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Women Directed Just 16% of 2024’s Top 250 Grossing Movies; New Report Faults Hollywood for Lack of Progress
The number of female filmmakers working on Hollywood films was flat in 2024 despite buzzy releases like 'The Substance' and 'Babygirl,' study finds.
From thrillers like “ Babygirl ” and “Love Lies Bleeding” to genre-bending horror flicks like “ The Substance ” to inspirational sports dramas like “The Fire Inside,” women directed some of last year’s most audacious and acclaimed films. It’s also notable that many of these films, such as Rose Glass’s “Love Lies Bleeding” or Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera” were released by indie labels, not as part of major studio slates, which means their box office returns will be minimal. We could blame the current environment rocked by contraction and consolidation, but Hollywood writ large has dragged its feet on this issue for decades,” Lauzen said, alluding to the cutbacks, changing business models and corporate mergers that have characterized a tumultuous period in movie history.
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