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Athena Film Festival — Broadway World

Yesterday’s News: Simon Pegg Co-writing Star Trek 3 & Jake Gyllenhaal Passes on Suicide Squad — Next Production

Rosie O’Donnell To Premiere Her Heartfelt HBO Doc At The Athena Film Festival! — Perez Hilton

Rosie O’Donnell Documentary to Premiere at the Athena Film Festival — Yahoo! Celebrity

Rosie O’Donnell Documentary ‘A Heartfelt Stand Up’ to Premiere at Athena Film Festival — Yahoo! Movies

Athena Film Festival Announces Lineup Of Narrative, Documentary And Short Films — New Yorkled

Through Sunday, February 8th: Athena Film Festival 2015 Celebrates Women & Leadership — Nifty NYC

Upcoming film fests around the city — Washington Square News

Dukhtar – Athena Film Festival 2015 — Welcome to Harlem

 Winter Vintners | Undie run | Athena Film Festival — Cran’s New York Business 

Athena Film Festival & Awards — DO NYC

An Interview with Melissa Silverstein — FBOMB

Athena Film Festival & Awards — NYC.COM

Hot Sheet: Perry Nation — Advocate

21 awesome things happening in New York this week — Time Out

ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL & AWARDS — Guest of a Guest

Weekend Nugget: Selfie art exhibit, Winter Carnival, and Super Bowl parties — Columbia Spectator

Announced Athena Film Festival Award Winners — Fine Art Magazine

Hot Sheet: January 30, 2015 — Gay-News

Bits & pieces — New York Post

The Athena Film Festival: Pushing the Conversation Forward — Bitch Flicks

5 Fun Ways To Kickstart February In NYC This Week — Gothamist

Athena Film Festival! — Harlem One Stop

Fifth Annual Athena Film Festival — Time Out

Athena Film Festival — Village Voice

New York Today: Scene of the Crash — New York Times

Red Carpet Calendar — People Stylewatch

Twyla Tharp, BC ’63, to discuss intersection of dance and film at Athena Film Festival — Columbia Spectator

The Broadsheet: February 4th — Fortune ****

Athena Film Fest Honors Leaders Through Film — The Harlem Eye: Beat on the Street 

“We are 50 percent of the population and our stories matter”: Athena Film Festival founder Melissa Silverstein on sexism in Hollywood — Salon

The Athena Film Festival 2015: Reimagining Gender Equality in Movies — The Broad Side

ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL: WE ARE THE BEST!​ — TWI-NY!

Athena Film Festival – Time Out New York – February 5-11, 2015 — Time Out

Athena Film Festival – Wall Street Journal – February 4, 2015 — Wall Street Journal

Athena Film Festival – Village Voice – February 4, 2015 — Village Voice

Star-Studded Athena Film Festival Hopes to Highlight Diverse Forms of Female Leadership — The Hollywood Reporter

“‘Love and Basketball’ creator to be honored at Athena Film Festival — Amsterdam News

THURS, 2/5: RESTAURANT PANEL + TASTING, SIMON DOONAN, ILLUMINATING DISEASE — The Skint

Opening Night Segment  — CBS Newspath

Preview Segment — NY 1

ATHENA FF – EW – 02.13.15 — Entertainment Weekly

2.6.15 – AFF – NY Times — New York Times

February 6 – 8 – AM New York  — AM New York

Athena Film Festival: Jodie Foster Reflects on Need for Female Directors — The Hollywood Reporter

Your Weekend Starts Now 2/5/15 — Stephanie Simon

CELEBRATING WOMEN IN FILM: 10 BEST FILMS TO WATCH AT NEW YORK’S ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL — Animal New York

Documentary “Dreamcatcher — Bitch Media

Sony Pictures head Amy Pascal leaving top job — CBS News

Pictures — Contact News

Getting the most out of the Athena Film Festival: A guide — Columbia Spectator

Jodie Foster looks sophisticated in a fitted blue frock as she arrives at film festival to accept a lifetime achievement award — Daily Mail

Jodie Foster @ 2015 Athena Film Festival opening night in NYC 02/05/15 HQ — Lipstick Alley

The Mary Sue Interview: The Athena Film Festival Founders On Women in Hollywood And Strong Female Protagonists — The Mary Sue

Opening Night of the Athena Film Festival — Zimbio

How Do You Make It As a Female Director in Male-Dominated Hollywood — Vulture

Jodie Foster on women in film: “TV is where the story is now” — Salon

Fifth Annual Athena Film Fest Celebrates Women in Cinema — Film Festival Traveler

