{"id":23175,"date":"2013-02-03T21:24:19","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T03:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drishtikone.com\/?p=23175"},"modified":"2013-02-03T21:24:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T03:24:19","slug":"women-work-more-in-indie-films-than-in-hollywood-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2013\/02\/women-work-more-in-indie-films-than-in-hollywood-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Women work more in Indie Films than in Hollywood: Discrimination?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The playing field in the film and movie business is not level for women \u2013 specially in Hollywood.\u00a0 So, what do they do?\u00a0 They flock into an area that is fast growing and doesn\u2019t require \u201cGodfathers\u201d.\u00a0 It requires talent.<\/p>\n

As per a new study, more women are working in independent films than in Hollywood.<\/em>\u00a0 Results shared at the recently held 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah showed this.<\/p>\n

\u201cSundance Institute believes that stories and characters told through film play an enormously influential role in determining audiences\u2019 perceptions of themselves, one another and the world around us,\u201d said Keri Putnam, executive director of the Sundance Institute. \u201cSeen through that lens, the results of this research are encouraging in that they show a higher representation of female filmmakers in independent film compared to other types of media \u00ad\u00ad\u2014 but they also highlight the work that is still to be done.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other findings include:<\/p>\n