Cannes' Female Director Problem Highlighted By 2012 Selections
Editorial:
From the Huffington Post:
With the international media assembled in Paris Thursday to find out which movies made the cut for this year's prestigious Festival du Cannes, festival president Gilles Jacob began with a heartfelt ode to the glorious history of Cannes and the film industry.
Near the climax of the speech, he asked, then answered, a rhetorical question: "What has a changed in cinema? Everything."
But an analysis of the films competing at the Cannes festival, which starts May 17, this year shows that at least one thing remains the same: the gender of its most prominent directors.
But an analysis of the films competing at the Cannes festival, which starts May 17, this year shows that at least one thing remains the same: the gender of its most prominent directors.
None of the 23 movies eligible for awards like the prestigious Palme D'Or was directed by women. And just two of the films chosen for the "Un Certain Regard" category, reserved for movies by young filmmakers, had female directors.
The lack of female representation is especially disappointing on the heels of last year's Cannes, which was heralded as a high-water mark for gender parity in the history of the festival. Four of the movies in competition last year were directed by women.
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Huffington Post
URL:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/cannes-film-festival-female-director_n_1438632.html
Date:
April 20, 2012
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