A Blog Supporting Female Filmmakers
Coming to the end of our initial campaign I think it's time to reflect on what we've learned about the state of the film industry when it comes to gender equality. Has anything really changed in the last 7 weeks? I'm optimistic that by coming together to talk about this issue and by learning the …
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We are continuing on with our showcase of new up and coming female directors this week. This time we're taking a look at the work of Rose Newland who writes, directs and edits her own short films and sketches. A recent film school graduate Rose has wasted no time getting stuck into making small projects …
How To Balance A Career In Film And Starting A Family Being a mum is difficult to juggle with life at the best of times. It's a constant conflicting perspective of being totally in love with your new bundle of joy and being incredibly frustrated by the never-ending struggle of figuring out what it wants! Although, …
Last night I followed my own advice and watched a film directed by a woman that wasn't in a stereotypical genre. It was Jodie Fosters Money Monster staring Julia Roberts and George Clooney. The film was a good watch, tackling issues of economic struggle and class systems in the modern age. The tension building and …
You're probably thinking female director = romantic movie. Well here are 10 films to prove you wrong.
Well they haven't changed it all but for the first time in a long time an awards show has been seen to start the break down of barriers keeping minorities suffering in the film and television industry. In the range of acceptance speech there was a focus on call to actions including giving more transgender and …
The newest female directed film to hit Australian cinema’s is Rosemary Myers Girl Asleep, a film surrounding the issues of teenage social anxiety and surviving high school. The main character Greta struggles to remain invisible when her parents throw her a 15th birthday party and invite the entire school. Whilst this quirky premise is enough …
So why are we campaigning for equality?