Sentences with phrase «of women in the film industry»

Sri Reddy's semi-nude protest against the alleged sexual exploitation of women in the film industry by influential members outside the Movie Artistes Association (MAA), an apex body of the Telugu film industry.

At her tribute, Cattrall spoke about the role of women in the film industry, the limited roles available for women over 40, and finding empowerment.

Many of the acceptance speeches focused on the place of women in the film industry and in the world at large, a sign of the way the national conversation has changed since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke last year.

Meanwhile, two new studies are further fuel for the fire that scorches ambitions of women in the film industry.

Gestures of cultural understanding are performed by a number of artists whose images reveal complex narratives: Kent Monkman's alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle reclaims a controversial headdress; Aida Muluneh speaks to the struggles and achievements of the African diaspora across history; and Caroline Monnet's scene of women in the film industry highlights an emerging sense of power and self - determination.

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She has a keen understanding of her place in Hollywood, right now — as one of the breakout stars of a beloved sitcom; as the most fascinating character on Legion, one of current TV's most fascinating shows; as a high - profile woman in an industry currently under an enormous amount of scrutiny for how it treats women; and as an actress building a singularly astonishing resume of excellent, low - flying indie oddball films like Ingrid Goes West and Safety Not Guaranteed.

We've also looked at the presence of women behind the camera in the film industry and found that there's a great disparity there also.

«This important tax credit will help women and minority writers and directors break into the film industry here in New York City, one of the most diverse places in the world.»

Ziskin, a Hollywood film producer who died of metastatic breast cancer, was a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer, an initiative founded in 2008 by nine women in the entertainment industry to accelerate groundbreaking research and bring new treatments to patients as quickly as possible.

Just at the comfort of fingertips a cub or a sugar momma could find somebody to spend a good time with The celebrities popular and famous women in the film industry have set the precedence for the ordinary ladies to take on the dating of cubs.

Denis's film may conceivable be dismissed as a slender diversion in some quarters — notably, that quadrant of society (and, still, the film industry) that regards the inner lives of women of a certain age as a subject of secondary concern.

WFF, is a significant player within the Canadian film fest circuit, i known for its intimate, casual environment, set by Mishaw's loyal and tireless admin team, consisting mostly of women, most of whom have been with the festival for years, setting the stage for high - quality film - centric hospitality through which filmmakers and industry honchos mingle, and deals are made not only via scheduled one - on - one meetings, but also in the hot tub or on the ski slopes.

In a tradition going back almost to the birth of cinema, the Hong Kong film industry in particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasurIn a tradition going back almost to the birth of cinema, the Hong Kong film industry in particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasurin particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasure.

By contrast, Lady Bird offers a different kind of view of right now, one that exists outside the anger paradigm except in the way that many are angry women are still left behind in terms of parity in the film industry.

Women have come a long way in Marvel films, from the early days of Kirsten Dunst «s distressed starlet Mary Jane in «Spider - Man» to Gwyneth Paltrow «s Stark Industries CEO Pepper Potts in the «Iron Man» franchise.

While sexual harrassment exposed depressing truths about the state of women in the industry, it was also a banner year for female - led films.

The WIDC's Women In the Director's Chair Industry Immersion practicum provided eight mid-career women screen directors with the opportunity to further their projects with input from leaders in all aspects of the film induWomen In the Director's Chair Industry Immersion practicum provided eight mid-career women screen directors with the opportunity to further their projects with input from leaders in all aspects of the film industrIn the Director's Chair Industry Immersion practicum provided eight mid-career women screen directors with the opportunity to further their projects with input from leaders in all aspects of the film iIndustry Immersion practicum provided eight mid-career women screen directors with the opportunity to further their projects with input from leaders in all aspects of the film induwomen screen directors with the opportunity to further their projects with input from leaders in all aspects of the film industrin all aspects of the film industryindustry.

Paul Gratton, a long - time industry veteran and an undeniable movie lover is WFF's artistic director, and shows a high degree of awareness of women's accomplishments in film.

The Archer Film Festival strives to bridge that divide by empowering and highlighting young filmmakers who share the goal of increasing the number of women in the film and television industry, and to participate in the conversation about women's representation onscreen.

Our mandate is to recognize, support and raise consciousness about women working in the film industry — in front of and behind the cameras, and writing about film and the film industry — through coverage on our Web site at www.awfj.org, the presentation of awards for outstanding achievements, and through outreach programs.

During an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian actor made a pledge to work with a female director every 18 months in a bid to help increase the number of women working in the film industry.

Making history, however, are the foreign film «A Fantastic Woman» and feature documentary «Strong Island,» projects with transgender voices, making it quite possible that the work of an openly trans person could earn one of the industry's top prizes in March.

Our team — comprised of associates, contributors, editors, graphic artists, web techs, and interns — collaborate on daily content aimed at bringing attention to films made by women — including small «indies» and foreign language films — and thereby celebrating their accomplishments in the entertainment industry.

The Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry honored «Rose McGowan, Ashley Judd and all who spoke out against sexual harassment,» while the AWFJ Hall of Shame Award went to «sexual tormentors Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, et al.» Louis CK earned a mention for his shelved film, «I Love You, Daddy,» which won the Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award for its pairing of 64 - year - old John Malkovich and 20 - year - old Chloe Grace Moretz.

