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American Film Institute Reveals 25 Women Chosen for the Fox Filmmakers Lab

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The American Film Institute has named 25 alumnae of the AFI Conservatory and AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women to participate in the next phase of the Fox Filmmakers Lab. A partnership between AFI and 20th Century Fox, the Lab aims to increase the number of women directing major studio films — which was even lower last year than it was in 2015 — by giving them the chance to direct short films based on Fox titles: “Alien,” “Die Hard,” “The Omen,” “The Fly,” etc.

After developing their concepts in the coming months, the 25 directors will pitch their concepts to Fox executives; one or more of them will be chosen to make a short film based on their idea. Here are the 25 women who’ve advanced to the next phase of the Lab:

Joey Ally

Gillian Barnes

Shaz Bennett

Meredith Berg

Aubree Bernier-Clarke

Christine Boylan

Jan Eliasberg

Rachel Goldberg

Anne Hamilton

Tannaz Hazemi

Courtney Hoffman

Mako Kamitsuna