A group of A-list producers and executives are combating Hollywood gender inequality in a pledge to mentor women directors in the middle of their careers. That’s a time when, at least one prominent study suggests, they disappear from show business entirely.
ReFrame Rise, an initiative of ReFrame, the parity organization run by Women in Film and Sundance Institute, is a pilot program that will pair eight female directors with advisers who will identify job opportunities, refine creative pitches and sharpen participants’ business acumen.
Sue Kroll, Stephanie Allain, Michael De Luca, Poppy Hanks, Paul Feig, and Bruna Papandrea are among the first round of sponsors committing to a minimum of two years of work with their assigned directors.
Executives on board include TriStar Pictures president Hannah Minghella, Amazon Studios film co-head Matt Newman, HBO executive vice president of programming Francesca Orsi, Netflix director of original independent film Christina Rogers and...
ReFrame Rise, an initiative of ReFrame, the parity organization run by Women in Film and Sundance Institute, is a pilot program that will pair eight female directors with advisers who will identify job opportunities, refine creative pitches and sharpen participants’ business acumen.
Sue Kroll, Stephanie Allain, Michael De Luca, Poppy Hanks, Paul Feig, and Bruna Papandrea are among the first round of sponsors committing to a minimum of two years of work with their assigned directors.
Executives on board include TriStar Pictures president Hannah Minghella, Amazon Studios film co-head Matt Newman, HBO executive vice president of programming Francesca Orsi, Netflix director of original independent film Christina Rogers and...
- 10/8/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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