We can do it: Taking action and changing culture

2019-02-01T08:40:00

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With women remaining notably absent from this year’s Academy Awards nominations, it is of vital importance that the industry does more to attract and retain women, says Digital Orchard managing director Sam Margaritis.

In 2018, Cinematographer Rachel Morrison was the first ever woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Cinematography. Similarly, Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to have won the Academy Award for Best Director with only five women ever having been even nominated.

This year’s Oscar nominations were announced recently, and unfortunately, once again women nominees were notably absent in some of the key craft categories including Directing, Cinematography and Film Editing.

In the UK, out of 107 BSC members, only 7 are women. All this just goes to prove how…

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