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Women in Independent Film, 2016-17 Women in Independent Film, 2016-17 Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, San Diego State University Dr. Martha M. Lauzen May 2017 Key Findings •High profile film festivals in the U.S. •Women are more likely to direct screened three times as many narrative documentaries than narrative features. films directed by men as by women in Women accounted for 33% of directors 2016-17. The 23 festivals considered in on documentaries versus 25% of this study screened an average of 6 directors on narrative features. narrative films directed by at least one woman compared with an average of 18 •Films with at least one woman director features directed by men. also had substantially higher percentages of women writers, editors, •U.S. festivals screened almost twice as and cinematographers. On films with at many documentaries directed by men as least one female director, women by women in 2016-17. The festivals in comprised 74% of writers vs. 7% on this study screened an average of 7 films directed exclusively by men. On documentaries directed by at least one films with women directors, women woman compared with an average of 13 accounted for 36% of editors compared directed by men. with 17% on films directed exclusively by men. On films with women directors, •Overall, independent films screened at women comprised 23% of high profile film festivals in the U.S. cinematographers versus 6% on films employed more than twice as many men directed exclusively by men. as women in key behind-the-scenes roles in 2016-17. 72% of those working Method in these roles were males and 28% were females. This represents a recent This report provides employment figures historical high. It is an increase of 3 for domestically and independently percentage points from 25% in 2015-16, produced feature-length documentaries and an increase of 4 percentage points and narrative films screening from June from 24% in 2008-09. 2016 through May 2017 at the following 23 festivals: AFI Fest; Atlanta Film •Women’s representation as directors Festival; Austin Film Festival; Chicago on independent films screening at the International Film Festival; Cinequest festivals considered increased slightly Film Festival; Cleveland International from 28% in 2015-16 to 29% in 2016- Film Festival; Florida Film Festival; 17. This is an increase of 7 percentage Hamptons International Film Festival; points from 2008-09. Los Angeles Film Festival; Nashville Film Festival; New Directors, New •Women continue to enjoy higher Films; New York Film Festival; Palm employment on documentaries than on Springs International Film Festival; narrative features. Women accounted Rhode Island International Film Festival; for 31% of individuals working on St. Louis International Film Festival; documentaries versus 26% of those San Francisco International Film working on narrative features. Festival; Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Seattle International Film Festival; Slamdance Film Festival; Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film 2 Sundance Film Festival; SXSW Film Festival; Telluride Film Festival; Tribeca Film Festival. Women in Independent Film is the most comprehensive study of women’s behind-the-scenes employment on independent films available. The study tracks the sex of directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers working on every U.S. feature-length film screened at the festivals considered. In total, Women in Independent Film considers 10,943 credits on 1,472 films in 2016-17, and over 59,000 credits on more than 6,000 films over the period of 2008 to 2017. The findings of the study are divided into four major sections. The first section reports the overall figures for women working on documentaries and narrative features. The second section provides the numbers for women working on documentaries only, and the third section reports the figures for women working on narrative features only. The fourth section discusses important relationships between women directors and the gender of those working in other key behind-the-scenes roles. This report provides comparisons of the data gathered for the present study (2016-17) with data collected from 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-2014, 2011- 2012, and 2008-2009. Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film 3 Overall Findings for Documentaries and Narrative Features Screening at Festivals •The festivals considered in this study •Women accounted for 28% of directors, screened an average of 6 narrative writers, executive producers, producers, features directed by at least one woman editors, and cinematographers working versus an average of 18 narrative on domestically and independently features directed exclusively by men produced feature-length films (see Figure 1). (documentaries and narrative features). This represents an increase of 3 •The festivals screened an average of 7 percentage points from 2015-16, and an documentaries directed by at least one increase of 4 percentage points from woman compared with an average of 13 2008-09. This number represents a documentaries directed exclusively by recent historical high (see Figure 2). men. Figure 2. Figure 1. Historical Comparison of Percentages of Average No. of Films Directed by At Behind-the-Scenes Women Working on Least One Woman vs. Average No. of Independent Features Films Directed Exclusively by Men Screened at Festivals 28 2016-17 Narrative 72 Features 25 2015-16 75 6 Male Directors 26 Female 2014-15 18 Directors 74 Women 26 Men 2013-14 Documentaries 74 26 2011-12 Male 74 7 Directors Female 13 24 Directors 2008-09 76 0 50 100 Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film 4 •On all of the films considered, women Figure 3. fared best as producers (32%), followed Historical Comparison of Percentages of by directors (29%), executive producers Women Working on Independent (29%), writers (26%), editors (22%), and Features by Role cinematographers (11%) (see Figure 3). •In 2016-17, women comprised 29% of 29 28 directors working on the films 23 Director 23 considered. This represents an increase 29 of 1 percentage point from 28% in 2015- 22 16, and an increase of 7 percentage 26 23 points from 22% in 2008-09. 23 Writer 22 24 •Women accounted for 26% of writers 19 on the films considered in 2016-17. This 29 21 2016-17 represents an increase of 3 percentage Exec. 27 points from 2015-16, and an increase of Producer 27 25 2015-16 7 percentage points from 19% in 2008- 22 2014-15 09. This is a recent historical high. 32 31 2013-14 33 •Women accounted for 29% of executive Producer 33 2011-12 31 producers in 2016-17. This represents 33 2008-09 an increase of 8 percentage points from 22 21% in 2015-16, and an increase of 7 21 22 percentage points from 22% in 2008-09. Editor 20 25 This is a recent historical high. 23 11 •In 2016-17, women comprised 32% of 11 producers. This represents an increase 12 Cinematog. 10 of 1 percentage point from 31% in 2015- 13 16, and a decrease of 1 percentage point 9 from 2008-09. 0 20 40 •In 2016-17, women comprised 22% of editors. This represents an increase of 1 •This year’s study also tracked women’s percentage point from 21% in 2015-16, representation as composers. In 2016- and a slight decline of 1 percentage point 17, women accounted for 9% of from 23% in 2008-09. composers. This represents no change from 2014-15, and a slight decline of 1 •Women accounted for 11% of percentage point from 2013-14. cinematographers in 2016-17. This represents no change from 2015-16, and an increase of 2 percentage points from 9% in 2008-09. Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film 5 Findings for Documentaries Only •Overall, women comprised 31% of Figure 4. individuals working on documentaries in Historical Comparison of Percentages of the behind-the-scenes roles considered. Women Working on Documentaries This represents an increase of 2 by Role percentage points from 29% in 2015-16. 33 •Women fared best as producers (36%) 35 29 and executive producers (36%), Director 28 39 followed by directors (33%), writers 28 (32%), editors (24%), and 32 cinematographers (11%) (see Figure 4). 31 29 Writer 23 32 •Women comprised 33% of directors 28 working on documentaries screening at 36 the festivals considered in 2016-17. 27 2016-17 Exec. 34 This represents a decrease of 2 Producer 31 31 2015-16 percentage points from 35% in 2015-16, 27 2014-15 and an increase of 5 percentage points 36 35 2013-14 from 28% in 2008-09. 37 Producer 39 35 2011-12 39 •Women accounted for 32% of writers 2008-09 working on documentaries in 2016-17. 24 22 This represents an increase of 1 23 Editor 20 percentage point from 31% in 2015-16, 27 and an increase of 4 percentage points 19 from 28% in 2008-09. 11 15 13 Cinematog. 12 •Women comprised 36% of executive 16 producers working on documentaries in 11 2016-17. This represents an increase of 0 20 40 60 9 percentage points from 27% in 2015- 16 and in 2008-09. This is a recent historical high. •Women comprised 24% of editors working on documentaries in 2016-17. •Women accounted for 36% of This represents an increase of 2 producers working on documentaries in percentage points from 22% last year, 2016-17. This represents an increase of and an increase of 5 percentage points 1 percentage point from 35% in 2015- from 19% in 2008-09. 16, and a decrease of 3 percentage points from 39% in 2008-09. •Women accounted for 11% of cinematographers working on documentaries in 2016-17. This represents a decrease of 4 percentage points from 15% last year, and is even with the figure from 2008-09.
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