Glamour’s ‘Dealbreaker’ selected for Sundance

Women just got a boost from the Sundance Film Festival. Gwyneth Paltrow’s directorial debut, the short film “Dealbreaker” – which she co-directed with Mary Wigmore, her best friend and godmother of her daughter, Apple – has earned a spot at the January festival.

“Dealbreaker,” a comedy about dating follies, is part of a project from Glamour magazine that links female moviemakers and talent with stories inspired by real women.

The nod from Sundance means the project has “gotten artistic recognition and authenticity from the industry,” says Leslie Russo, associate publisher at Glamour.

Five stories, picked from more than 4,000 essays submitted to Glamour, were made into films by a Who’s Who of Hollywood women. Trudie Styler (the wife of rock musician Sting) and Emmy-winning “Sex and the City” writer Jenny Bicks also make directorial debuts.

The films will be available on glamour.com starting Friday and on DVD in January.

“I looked at 20 essays, and this one spoke to me,” Styler says of her project, “Wait.” The film, which stars Kerry Washington and Debi Mazar, “poses the question: Is there one person in our life who fate has meant us to be with, even if odds look against it?”

Sting contributed the theme song.

“Dealbreaker” is based on a funny, three-sentence essay titled “You Gotta Go.”

“We had a joke in our relationship about dating deal breakers,” says Wigmore, who has been friends with Paltrow since age 4. “We created a script around that essay and included stories from our own lives.” The other films are “Gnome,” directed by Bicks; “Good Morning Baby,” starring Piper Perabo; and “Little Black Dress” with Rosario Dawson.

“I’m so proud, and Glamour wants to do it again next year,” says Moxie Pictures’ Francesca Silvestri, who oversaw the project. “I’ve already gotten some calls from potential filmmakers and actresses who want to direct.”