Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and is a contributing writer to the opinion page of The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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Jane Fonda in Cannes: Let’s Make Sure We Represent Women 51 Percent in Movies
“Women see things differently,” the actress says. “We just do”
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Cannes Market: Nigel Sinclair On New Start, Lessons Learned From Exclusive Exit (Exclusive)
“The takeaway for me from Exclusive is realizing that independent films can be made as good as studio films”
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Sony Classics Buys Holocaust Drama ‘Son of Saul’ at Cannes Festival
The film is in competition and a festival favorite
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Cannes: Miles Teller Boxing Drama ‘Bleed For This’ Sells for $4 Million to Open Road
The indie distributor is planning on an awards season release
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Cannes Interview: Filmmaker Matteo Garrone On Reinventing Lost Fairy Tales, Love, Human Obsession
Says the director of “Tale of Tales”: “What I’m interested in is human conflict, the violence, the love, the obsession of the human being”
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Elle Fanning Transgender Drama ‘3 Generations’ Acquired for $6 Million by Weinstein Co at Cannes (Updated)
Susan Sarandon and Naomi Watts play trans teen’s grandmother and mother, respectively
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Gus Van Sant’s ‘Sea of Trees’ Booed at Cannes First Showing
The meditative film starring Matthew McConaughey had a rough first showing
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Cannes Debuts Natalie Portman’s Slow-Moving ‘Tale of Love and Darkness’
Watching Portman act in fluent Hebrew is a bit of a delightful shock, like seeing someone you’ve known a long time suddenly demonstrate that they can juggle knives
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Jake Gyllenhaal Hits Hard in ‘Southpaw’ Glimpse as Weinstein Company Unveils Strong 2015 Lineup in Cannes
The arthouse giant has one of its best-looking slates in years, with films from Quentin Tarantino, Antoine Fuqua and Justin Kurzel
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Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment Closes $20 Million Production Credit
Deal totals $75 million in credit with First Republic Bank over three years
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Cannes Wrap Cover Story: Isabelle Huppert Surveys Her Career, Her Life and Her Beloved Festival
“Frankly, Cannes is my lucky star,” the prolific actress tells editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman
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The Latest on the ‘Silicon Valley’ and Hollywood Divide: Periscope It
Hollywood storytellers are struggling to adapt to the new reality of 24/7 accessibility over social media . And now there’s Periscope!
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Snapchat and Sensors, Periscope and Piracy at TheWrap’s Power Women Panel in San Francisco
TheWrap’s Power Women breakfast was trending on Twitter in San Francisco on Friday
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Chelsea Handler Shares New Details of Her Upcoming Netflix Series (Video)
Her new documentary series will be about Racism, Marriage, Silicon Valley and Ayahuasca
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Chelsea Handler, Kara Swisher Join San Francisco’s Power Women 2015 (Photos)
Comedian Chelsea Handler and journalist Kara Swisher joined more than 100 high powered women executives in entertainment and technology for TheWrap’s first Power Women breakfast in San Francisco on Friday
