Even with Kate Winslet and Judy Davis cast in The Dressmaker, the film was considered too high a risk for international buyers. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.
I think it is fair to say that over the 35 or so years that the gender equity issue for women in the screen industry has been on the table, the equity and the cultural diversity arguments have failed dismally to shift the consistently poor representation of women in creative and business leadership roles – directors, producers, writers, distributors and exhibitors.
We’re right to make a scene about gender equity in the Australian screen industry
Today film schools have around 50% gender equity among graduates and there is no shortage of aspiring female composers, writers, directors, producers who are simply not getting the opportunities they deserve.
7 Dec 2015 12:00
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