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Chloe zhao became the first woman of colour and only the second female ever to get a best director oscar in 2021 for her film nomadland. then sian hedes�* film, coda about the hearing child of deaf parents, scooped last years best picture oscar. despite the commitment made to get more women behind the camera, this years oscars really seemed like a bit of a set back because none of the directing nominees were women. among the films critics they were overlooked was the woman king by gina prince�...

Harvey weinstein�*s abuses. if that could happen to hollywood actresses, who else is it happening to? and according to the director of a global think tank studying inequality on screen, we are looking at women behind the camera at the downturn. looking at the top films each year we saw an uptick right before the pandemic. for the first time since weve been doing this work. female directors were in the double digits, right? broke the 10% marker. the number now has started to come down and when ...

It was really frightening not seeing where you were going, but once youre in here, its just such an amazing experience. theres stalactites, and the water, its an amazing colour. i was expecting it to be completely dark, but the rock formations bounce light off the sand to create a kaleidoscope of colours. ok, so, were walking through the next cave here. pretty claustrophobic. gosh, tiny bats, as well, inside this cave. theyre super cute, actually. were going to be climbing all the way up there. ...

Is basically what we call hue in science. its not about "is your skin light or is it dark?" its nothing to do with lightness. its to do with the colour that runs through your skin. so, you can be very light and be pink, you can be very light and be yellow. and its very important to know that so you can actually get beauty products that work for you. there are different ways to measure skin undertone, but farah believes her companys skin—colour chart, which powers the tool, makes the method uni...

The arrest of hollywood producer harvey weinstein in 2017 for sexual offences precipitated the call for change within the industry. cheering and applause. actress geena davis, a long—time campaigner for gender equality, says the biggest difference is that women are, indeed, talking about the injustices and inequality theyve audio cuts out. its made it ok talk about finally, you know, that people are very comfortable now being outspoken about the sexism, the inequality, the unequal pay, the uns...

Were looking at a downturn women behind the camera. when we look at the top 100 grossing films every year, we saw an uptick right before the pandemic. for the first time since weve been doing this work, female directors were in the double digits, right? they broke that 10% marker. that number now has started to come down. and when we talk about directors in general, were really talking about white women, because if we think about of colour, they rarely, if ever, get a bat behind the camera. when...

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That when the ratings came out, only 18 million viewers in the us tuned in to watch the ceremony, a bit higher than last year, but audiences used to be routinely in the a0 million range. thats one of the biggest changes for the oscars — its become a diminishing american spectacle. oh, i think the academy is very concerned about the lower ratings. i mean, the tv rights to the academy awards fund the academy, theyre worth millions and millions of dollars, and the lower the ratings, the lower tho...

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I think we can both agree that it was actually a good awards show. the conclusion was that had been a pretty good academy awards. see you next year hopefully. but i was disheartened to see when the ratings came out, only 18 million viewers in the us tuned in to watch the ceremony, a bit higher than last year but audiences used to be routinely in the a0 million range. that is one of the biggest changes for the oscars, it has become a diminishing american spectacle. i think the academy is very con...