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Only 26% of Directors of European Feature Films are Women

A new reoprt from the European Audiovisual Observatory has revealed that Women are still largely underrepresented in the workforce. Women are still largely underrepresented in the workforce. Only 26% of directors of European feature films are female. Among behind-the-camera roles, the highest female presence was registered among producers (35%) and screenwriters (29%). The gender gap…

Over 50% of European TV/SVOD Fiction Directors Also Directed At Least One Theatrical Film

A new European Audiovisual Observatory report: “Writers and directors of film and TV/SVOD fiction: 2015-2021 figures ” provides an analysis of writers and directors of European theatrical films and TV/SVOD fiction produced in Europe between 2015-2021. Key findings include: Over 22 500 writers and over 15 000 directors were involved in the production of European…