Long criticized for the lack
of women directors represented, this year Cannes will see the Coppola and Ramsay films, as well as Naomi Kawase's Radiance premiering in competition, a short film directed by Kristen Stewart, the Campion series, and seven films directed by women in the independent - minded Directors» Fortnight section.
Not exact matches
Susan Anderson, CBI's
director of human resources policy, said: «
Women are still under - represented in senior positions and more progress must be made, but it is encouraging that an increasing number of women are becoming directors, particularly from the younger age groups.&r
Women are still under -
represented in senior positions and more progress must be made, but it is encouraging that an increasing number
of women are becoming directors, particularly from the younger age groups.&r
women are becoming
directors, particularly from the younger age groups.»
In her goodwill message, Adebule, who was
represented by a
director in the Deputy Governor's Office, Alhaja Ramat Ladiju, urged
women to live up to their responsibilities and to address the spate
of teenage pregnancy in the society.
«On these steps today stand 82
women representing the number
of female
directors who have climbed these stairs since the first edition
of the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.»
A.O. Scott at The New York Times slammed the film's «pretense that this fantasia
of misogyny is really a feminist fable
of empowerment,» while Sady Doyle at The Atlantic declared that
director «Zack Snyder's gooey mix
of fetish gear, rape fantasies, and girls - with - guns action sequences
represents the nadir
of a long, slow, steady decline in action films starring
women.»
Although critic Megan Vaughan announced she wouldn't be seeing the Young Vic production
of «The Suppliant
Women» after
director Ramin Gray was accused
of misconduct toward female colleagues, the Royal Court's decision
represented the first time a play has been axed in light
of allegations.
Acclaimed Wellington - born New Zealand filmmaker Dame Jane Campion once stated that she «would love to see more
women directors because they
represent half
of the population and gave birth to the whole world...
Another, Let The Corpses Tan (B), was a intensely psychedelic tribute to Italo - Westerns from the
directors of Amer and The Strange Color Of Your Body's Tears that had a woman I'm pretty sure was supposed to represent God who lactated champagn
of Amer and The Strange Color
Of Your Body's Tears that had a woman I'm pretty sure was supposed to represent God who lactated champagn
Of Your Body's Tears that had a
woman I'm pretty sure was supposed to
represent God who lactated champagne.
The ladies were among 82
women who joined forces on the steps
of the Palais des Festivals to
represent the only 82 female
director who have ever had a film featured in the festival.
Representing Manchester by the Sea are
director Kenneth Lonergan, along with producers Matt Damon and Kimberly Steward, the latter
of whom is only the second African American
woman ever to be a Best Picture nominee.
«I would love to see more
women directors because they
represent half
of the population - and gave birth to the whole world.
With the domination
of male
directors in the film industry,
women too often see themselves
represented on - screen through the male lens: Laura Mulvey's term
of the Male Gaze.
Between Cate Blanchett being appointed to head the largely female jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival and the much - publicized march
of 82
women down the red carpet at the start
of the festival (
representing the mere 82
women directors in 71 years who've competed for the Palme d'Or), many have come to predict that one
of the three female filmmakers in competition this year would take the top prize.
Though
women are
represented in almost every category at the festival, the stats for
women directors at Cannes aren't much better than last year's, and parity remains a distant not - reality, so there's still a lot
of work to be done.
«Throughout her career, Rist has reinvented the ways in which technology and media frame and
represent bodies — particularly those
of women — so I can't imagine a better context than Times Square to literally multiply her powers,» stated Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic
Director, New Museum, in the Times Square projection announcement.
Instead
of representing the models in their own clothes, as is the case with his portraits
of men, Wiley has collaborated with Riccardo Tisci, Creative
Director of the famed French couture house Givenchy, to design long dresses for the
women.
Women represent just 32 %
of this year's list, with Frances Morris,
director of Tate Modern, in joint fifth place
«We are extremely proud
of the extraordinary talent
represented by the Ann Korologos Gallery and this exhibition allows us to bring together four
women artists, each with a unique view and diverse approach to their art,» explains Gallery
Director Julia Novy.
The speakers
represent women who have served or are serving on prominent international benches, among others Rosemary Barkett, judge for US - Iran Claims Tribunal, Valerie Hughes, former
Director of the WTO Appellate Body Secretariat, Fatumata Dembélé Diarra, former Judge at the International Criminal Court.