Campaign calls for movie lovers to watch one film directed by a woman a week for a year

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Adam McKay, Ridley Scott, Todd Haynes, Steven Spielberg. There’s a common theme in the BAFTA nominations for Best Director that were revealed this morning. This is not to say that the academy itself is necessarily guilty of favouring men, but rather that a complex system of sexism is endemic in the film industry that makes it much harder for women to secure the big projects. Read More…