Maggie Gyllenhaal has been appointed as Independent Film Adviser for the Autograph Collection Hotels Indie Film Project, a new platform designed to 'support the art of storytelling by shining a light on today's most talented screenwriters, filmmakers and distributors working in independent film'.

As part of her new role, Gyllenhaal will choose three female screenwriters from Hollywood's Black List to spend a week at an Autograph Collection hotel of their choice, 'offering an inspiring space, time and unrivalled hospitality to polish an existing script or develop new material'. The Dark Knight star commented 'We are at a moment, culturally, when people are hungry for stories that are emotionally true, rooted in diversity; and reflective of different voices. I am proud to support emerging female screenwriters in independent film, which has always been a place you can tell stories in an honest and authentic way'.