Jodie Foster – 2015 Athena Film Festival Opening Night in NYC — Got Celeb

6 Things for You To Do in New York City’s Neighborhoods This Weekend — DNA Info

Jodie Foster Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award, Comments on Lack of Female Directors,” by Shane Barnes, February 6, 2015 — Flavorwire

‘Beyond The Lights’ Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Discusses Lack Of Diversity And Female Filmmakers In Hollywood — International Business Times

Daily 5: ‘A Month in the Country,’ Jay Pharoah — New York

Athena Film Festival: Jodie Foster Reflects on Need for Female Directors — Yahoo

Jodie Foster: Why Hollywood Needs More Women Directors — People

Jodie Foster on Women in the Movie Business at the Athena Film Festival — Wall Street Journal

Jodie Foster praises ex-Sony honcho Amy Pascal — New York Post

How’s the movie industry treating women this week? — The Dissolve

HBO’s Sheila Nevins Between Awards: An Interview — Huffington Post

From Mariachis To Futbolistas: 3 Female-Directed Movies To Watch At The Athena Film Festival — Remzcla

EXCLUSIVE: Rosie O’Donnell on Why She Quit ‘The View’: ‘Something Had to Give — ET Online

Rosie O’Donnell Explains Why She’s Leaving ‘The View’ — Hollywood Reporter

Rosie O’Donnell jokes about split with wife, ‘View’ exit —  New York Daily News

Rosie O’Donnell explains The View exit: ‘My health got a little worse’ — Digital Spy

Still smiling! Rosie O’Donnell makes first public appearance after announcing her split from wife and departure from The View — Daily Mail

Rosie O’Donnell: Leaving The View Was Doctor’s Orders — People

Rosie O’Donnell Explains Her View Exit, Marital Split, Compares Brian Williams to Lance Armstrong — Showbiz 411

Rosie O’Donnell Explains Exit From The View: I Did It For My Health — US Weekly

Rosie O’Donnell leaves ‘The View’ after her marriage to Michelle Rounds ends — Examiner

LOST MY BOO AND TV ‘VIEW  — Daily News

Rosie roasts Brian — New York Post 

Jodie’s kind words for Amy — New York Post

Rosie O’Donnell Disses Brian Williams and Jokes About Marital Problem — Ace Showbiz

Rosie O’Donnell Comments on Decision to Leave THE VIEW — Broadway World

Athena Film Festival honors female film industry leaders — Columbia Spectator 

Rosie O’Donnell Speaks Out for the First Time About Leaving ‘The View’ — Extra TV

Rosie O’Donnell on why she quit ‘The View:’ ‘Something Had to Give’**** — Fox News 

Athena Film Festival Honorees Reveal Women Who Inspired Them — Hollywood Reporter 

Rosie O’Donnell Takes on Brian Williams at the Athena Film Festival — Huffington Post

Rosie O’Donnell Takes a Few Shots At Brian Williams — The Interrobang

Maggie Q Celebrates the Chinese New Year in Time Square — Just Jared 

Rosie O’Donnell says her exit from ‘The View’ is due to health issues: It ‘got a little bit worse right before the holidays’ — New York Daily News

Rosie O’Donnell: ‘The View’ departure is for health reasons — Newsday

Dreamcatcher’ documentary follows former sex worker back to the streets: TRFN — Reuters

CeeLo, Charli XCX, and Kenny G Weigh In on the Iggy Azalea Controversy — Vulture

ROSIE O’DONNELL ON WHY SHE QUIT ‘THE VIEW’: ‘SOMETHING HAD TO GIVE’**** — Wonderwall

Rosie O’Donnell Documentary to Premiere at the Athena Film Festival — Yahoo 

Why Rosie O’Donnell is leaving “The View” — CBS News

Awkward! Rosie O’Donnell Already Back on The View…And No Mention of Her Departure Is Made: Watch — E! Online

Rosie O’Donnell avoids departure talk on ‘The View’ in first show since exit news — New York Daily News

Rosie O’Donnell Calls Brian Williams a ‘Lance Armstrong Liar’ — People

Rosie O’Donnell Reveals The Real Reason She’s Leaving The View — Perez Hilton

Rosie O’Donnell: Under Doctor’s Orders to Leave The View — The Hollywood Gossip

Athena Film Festival Honors Rosie O’Donnell, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Sheila Nevins and Cathy Schulman — The Source