One-third of features films approved for support by France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) in 2022 had a women at the helm for the first time in history, according to figures released by the body this week.
The figures were collated by the CNC’s Gender Equality Observatory created in 2014 to monitor the presence of women across the film industry.
The data is drawn from information provided for French-initiated films (FIF) approved by the CNC as being eligible for its different support schemes.
According to the report, 69 of the 208 FIF films approved last year were directed or co-directed by women, representing 33.2% of all the approved films.
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