The number of female filmmakers at major U.S. film festivals only increased by a percentage point in 2021 to 2022. Documentaries employ more women than narrative features.

The film, which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2006, was inspired by the story of Panahi’s daughter, who sneaked into a stadium to watch a match.

In 2021, “CODA” premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the audience and jury awards; it started streaming on Apple TV+ in mid-August, two weeks before the festivals.

No one could accuse Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente of coasting. Since joining the organization from the Toronto International Film Festival in 2021 — smack in the middle of the COVID-19 ...