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Article: Last month, in the aftermath of Cannes, New Zealand film-maker Jane Campion made an impassioned plea to women to take up arms against what she described as the "old boys' network" of the movie industry. She was referring to the so-called 'celluloid ceiling', a barrier -- perceived or otherwise -- to the advancement of women in the production and direction of films.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2009
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Breaking hollywood's celluloid ceiling
Last month, in the aftermath of Cannes, New Zealand film-maker Jane Campion made an impassioned plea to women to take up arms against what she described as the "old boys' network" of the movie industry. She was referring to the so-called 'celluloid ceiling', a barrier -- perceived or otherwise -- to the advancement of women in the production and direction of films.
Certainly women remain radically under-represented in film: it's estimated that between 6pc and 7pc of film directors are women, and the figures for screenwriters, cinematographers and so on are equally low.
Campion, now 55, is one of the few ...