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Only 1 in 10 film directors in India is woman: study
Women are greatly under-represented in the Indian film industry while their number as audience in theatres was far lesser than men, a study on Gender in Media says. The report by Geena Davis Institute, founded by Academy Award winning actress Geena Davis, was released at ‘Global Symposium On Gender in Media’ here. According to the study, funded by the Oak Foundation, the gender ratio in India’s film industry stands at 6.2 males to every female, and only one-in-ten directors is a woman. Read More…
Los Angeles Symposium for 2015 Jury Prize Winner, Jack of the Red Hearts
You are cordially invited to a screening of our 2015 Jury Prize winner for best dramatic film, “Jack of the Red Hearts,” on Thursday, February 25, in Los Angeles. Sharon Waxman, Editor in Chief of The Wrap, is the moderator and panelists include Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning actor, co-founder of Bentonville Film Festival and Founder of Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Read More…
25 years on, Geena Davis reveals she wanted Susan Sarandon’s Thelma & Louise role
It’s been 25 years since Ridley Scott released Thelma & Louse, the thriller following two friends on the run from the law. In the film, Geena Davis plays Thelma while it’s Susan Sarandon who stars as Louise, the character who shoots and kills a would-be rapist. “I’d been following this [project] for a year…[and] had decided that I should play Louise. And I wanted this so bad, and I’m just pitching my heart out, and I brought all my notes and everything about why I absolutely have to be Louise.” Read More…
Small Factory Productions Nominated for 2016 New York Emmy® Award
Small Factory Productions, a children’s studio located in Fair Haven, NJ, has been nominated for a 2016 New York Emmy® Award from the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the “If You Can See It, You Can Be It!” contest. Small Factory developed the contest in partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media sponsored by the Friendship Train Foundation, to bring awareness to gender stereotypes in children’s media and entertainment. Read More…
Cannes Lions announced Jury Presidents
Congratulations to our CEO Madeline Di Nonno, who has been selected as the Class Lion: The Lion for Change along with sixteen other Jury Presidents for The 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Read More…
At FLO film fest, 32 shades of women’s issues from across the globe
Spread over three days across several venues in the city, the FLO Film Festival, organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), will showcase 32 films which will explore the theme of ‘woman’. The festival that opens on February 18 has an an impressive mix of the most-talked-about feature films, documentaries and short films. “The festival hopes to create an impact that will mobilise and inspire audiences to bring about a paradigm shift in their perception towards crucial woman-centric issues in India and across the globe,” says Falguni Padode, chairperson, FLO. Read More…
Hollywood Game Night Gets Explosive With a “Jane in the Box” Twist
It’s a battle of the sexes on the NBC game show, with Geena Davis (Commander in Chief), Kate Walsh (Private Practice) and Angela Kinsey (The Office) facing off against Ben Feldman (Superstore), Michael Ealy (Almost Human) and Adam Goldberg (Fargo). But the evening really gets explosive during “Jane in the Box,” where host Jane Lynch asks a simple question with a numeric answer. The first team to ring in with the correct response earns two points, and the losing team must crank the “Jane in the Box” as many times as they answer. But the stars must be on high alert as the box could explode—with confetti—at any given time.
Mumbai to host workshop on “Gender Sensitive Reporting” for working journalists
A one-day workshop on Gender Sensitive Reporting for working journalists is going to be organized on 15th February 2016 at the JB Hall of the Films Division, Mumbai. The workshop, being organized by the FICCI Ladies Organisation, in collaboration with Population First, is a run-up to the Global Symposium presented by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and the FLO Film Festival. Read More…
Actresses And Activists Eva Longoria And Geena Davis To Speak At 37th Simmons Leadership Conference
With a focus on women who have broken the mold, Simmons College will feature actresses and activists Eva Longoria and Geena Davis, for its premier leadership conference for women. The 37th annual Simmons Leadership Conference also includes pioneering attorney Anita Hill, financial powerhouse Carla Harris, and scientist and innovator Ping Fu. The sold-out event will be held on March 29, 2016 at the Seaport World Trade Center Boston. Read More…
Sundance screens Wall Street thriller ‘Equity’ while honoring female leaders of Utah
All the recent buzz about gender inequality on Hollywood screens just underscores how “intractable” the problem has been over the past seven decades, says Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis. That is, female characters represent just under 30 percent of the characters on screen, the same percentage for the past 70 years, according to research conducted by the actor’s nonprofit Institute on Gender in Media. The female representation on screen has “utterly stalled” since 1946, Davis said Thursday at the third annual Utah Women’s Leadership Celebration at the Sundance Film Festival. Read More…
