The Adrienne Shelly Foundation

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation Adrienne was a one-of-kind person. Funny, silly, smart, cool and a naturally gifted actor, writer and director. It is now being developed as a Broadway musical.

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation is dedicated in loving memory to the uniquely gifted actor and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly, whose highly accomplished life was tragically cut short November 1, 2006. A kind, generous, beautiful soul whose infectious smile illuminated everything around her. Adrienne’s film career launched in 1988 with her starring role in director Hal Hartley’s acclaimed The Unbelievabl

e Truth, followed by the classic Trust two years later. She appeared in over twenty other films, including 2005′s Factotum with Matt Dillon. She wrote, directed and starred in three feature films, Sudden Manhattan, I’ll Take You There and Waitress, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, was purchased hours later by Fox Searchlight Films, and went on to critical acclaim and box-office success. Another of her scripts, Serious Moonlight, directed by Cheryl Hines and starring Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton, was released in theaters December 2009. It is now being adapted for the stage. Adrienne’s passion in life was to make movies. She lived for her art, and she never compromised her integrity or commitment to her vision. It is in this spirit that The Adrienne Shelly Foundation was established with a simple yet critical mission: Supporting Women Filmmakers. We’ve partnered with the finest academic and filmmaking institutions, including the Sundance Institute, AFI, IFP, Women in Film, Tribeca Film Institute, Nantucket Film Festival, Boston University, Columbia University and Rooftop Films, to provide scholarships, production grants, finishing funds and living stipends, and have granted over fifty awards to-date. This group includes Cynthia Wade, who won an Academy Award in 2008 for her documentary Freeheld, which ASF helped fund, as well as other notable filmmakers Dee Rees, Maryam Keshevarz, Ana Lily Amirpour, Ondi Timoner, Annie Sundberg/Ricki Stern, Nanette Burstein, Stacie Passon and Lucy Mulloy. With your generous tax-deductible donation, you can honor Adrienne’s legacy and help other very talented women achieve their filmmaking dreams. We thank you for your support.

08/20/2026

The musical adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You will begin Broadway performances Aug. 17, 2027.

08/20/2026

Author Marissa Stapley talks about creating the morally gray heroine and her fight for a free life: “We're all such a product of where we came from, and part of Lucky is me saying you can fight against that, and you should."

08/17/2026

When Lindsey Ryan showed producers an early draft of her script for Capsized, everyone was in agreement: She must be insane.

20 years later this incredible story Adrienne created continues its journey of impacting the lives of so many...
08/15/2026

20 years later this incredible story Adrienne created continues its journey of impacting the lives of so many...

The creators of ‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ — a love letter to theater kids out Friday, August 14 — exclusively tell BroadwayWorld how ‘Waitress’ became one of the new film’s main characters.

08/12/2026

DC Studios has put two TV projects on hold: The Amanda Waller series with Viola Davis and the "Wonder Woman" prequel show “Paradise Lost.”
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• Both series are no longer in active development. It should be noted that neither project was ever ordered to series.

• "Waller" would have seen Davis return as the character she played in both David Ayer and Gunn’s “Suicide Squad” films. “Paradise Lost” would have taken place on the island of Themyscira before the birth of Wonder Woman.

• "Waller" and "Paradise Lost" are the latest DC projects put on the back burner. It was previously reported that the "Booster Gold" series was not moving forward and "The Authority" movie was being shelved.

08/07/2026

Bella Thorne is also directing and writing the 'Spring Breakers' sequel she's starring in, the former Disney Star revealed on 'Call Her Daddy.'

07/28/2026

Marilyn Monroe would’ve been 100 years old this summer, and she’s still inspiring big-screen projects.

Congrats to Kat Sandler!
07/27/2026

Congrats to Kat Sandler!

The first teaser for Canadian series Yaga is finally here.

07/24/2026

“The Morning Show” is ending. Apple TV has announced Season 5 of the drama series will be its final season. It is slated to debut in 2027.

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07/20/2026

'Princess Diaries' recently had a breakthrough after a scrapped script, Anne Hathaway revealed.

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