An explosion in the number of women hired to direct pilot episodes of American television dramas suggests that outrage over sexual misconduct in Hollywood is forcing the entertainment industry to address gender inequality. This year, out of 41 broadcast drama pilots commissioned, 14 have female directors, according to analysis by Deadline, an entertainment news website...

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Film Fatales Celebrates 5th Anniversary at SXSW 2018 The organization will host two events during Austin's biggest festival. Los Angeles, CA - February 15, 2018 - Film Fatales, the largest global organization of established women feature film and television directors, is heading into SXSW with eight feature films in the lineup...

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Film Fatales Founder Leah Meyerhoff thinks the statistics for female filmmakers are too low. “Half of our society is women. Half of the audiences are women. Half of the creative content needs to be made by women...

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If the odds are so dead against women in the film industry, why do so many women keep making films? What is a women’s internal power and where does it come from?

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Today there are the women’s writing and directing labs at Sundance and the AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women, both of which feature Miramar-alum mentors. Film Fatales is a grassroots organization for women who have directed at least one feature—with 500 members throughout the world...

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