Another week, another round of news about the sorry state of female filmmakers in Hollywood. The latest damning study has been released as the industry awaits findings from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s ongoing investigation into the discrimination of women directors. While Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, among others, has given lengthy testimony to the feds, there’s one prominent women director who has not been contacted: Jodie Foster.
Although director and Oscar-winning actress exclusively tells Yahoo Movies that she has not been asked to speak with the EEOC, she has plenty to say about Hollywood’s culture of big-studio boys clubs.
“I’ve seen many faces in filmmaking,” says the 53-year-old, pointing out that she’s been in the business for nearly 50 years dating back to her time as child actress in commercials, television, and film. “I made movies when there were no women. The only women were, occasionally, a makeup artist, but not always; a script supervisor, usually; and the person playing my mom. And that was about it.”
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More women have started working in film — and in various roles — but it’s happened very incrementally, according to Foster. “Little by little, movie sets have changed. Women have started coming into the process and really I think it’s changed it for the best.”
But when it comes to women directing big-budget studio films, Foster recognizes the industry hasn’t really budged. “There are so few female directors. That’s not true in the indie world, and it’s not true in Europe. It really is only America and it’s mainstream movies,” she says. “I don’t believe it’s a conspiracy. I don’t think it’s a plot to keep women down.
Although director and Oscar-winning actress exclusively tells Yahoo Movies that she has not been asked to speak with the EEOC, she has plenty to say about Hollywood’s culture of big-studio boys clubs.
“I’ve seen many faces in filmmaking,” says the 53-year-old, pointing out that she’s been in the business for nearly 50 years dating back to her time as child actress in commercials, television, and film. “I made movies when there were no women. The only women were, occasionally, a makeup artist, but not always; a script supervisor, usually; and the person playing my mom. And that was about it.”
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More women have started working in film — and in various roles — but it’s happened very incrementally, according to Foster. “Little by little, movie sets have changed. Women have started coming into the process and really I think it’s changed it for the best.”
But when it comes to women directing big-budget studio films, Foster recognizes the industry hasn’t really budged. “There are so few female directors. That’s not true in the indie world, and it’s not true in Europe. It really is only America and it’s mainstream movies,” she says. “I don’t believe it’s a conspiracy. I don’t think it’s a plot to keep women down.
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