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wif advocates for and advances the careers of women, nonbinary, and trans people working in the screen industries—to achieve parity and transform culture
1973: Women In Film founded by Tichi Wilkerson Kassel, publisher and editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter. 1977: Women In Film launched theCrystal Awards to honor outstanding women who, through the excellence of their work, helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.
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The 2013 Celluloid Ceiling Report conducted by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University collected statistics from 2,813 individuals employed by the 250 top domestic grossing films of 2012.According to the report, women accounted for: 1. 18% of all directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cine...
Women's cinema film directors and, to a lesser degree, the work of other women behind the camera such as cinematographers and screenwriters. Although the work of women film editors, costume designers, and production designers is usually not considered to be decisive enough to justify the term "women's cinema", it does have a large influence on the ...
A woman's film is a film genre which includes women-centered narratives, female protagonists and is designed to appeal to a female audience. Woman's films usually portray "women's concerns" such as problems revolving around domestic life, the family, motherhood, self-sacrifice, and romance. Due to the male-dominated film industry, there is an unequ...
Film directors
According to Dr. Martha Lauzen, the executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, "If men are directing the vast majority of our films, the majority of those films will be about males from a male point of view." The female presence in filmmaking is more significant than just employment, it contributes to a greater cultural issue. Even though there is a huge gender disparity in filmmaking, there are notable exceptions, women who have figuratively broken throug...
Cinematographers
About 2% of cinematographers are women. Notable cinematographers include: 1. Anna Foerster (born 1970) is a German-born cinematographer and director. She worked on the Day After Tomorrow, Æon Flux, Independence Day, Godzilla, Outlander TV series and Westworld. 2. Sue Gibson (born 1952) is a British cinematographer and director of photography known for the film Mrs. Dalloway (1997). Gibson is also the first female member of the British Society of Cinematographers, and later became the first fe...
Studio executives
Amy Pascal is the Sony studio chief and is the only female head of a major studio. In 1988, Pascal joined Columbia Pictures; she left in 1994 and went to work for Turner Pictures as the president of the company. In her first years at Columbia she worked on films such as Groundhog Day, Little Women, and A League of Their Own. When Pascal first started her career she was the Vice President of production at 20th Century Fox in 1986–1987. Before Pascal joined Fox, she was a secretary for Tony Gar...
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) is a non-profit founded in 2006 and based out of New York City, United States, dedicated to supporting work by and about women in the film industry. The AWFJ is composed of 76 professional female movie critics, journalist, and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media. The British Film Institute describes the AWFJ as an organization that collects articles by its (mainly US-based) members, gives annual awards, and "supports films...
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is an organisation that has been lobbying the industry for years to expand the roles of women in film.The organization itself says they have the research spanning over 28+ years, on "gender prevalence in family entertainment." Some of their "key findings," from over the years include; "Gender Bias in Advertising," "Female Characters in Film and TV Motivate Women to Be More Ambitious, More Successful, and Courageous," "Representations of Women in ST...
New York Women in Film & Television
New York Women in Film & Television is a nonprofit membership organization for professional women in film, television and digital media. It works for women's rights, achievements and points of view in the film and television industry. It also educates media professionals and provides a network for the exchange of information and resources. It was founded in 1977 and brings together more than 2,000 professionals, including EMMY and Academy Awardwinners, who work in all areas of the entertainme...
Feminist film theory is theoretical film criticism derived from feminist politics and feminist theory. Feminists have many approaches to cinema analysis, regarding the film elements analyzed and their theoretical underpinnings. The development of feminist film theory was influenced by second wave feminism and the development of women's studies in t...
The Bechdel test, originating in 1985 from the comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" by Allison Bechdel, is an approach to observing the representation of women in popular film. Bechdel attributes the idea to Liz Wallace and has said the test should be called the "Bechdel-Wallace test. To pass the test, films must have at least two women who talk to...
Anderson, Lisa M. Mammies no more: the changing image of Black women on stage and screen. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997.Benshoff, Harry M. America on film: representing race, class, gender, and sexuality at the movies. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2004.Brunsdon, Charlotte (Ed). Films for women. London: British Film Institute, 1986.Butler, Alison. Women's cinema: the contested screen. London: Wallflower, 2002.Women in Film. (2001) | Drama, Komödie | 89 Minuten. NEU: PODCAST: Die besten Streaming-Tipps gibt's im Moviepilot-Podcast Streamgestöber. Women in Film ist ein Drama aus dem Jahr 2001...
The following women and nonbinary film professionals have received awards or nominations for their work in cinema throughout the 2022–2023 awards season. List updated regularly.
Women in Film. As part of WIF’s 50th Anniversary, the organization has launched Action50, a list of specific, actionable steps Hollywood can take to advance gender equity. Below you will find the steps—s ome actions will be a lighter lift, while others can create real transformational change in Hollywood.
