GILLIAN ARMSTRONG ASKS CANNES: WHERE ARE THE FEMALE DIRECTORS?
Of 22 films in competition at 2012 Cannes Film Festival, none have women directors
Australian director Gillian Armstrong joins noted filmmakers and activists in signing petition on Change.org asking festival to be more transparent in its selection process
Acclaimed Australian director Gillian Armstrong has joined hundreds of film professionals from Australia and around the world in signing a petition on Change.org asking the Cannes Film Festival to reveal its film selection criteria after no movies directed by women were nominated for the festival’s top prize this year. Only one woman has ever won the festival’s biggest prize, the Palm d’Or.
