James Ricketson.
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Australian director, James Ricketson, has written an open letter to If on recent moves by Austrailan screen funding bodies and guilds to address the issue of gender diversity in the screen sector. It follows Australian actor Simone Ball's open letter on the subject of gender equity.
Read Simone's letter here
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.Screen Australia is considering a radical push for a quota to ensure 50 per cent of the directors of funded films are women..
.- Sydney Morning Herald
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Would such a quota result in better Australian films?
."It's ridiculous," says Gill Armstrong. "It's been 30 years since Jane Campion and I went through a glass ceiling and I feel there haven't been enough people following us."
Did Gill or Jane (Jocelyn Moorhouse should be on this list) rise to and break through the .glass ceiling. as a result of quotas or because they were talented directors?
A question worthy of discussion,...
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Australian director, James Ricketson, has written an open letter to If on recent moves by Austrailan screen funding bodies and guilds to address the issue of gender diversity in the screen sector. It follows Australian actor Simone Ball's open letter on the subject of gender equity.
Read Simone's letter here
.
.Screen Australia is considering a radical push for a quota to ensure 50 per cent of the directors of funded films are women..
.- Sydney Morning Herald
.
Would such a quota result in better Australian films?
."It's ridiculous," says Gill Armstrong. "It's been 30 years since Jane Campion and I went through a glass ceiling and I feel there haven't been enough people following us."
Did Gill or Jane (Jocelyn Moorhouse should be on this list) rise to and break through the .glass ceiling. as a result of quotas or because they were talented directors?
A question worthy of discussion,...
- 2/21/2016
- by James Ricketson
- IF.com.au
Simone Ball.
On Sunday night, almost 100,000 Sydneysiders flocked to Centennial Park to enjoy Tropfest, the largest short-film festival in the world, renowned for showcasing and celebrating Australia.s emerging film talent. Emerging male talent, anyway..
This year.s films included stories of an Australian ex-boxer battling the bottle, unlikely Taylor Swift fans, identical twins, and a best friend with a dangerous secret. There were comedies, documentaries and animations. The films were diverse in story, but sadly not in gender..
For me - as an actor, a female, an advocate for equality and for the Australian film and television industry - it was this imbalance that stole the show..
Of the sixteen finalists, only one was female. As for female talent featured in the films, if you blinked you might have missed her..
As Simon Baker said as he presented the award for best female actor to Natalie Bassingthwaighte for her...
On Sunday night, almost 100,000 Sydneysiders flocked to Centennial Park to enjoy Tropfest, the largest short-film festival in the world, renowned for showcasing and celebrating Australia.s emerging film talent. Emerging male talent, anyway..
This year.s films included stories of an Australian ex-boxer battling the bottle, unlikely Taylor Swift fans, identical twins, and a best friend with a dangerous secret. There were comedies, documentaries and animations. The films were diverse in story, but sadly not in gender..
For me - as an actor, a female, an advocate for equality and for the Australian film and television industry - it was this imbalance that stole the show..
Of the sixteen finalists, only one was female. As for female talent featured in the films, if you blinked you might have missed her..
As Simon Baker said as he presented the award for best female actor to Natalie Bassingthwaighte for her...
- 2/18/2016
- by Simone Ball Santamaria
- IF.com.au
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