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10 Female Directors Shaking Up the TV Landscape

Hiring more women to direct more TV creates more opportunities down the line, leading to more equality in the entire film and television-making process. – Emily Zemler, Shondaland. More:

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Written on 11 Jul 2019
25 Rising Female Directors to Know in 2019

These new directorial voices should make indie cinema an exciting place over the next several years. – Zack Sharf, IndieWire. More:

Written on 10 Jun 2019
Written or Directed by Women – 16 Movies to Catch in October 2018

“More than anything else, I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine.” – Nadia Murad, awarded the 2018 Nobel peace prize jointly with Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege. On Her Shoulders, directed by Alexandria Bombach, tells Nadia’s story. – Amen Oyiboke, Bustle. More:

Written on 16 Oct 2018
Under-Representation of Women in Movies: An Easy Fix

In 2017 women had 31.8% of speaking roles in movies, fewer than they did a decade ago. Hiring more female directors and writing in more female speaking roles would help the inclusion crisis. – Shannon Carlin, Bustle. More:

Written on 13 Aug 2018
Movies from a Female Revolution 1967-1980

These filmmakers serve as a corrective to the male-centric mythologies that often accompany discussions about film auteurs. BAMcinématek Film Series: ‘A Different Picture: Women Filmmakers in the New Hollywood Era, 1967- 1980’, Brooklyn Academy of Music until May 20. – Manohla Dargis, NYT. More:

Written on 4 May 2018
Half the Picture – Hollywood Overlooks Women Directors

Only 3% of 2018 film releases by the six major Hollywood studios are directed by women – the lowest percentage in five years. Amy Adrion’s crowd-funded documentary “Half the Picture” examines gender-based discrimination and hiring practices in Hollywood. It features Ava DuVernay (A Wrinkle in Time), Lena Dunham (Girls), Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight), Patricia Cardoso (Real Women Have Curves) and Jill Soloway. – Brandy McDonnell, AWFJ. More:

Written on 18 Apr 2018
Next Bechdel Test

As a bare-minimum metric, the Bechdel Test does a good job of showing how amazingly far Hollywood is from gender equality. But it isn’t going to push the industry toward an identifiable goal. Many films that pass the Bechdel Test failed most of these new tests. – Walt Hickey, Ella Koeze, Rachael Dottle & Gus Wezerek, FiveThirtyEight. More:

Written on 27 Dec 2017

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Tag: Female Directors

10 Female Directors Shaking Up the TV Landscape

Written on 11 Jul 2019

25 Rising Female Directors to Know in 2019

Written on 10 Jun 2019

Written or Directed by Women – 16 Movies to Catch in October 2018

Written on 16 Oct 2018

Under-Representation of Women in Movies: An Easy Fix

Written on 13 Aug 2018

Movies from a Female Revolution 1967-1980

Written on 4 May 2018

Half the Picture – Hollywood Overlooks Women Directors

Written on 18 Apr 2018

Next Bechdel Test

Written on 27 Dec 2017