Kristen Wiig on the lack of female-driven comedies after the success of #Bridesmaids : “People get scared. What’s wrong with having a big female cast, why is that scary?” thr.cm/WtVSsrE

Diversity sells in Hollywood, according to a new UCLA study. 'Films that embrace diversity are more likely to resonate with audiences, leading to box-office success and ultimately long-term sustainability for the industry,' says Dr. Dr. Darnell Hunt.
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U.S. Viewers Overwhelmingly Want to See More TV Shows Depicting Realistic Work-Life Balance, Family Care and Gender Equity: Survey variety.com/2024/digital/n…

Hollywood executives are deprioritizing diversity 'at their own peril,' the latest edition of UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report warns, finding that once again, it's people of color who are driving box office success and the industry's survival huffpost.com/entry/hollywoo…

“There are glimmers of hope for women in the 2024 #Oscars non-acting categories,” said Julie Burton. “But w/ 68% of overall behind-the-scenes nominations going to men, it’s very apparent that much more work has to be done.” More insights in our report: buff.ly/3Ij6p4R

ReFrame And IMDBPro Report Finds More Popular Films Were Directed by Women, But Majority Of Sets Are Far From Gender-Balanced deadline.com/2024/02/refram…

Toni Collette on why she works so often with women directors and first-time directors

“Female stories benefit from a female director”

#Qumra Doha Film Institute

In 2023, 50% of A24 and Amazon Prime Video’s films on the Top 100 list earned the ReFrame Stamp, while Disney, Paramount, Netflix and Lionsgate each had over 30% of films Stamped. See the studio-by-studio breakdown at reframeproject.org/reframe-report

ReFrame And IMDBPro Report Finds More Popular Films Were Directed by Women, But Majority Of Sets Are Far From Gender-Balanced deadline.com/2024/02/refram…

44% of films produced for <$15 million earned the ReFrame Stamp in 2023 – compared to the >$100 million budget level, where only 25% of films earned the Stamp. Dig deeper into the data in the ReFrame report: reframeproject.org/reframe-report

Despite huge box office returns from women-led films in 2023, there’s still no meaningful increase in gender-balanced hiring on film sets; only 29/100 films earned the ReFrame Stamp in 2023. Read more in the ReFrame film report: reframeproject.org/reframe-report

Women-Led Films Fell Close To 30% In 2023, Near A 10-Year Low, Per Study deadline.com/2024/02/women-…

Ava DuVernay, Andrew Haigh and Celine Song to Be Honored at 2024 Kodak Film Awards hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

A reminder with regard to the Academy: only one Black woman has ever won Best Actress. Only one film directed by a Black woman has ever been nominated for Best Picture. No Black woman has ever been nominated for Best Director.

The stats are grim. A lot of people are to blame.

IATSE and Low Budget Film Producers Form Working Group to Prevent Sexual Harassment on Set variety.com/2024/film/news… via @variety

More takeaways from the #HollywoodEntertainmentSurvey incoming! Today we'll look at what hasn’t changed in the #entertainmentindustry since #MeToo , starting with accountability. Accountability in the workplace empowers workers to stand up, speak out & ensures everyone can thrive!

'You’re seeing so many Black shows get cancelled, you’re seeing so many executives – especially on the DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion] side – get canned. You’re seeing very clearly now that our stories are less of a priority... I can’t force you to make my stuff. It’s made…

‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ Star Sandra Oh Celebrates Increased AAPI Representation in Hollywood But Warns There’s More Work To Be Done: ‘Nothing Is Ever Finished’ variety.com/2024/scene/new… via @variety