By JOHN ANDERSON
Published: May 25, 2012

THAT the Cannes Film Festival chose not to include any work by female directors in its competition this year created a mini-scandal. But it obscured a couple of other points about the state of women in film. For instance, only 2 of the 22 features in question were shot by female cinematographers. On the other hand, a full third of the movies were cut by female editors.

Mostly, this reflects what has always been true.

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by Martha M. Lauzen, Ph.D.
Copyright  ©  2012 – All rights reserved.

In 2011, females remained dramatically under-represented as characters in film when compared with their representation in the U.S. population.  Last year, females accounted for 33% of all characters in the top 100 domestic grossing films.  This represents an increase of 5 percentage points since 2002 when females comprised 28% of characters.

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February 19, 2012

By John Horn, Nicole Sperling and Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times

An L.A. Times study of Oscar voters finds that their demographics are much less diverse than the moviegoing public. Academy leaders say they want to diversify.

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By ANDY ISAACSON
Published: January 27, 2012
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WHAT gender is the voice of God?

The question has been pondered by mystics through the ages, but in the sanctuary of cinema the voice of a sonorous, authoritative, fear-inspiring yet sometimes relatable presence is, invariably, that of a man. Consider the trailer and the omniscient, disembodied voice that introduces moviegoers to a fictional world.

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