Weekly News #1

British cinema's gender imbalance worse in 2017 than 1913, says BFI study

According to the guardian The filmography, which analyses more than 10,000 films and 250,000 cast and crew members, reveals that less than 1% of films made between 1913 and 2017 had a majority female crew and only 7% since 2000; only 4.5% of all films have been directed by a woman; and the most popular word in British film titles is “man”, appearing 211 times. “Woman” appears 71 times.


Kate Dickie, is known to the filmography as the most credited female actor of the current time  said she was astonished by the statistics she stated “I thought things were getting better and this is horrifically depressing,” she said. “Why is it such a battle? It is not getting better quick enough.”
 Also according to the guardian "When it comes to character, stereotypes persist. No woman ever has been cast as an unnamed police sergeant or police inspector in a British film – but women make up 94% of unnamed prostitutes, a statistic that rings particular bells for Dickie."

 This is article covers the a representation of gender , issues -inequality .



https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/20/british-cinema-gender-imbalance-worse-2017-bfi-filmography

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  1. Coulsdon A Level Film and Media26 September 2017 at 10:19

    Nephtalie this is really pertinent and strong subject matter, it fits really well into both the MS3 syllabus and looks at the representation of Women both on screen and behind the camera. Going forward you will need to add your thoughts / opinion and some form of conclusion to strengthen the piece. Very good start.

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