Stacy L Smith – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

WEEK IN WOMEN: Stats Show More Women and Characters of Color in 2019 – Brandy McDonnell reports

February 25, 2020March 1, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments diversity, Stacy L Smith, stats, women characters

In 2019, film fans were more likely to find movies with lead characters who were women and people of color in their local cinemas than they had previously in more than a decade, according to a recent study led by Stacy L. Smith from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: New Stats show drop in WoC-directed films – Brandy McDonnell reports

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments annenberg inclusion initiative, female directors, Stacy L Smith, twiw, week in women, women of color

Female director representation may be the highest it’s been in 13 years, but the number of women of color is still low. The percentage of underrepresented directors reached 16.8% in 2019, a drop from 2018’s high watermark of 21.4%. Just four women of color directed a top 100 movie in 2019.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: 4% Initiative Begins at Sundance 2019 – Brandy McDonnell reports

January 31, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments gender parity, Stacy L Smith, sundance 45 initiative

During the “Making the (In)visible: Radical Transparency in the Data-Driven Age” panel at the Sundance Film Festival, Dr. Stacy L. Smith from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative announced the “4% Challenge,” which urges filmmakers to make a commitment work with a female director — especially a female director of color — within 18 months.