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TIFF Launches $3m Campaign for Female Filmmakers
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 7:00PM by Seán McGovern
Connie Nielsen on set with "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins.
Instead of just lamenting the lack of female filmmakers helming projects today, TIFF is spearheading a $3m campaign to put more female talent behind the camera. Female directors accounted for just 7% of the highest grossing films worldwide in 2016. And that figure is down on the equally dismal 9% in 2015.
Dubbed "Share Her Journey", the campaign will include a three-month residency for female filmmakers, educational resources and gender diversity panels that aim to guide new and talented filmmakers into the industry...