Inclusion in the Director's Chair: Analysis of Director Gender & Race/Ethnicity Across 1,300 Top Films from 2007 to 2019

Inclusion in the Director's Chair: Analysis of Director Gender & Race/Ethnicity Across 1,300 Top Films from 2007 to 2019
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Author: Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Marc Choueiti, Kevin Yao, Hannah Clark & Dr. Katherine Pieper
Title: Inclusion in the Director's Chair: Analysis of Director Gender & Race/Ethnicity Across 1,300 Top Films from 2007 to 2019
Published Year: 2020
Sector(s): Film & Television
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URL: English
Abstract: The report examines the gender and race/ethnicity of directors working across the 100 top fictional films theatrically released in the U.S. A total of 1,300 of the most popular movies were included in the analysis, from 2007 to 2019. Additionally, the study includes a slate analysis of director inclusion across all the movies distributed by 8 major companies in the last 5 years; a pipeline analysis of female directors in entertainment, and an examination of female directors' award nominations across the last 13 years at 4 major awards organizations. Keywords: Gender, Female, Screen, Film, Race, Diversity, Representation