Women in the International Film Industry: Policy, Practice and Power, edited by Susan Liddy

Abstract

Over the last decade, particularly in the second half of it, a notable cultural shift has occurred across screen industries worldwide, bringing issues of gender equity to the fore. Three years after the watershed moment of #metoo, Women in the International Film Industry: Policy, Practice and Power brings together seventeen chapters from scholars around the globe, exposing the scale of ongoing inequality for female-identifying practitioners, and exploring what is being done to address the problem. This timely anthology highlights common themes across territories in relation to structural barriers, policy frameworks and practitioner perspectives. By celebrating the work of the activists that have driven change thus far, and by highlighting the limitations of government interventions, the book is a rallying cry for further, urgent change.

Keywords

• gender equality
• film industry
• gender initiatives
• female filmmakers