Women in Hollywood and Zero Dark Thirty
The under-representation of women on and off-screen
- In 2014, the major six studios released only three films directed by women
- In 2011, women directed just 4.1% of theatrical releases in the US, 14.1% of films had female screenwriters
- Females comprised only 12% of protagonists featured in the top 100 grossing films of 2014, a decline of 3% from the previous year
- Females account for 29% of major characters
Women in Power
Donna Langley - Chairperson of Universal Pictures
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea formed a company called Pacific Standard formed to develop more roles for women e.g. Gone Girl and Wild
Annapurna Pictures
- Founded by Megan Ellison, daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison (Oracle Corporation)
- An important player in the prestige market, films include:
The Master (2012)
Spring Breakers (2012)
The Grandmaster (2013)
American Hustle (2013)
Her (2013)
Foxcatcher (2014)
- She produced ZDT
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