Screen More female stories? Screen Australia is making strides Screen Australia has exceeded its long-term Gender Matters KPI, with 56% of projects receiving funding with at least 50% women in key creative roles.
Uncategorised The first all-women professional ‘Fortnite’ eSports team arrives Bumble has teamed up with eSports organization Gen. G to form a group of professional Fortnite players and the world’s first all-women esports team.
News & Views The problem with Quentin Tarantino’s predilection for female violence In film the glorification of male power involves female suffering. Quentin Tarantino’s latest film continues to normalise the subordination of women.
News & Views Mass exodus of Masterchef judges is the prime example of male privilege Last night the Masterchef grand final aired, and with it came the news that none of the show’s three, high profile judges would return in 2020.
Life Move over Hemsworth. Portman to assume the hammer in 2021 After the success of Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, Natalie Portman will take on the reigns of the Thor franchise, playing the female Thor in 2021.
News & Views A black, female 007? As a lifelong James Bond fan, I say bring it on It is being reported that something incredible might be happening to James Bond. The next 007 will be black. And a woman.
News & Views New ad campaign praised for revealing women’s pubic hair in all its glory The campaign depicts a diverse range of women enjoying time on the beach. They all wear high-cut swimwear with visible tufts of pubic hair spilling out.
News & Views ITV’s Head of Comedy drops all-male comedy writing teams in step towards gender inclusion ITV’s head of comedy has said she will no longer commission any shows an all-male writing team.
News & Views Women make up more than half of executives in the animation industry, study finds Over half (52 per cent) of all animation executives in film are female and in television, the number is 39 per cent, the study found.
News & Views Knock Down the House: The women who took on the US Congress A new Netflix documentary, Knock Down the House, chronicles Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paula Jean Swearengin, Amy Vilela and Cori Bush.
News & Views Geoffrey Rush’s victory in his defamation case could have a chilling effect on the #MeToo movement Will the ruling in favour of Geoffrey Rush have a chilling effect on future harassment claims, especially in the absence of successful, high-profile cases?
News & Views Advice from a reformed MAFS addict Married at First Sight is basically legal marijuana. You escape from reality for an hour, and when you come to, the sharp edges of the world feel softer.