Sentences with phrase «on women in the film industry»

An open letter signed by 190 actors had called on women in the film industry to wear black and to «use our power as communicators and connectors to shift the way society sees and treats us.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

It was especially poignant to see Robinson, a lesbian filmmaker who's been working in the industry for years on various projects including The L Word, present such a radical film to both older audiences who were familiar to the character and young audiences who are growing up with the chance to see a complex women - centric narrative propelled by her.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Annenberg School study also interviewed many filmmakers and produced the following data on the challenges that women face in the film industry:

Salma Hayek says women in Hollywood should have become angrier sooner over the sexual harassment that goes on in the film industry.

As AWFJ member Nell Minow puts it, «What's important about our EDA Awards is that we bring a unique perspective in honoring the wonderful work that's done by women in film and that we weigh in on sexism that arises from ongoing male dominance in the film industry, especially as it pertains to women's images on film.»

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.

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.

AWFJ's online magazine, Women On Film, highlights women's achievements with two regular features: the AWFJ Movie of the Week and AWFJ SPOTLIGHT, a monthly column recognizing a woman's outstanding achievement in the film induWomen On Film, highlights women's achievements with two regular features: the AWFJ Movie of the Week and AWFJ SPOTLIGHT, a monthly column recognizing a woman's outstanding achievement in the film induwomen's achievements with two regular features: the AWFJ Movie of the Week and AWFJ SPOTLIGHT, a monthly column recognizing a woman's outstanding achievement in the film industry.

As an activist group supporting feminist progress in the film industry, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ.org), a nonprofit professional association of women who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producWomen Film Journalists (AWFJ.org), a nonprofit professional association of women who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producwomen who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producwomen throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film production.

Cannes Film Festival 2018 Jury Chair Cate Blanchett and Palme d'Or - winning director Agnes Varda stood among 82 women in film who gathered on the red carpet at the Lumière Theater to protest the 71 year old festival's exceptionally poor record on inclusion of women in all areas of festival programming, and demand greater equality for women in the film industry.

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.

HOLLYWOOD — «The Shape of Water,» a Cold War fantasy about a mute woman who falls in love with a humanoid sea creature, won the Oscar for best picture Sunday at the 90th Academy Awards, a ceremony laced with social and political statements, particularly on the issues of diverse representation and sexual assault in the film industry.