

Lean In changes the way we see women
Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In organization is taking aim at institutional sexism in an unlikely medium: stock photos. Born out of the memoir...


SIGNIFICANT FEMALE CONTENT TEST & BECHDEL BONUS - non quota solutions?
I believe there is a wonderful opportunity for Australia to become a leader in supporting and encouraging female practitioners in all...


Imagine if half the people directing films were women.
If there's been an overarching theme in film and TV commentary in 2015, it's been about women: how they are paid less and receive fewer...


We need to see more women on film and behind the camera.
The Australian screen industry is an incredibly complex ecosystem and is largely shaped by the management of risk and opportunity,...


Female Producer and Directors Mean Female Crew Member, Film Study Finds
Having more female directors and producers work on films has a direct and positive correlation to the number of women hired for...


WOMEN IN AUSTRALIAN FILM - Change is not happening quickly enough.
Despite the rallying calls and high-profile female-led production companies, women make up less than third of active film-makers in...


Kristina Lauren Anderson writes script that tops the Black List
Catherine The Great, about the rise and life of the famous (sometimes notorious) 18th-Century Russian monarch, was the top vote-getter...


Cannes 2014 Lineup Revealed Only Two Women Directors in Main Competition
For whatever reason, the Cannes Film Festival -- perhaps because of its grandeur, glamorous red carpet, and press attention -- has become...


Cate Blanchett's Best Actress Oscar Acceptance Speech 2014
“For so bravely and intelligently distributing the film and to the audiences who went to see it and perhaps those of us in the industry...


David O Russell - On writing American Hustle
SSN: The women in American Hustle are great characters, not just eye candy. Are you both conscious of how you write the female roles?...