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“Angry Men Flood Rotten Tomatoes to Bash Captain Marvel Ahead of Release”
Watch this movie and, more importantly, if you like the film then give it a good online review! -
What Do Literary Managers Want From Writers?
If you don’t have a manager, this articles shares some great advice. And if you do, remember this advice.
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“Seeking Gender Parity at Sundance”
“Films that are diverse both in cast and crew consistently perform better at the box office than their more homogenous counterparts.” -
“What the #4PercentChallenge to Hire Women Directors Needs to Succeed”
“This initiative is thrilling and a hearty brava to the activists who understood that the key to greenlighting pictures with women directing is for talent to commit!
“I would like to urge those who created this initiative and those who have signed on to be audacious in seeking out directors they may not yet have heard of. If you want to change the stats, you must have open minds. Sit down with us, talk to us, hear our vision and see if you are inspired. The #4percentchallenge is just what we need right now but it won’t become a four percent solution unless we move together in a whole new way. As more feature films are directed by women, not only will the statistics grow but so will the chances for some of us to garner nominations and wins at The Academy Awards.”
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“Female entrepreneurs must act like the boss to succeed”
Do you think this advice is possible in our industry?“But what some women lack is confidence and this is non-negotiable if they want to succeed and grow their business. Whether you are closing a deal, securing a funding round, or hiring staff members, you have to show everyone you deal with you will not accept anything less than what you believe you should.” -
“Bafta’s failure to nominate any female directors is an outrage”
We try hard to be supportive and optimistic about the state of female filmmakers and storytellers. But, occasionally we need to point out that we still have a long way to go.
“The time for excuses has ended. The work is there, but it’s down both to studios to financially back films directed by women in a way that can put them at the forefront of the awards conversation, and to awards bodies to take a step back and examine where their own internal biases may be preventing women from getting their due recognition. It’s a vicious cycle, but someone needs to break it.”
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