Kat Brown Despite the recent directing achievements of Angelina Jolie and Golden Globe nominee Ava DuVernay, research shows that women are less represented in the film industry than ever before.

There are some controversial scenes and the film labours to make a point of depicting sex in an extremely unsexy way focusing more on the bleakness of the existence of the lives of the women caught up in the sex industry.

Seeing more dynamic women in film is just the beginning of making the industry more diverse and inclusive.»

Most of the women winners — most prominently among them Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern for their performances in Big Little Lies, and Reese Witherspoon for her producing — spoke about the issues at hand when up on stage, many of them having brought women's rights advocates who work outside of the film industry with them to the show, as a sign of solidarity and support.

By writing and casting strong roles in films ranging from dark comedies to crime thrillers, Campion has paved the way for women in the film industry and provided audiences with new points of view.

The panel aims to explore topics such as empathy's place in the sea - change in the production and distribution of films, how increasing the number of women at all levels of the film industry will effect this, and its impact on film criticism and influence on society as a whole.

The panel will highlight the contributions of women composers, who are underrepresented in the film scoring industry.

After a year rocked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and a tide of sexual misconduct allegations that followed, women in the film industry highlighted gender inequality and the fight against sexual harassment at the Golden Globes.

The transgender actor Daniela Vega, acclaimed for her turn in Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman, will soon join the ranks of Girls on Tops, proving the brand's determination to go beyond the mainstream film industry's traditional, discriminatory limits.

Looking ahead to 2016, the struggle continues for equality for women and for people of color in the film industry.

A woman who worked in the film industry has filed the first civil claim in Britain against Harvey Weinstein, alleging a series of sexual assaults by the producer and seeking personal injury damages to exceed $ 400,000.

«It seems like they keep pushing the finish line for women,» said Melissa Silverstein, founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood, an advocacy website for gender equity in the film induwomen,» said Melissa Silverstein, founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood, an advocacy website for gender equity in the film induWomen and Hollywood, an advocacy website for gender equity in the film industry.

While many of the women have worked in different areas of New Zealand's growing TV and film industry, several are newcomers.

You don't need to look any further than the paucity of good leading roles in studio films for women to see how sexism is woven into the fabric of the film industry.

Also the author of The New York Times best - selling book «Suck It Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek,» Munn and five other women in November accused film producer and director Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct, and she has become an active supporter of the Times Up Initiative, led by women in the entertainment industry to provide legal defense funds to help less privileged women protect themselves from sexual misconduct.

«Those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche experiences — they are not; audiences want to see them and in fact, they earn money.

Of course, film history is littered with the swiftly curtailed careers of briefly ubiquitous stars — women in particular, given the regrettable age - 40 sell - by date the industry still applies to many actresseOf course, film history is littered with the swiftly curtailed careers of briefly ubiquitous stars — women in particular, given the regrettable age - 40 sell - by date the industry still applies to many actresseof briefly ubiquitous stars — women in particular, given the regrettable age - 40 sell - by date the industry still applies to many actresses.

Despite an increasing number of women directing films in the industry today, Greta Gerwig is the only woman to have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director since Kathryn Bigelow's win in 2010.

Though an increasing number of women are directing movies today, film directing is still a male - dominated role in the industry particularly when it comes to big - budget studio movies.

Despite the massive financial success of recent movies like Get Out, Black Panther and Wonder Woman, the film industry has still been incredibly slow to diversify its talent both in front of the cameras and behind them.

Online movements such as #OscarsSoWhite have become trending debates that discuss the lack of opportunity for actors of color to receive nominations, a phenomenon which is better understood as being indicative of a systemic practice of discrimination in the film industry, which also underemploys women.

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to sit down with Kirsten before a screening of Pop Aye, we had a wonderful conversation about women in film, our hopes for the future of our industry, and her experiences in the past.

Just announced for the Cannes Film Festival next month, the film stars Elle Fanning as a young woman who moves to Los Angeles and enters the modeling industry, as illustrated by a room full of beautiful, slender young women parading around in lingerie.

During the past ten years, AWFJ has also hosted screenings of films by and about women, presented and served on panels at film festivals and other events, expanded our membership base to include women film journalists in Canada and the UK, mentored young women film journalists and offered them publishing opportunities, forged alliances with other groups concerned about disparities pertaining to women and film and raised awareness within the industry and in the public arena about the need for change.

Eddie Redmayne has praised women in the film industry and the number of female - centric films leading the awards race this year.The «Early Man» star -...

It's also worth noting that earlier Thursday, the San Diego State Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film released its annual report on the state of the film industry and found that the percentage of women directing films in the domestic top 205 for box office actually dropped in 2016, down from 9 to only 7 perWomen in Television and Film released its annual report on the state of the film industry and found that the percentage of women directing films in the domestic top 205 for box office actually dropped in 2016, down from 9 to only 7 perwomen directing films in the domestic top 205 for box office actually dropped in 2016, down from 9 to only 7 percent.