So, is this a new era for female film-makers? Unfortunately, the numbers suggest otherwise. In a study published in 20....and something, Professor Martha Lauzen of San Diego State University found that only 9% of Hollywood directors in 2008 were women – the same figure she had recorded in 1998. If Bigelow is nominated for the best directing Oscar in March, it will be only the fourth time a woman has been nominated, out of more than 400 director nominations all together (the other three were Lina Wertmüller in 1976, Jane Campion in 1993, and Sofia Coppola in 2003). No woman has ever won. No wonder, then, that last year Campion entreated aspiring female directors to "put on their coats of armour and get going".
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 22:38:10 +0000
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