In a new infographic, the Representation Project analyzed the top 500 films of all time and found that just six starred a woman of color. That’s just 1%.
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The 2014 “Vanity Fair” Hollywood Issue Has A Record Six People Of Color On The Cover
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Vanity Fair just released the cover of its annual Hollywood Issue, and there is something refreshingly different about this year’s installment. Prior to this issue, the most people of color to appear on the cover of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue — one of the year’s most high profile representations of who makes up the top tier of Hollywood talent — was three. This year, 6 of the 12 people featured on the cover are actors of color.
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Million dollar bummer: how the highest paid women in Hollywood stack up to their male counterparts.
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7 Incredible Women Who Are Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Filmmakers
While it might be a man’s world, these seven women are making their mark on the film industry:
1. Diablo Cody: Coming from an unconventional background — a blogger/stripper — she proves you don’t need pedigree to make it in Hollywood; you only need raw talent.
2. Sofia Coppola: Any list of influential female filmmakers would be incomplete without the inclusion of Sofia Coppola. She’s the film geek most women want to be: a little odd, very talented, and all kinds of cool.
3. Lake Bell: Having already commenced writing her second feature, a film she calls “an unromantic romance,” Bell is on her way to cementing her status as indie auteur, and next big actor/director, showing others the transition is possible for female actors, too.
4. Catherine Hardwicke: Love it or hate it, the Twilight series is one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Hardwicke walks the line between blockbuster and indie, and there are many aspiring filmmakers who would love to emulate her success.
5. Sarah Polley: Her varied work is both personal yet universal, providing a role model for those who are looking to transcend genre and make great films.
6. Lena Dunham: She might not be universally loved, but there is no denying Lena Dunham has taken Hollywood by storm, inspiring a generation of young women in the process.In 10 years’ time, there will be more than one filmmaker who cites Dunham as an early influence.
7. Kathryn Bigelow: She may come from a different generation, but that doesn’t make Bigelow any less inspirational to women trying to break into film. She has broken down so many walls, that without her many (including those on this list) may not have gotten where they are now.