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Petition Cannes of Behalf of Female Filmmakers

post #1 of 6
5/20/12 at 12:32am
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I enjoy following the Cannes festival, and I was surprised to read that none of the films in competition this year were directed by women.  It's a great time for female directors, so I was happy to see there is a petition out there to advocate for greater representation in the yearly lineup.  Help them reach the current goal of 2,500 signatures.

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post #2 of 6
5/20/12 at 12:40pm
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C'mon... they still need plenty of signatures.

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post #3 of 6
5/20/12 at 12:57pm

A noble cause, yes. I do think many should participate, if only for the higher profile for women filmmakers, who still get relatively few chances.

If a woman made "A Good Year," she would be booted out of the industry. But a man did it, and right now he's working on a massively-budgeted R-rated sci-fi summer release. Women generally get one strike, and they're out, no matter their rep and they need all the support they can get.

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post #4 of 6
5/20/12 at 4:03pm

It's bullshit that women can't even get basic work-for-hire gigs, 

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post #5 of 6
5/22/12 at 6:03pm
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Originally Posted by Gabe T View Post

A noble cause, yes. I do think many should participate, if only for the higher profile for women filmmakers, who still get relatively few chances.

If a woman made "A Good Year," she would be booted out of the industry. But a man did it, and right now he's working on a massively-budgeted R-rated sci-fi summer release. Women generally get one strike, and they're out, no matter their rep and they need all the support they can get.

 

I would like to think any director who made Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator could survive a career misstep like A Good Year, regardless of their sex.  Not sure your example is a very strong argument Gabe.

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post #6 of 6
5/22/12 at 9:16pm

I think history has shown that's more than wishful thinking.

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