Women In Motion at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Dame Donna Langley has dedicated her career to supporting cinematic works that capture the cultural zeitgeist and give women a voice, promoting inclusion and diversity both in front of and behind the camera. Initially Executive Producer at New Line Cinema, she joined Universal in 2001. She is now Chairman and Chief Content Officer of NBCUniversal Studio Group, and the first British woman to head a major Hollywood studio. Ms. Langley was elevated to the rank of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2020, a recognition of her achievements in redefining popular culture and her efforts to cultivate opportunities for women and people of color across the entertainment industry.

Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu is a graduate of the London Film School and an alumna of Berlinale Talents, Tokyo Talents and the Locarno Filmmakers Academy. In 2023, her first feature film, Tiger Stripes, was awarded the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the 76th Cannes Festival, making it the first Malaysian film by a female director to be presented at Cannes, and the first Malaysian film to be awarded such a distinction at the Festival. In Tiger Stripes, as well as in her acclaimed short It's Easier to Raise Cattle, she explores the female body and identity in the cultural context of Southeast Asia.