Calling the Shots: Women editors on UK-qualifying films 2003-2015

TY - BOOK

T1 - Calling the Shots: Women editors on UK-qualifying films 2003-2015

AU - Wreyford, Natalie

AU - Cobb, Shelley

AU - Williams, Linda Ruth

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - There has been little change in the percentages of women editors in production on British qualifying films since 2003. Overall, the inclusion of women in this key role has never again reached the level of 2003 (the earliest year for which the BFI have records). In 2003 22% of editors were women, in 2015 it was only 17%, up a little from the previous year where only 14% were women. Editors are often perceived as a profession where women do better than in other key filmmaking roles, such as director or cinematographer, but our results show that the participation of women as editors of British-qualifying films is still pitifully low and showing no sign of improving.

AB - There has been little change in the percentages of women editors in production on British qualifying films since 2003. Overall, the inclusion of women in this key role has never again reached the level of 2003 (the earliest year for which the BFI have records). In 2003 22% of editors were women, in 2015 it was only 17%, up a little from the previous year where only 14% were women. Editors are often perceived as a profession where women do better than in other key filmmaking roles, such as director or cinematographer, but our results show that the participation of women as editors of British-qualifying films is still pitifully low and showing no sign of improving.

M3 - Report

BT - Calling the Shots: Women editors on UK-qualifying films 2003-2015

PB - Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary Film Culture in the UK

ER -