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INDUSTRY CANNOT CONTINUE BAD & LAZY HABITS SAID VENICE JURY HEAD CATE BLANCHETT
AS SHE APLAUDS FESTIVAL DIVERSITY
Cate Blanchett Head of Jury Venice Fesitval Film (Source: Variety Venice Film Festival)
Venice Jury Head Cate Blanchett Applauds Festival Diversity: 'Industry Can't Continue Bad and Lazy Habits--------------------
When the Venice Film Festival unveiled its official selection in late July, the unprecedented inclusion of eight female-directed titles within the 18-film roster was heralded as welcome progress for an event that has come under fire in recent years for scarce representation of female filmmakers.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cate Blanchett was selected to head the jury in January, becoming the third woman in four years to hold the role, following Lucrecia Martel and Annette Bening. The “Mrs. America“ star “” who headed the 2018 Cannes Film Festival jury, leading a #MeToo protest on the red carpet with the likes of Ava DuVernay and Agnes Varda “” is well aware of the watershed year she´s overseeing. “Maybe the main competition should be called “˜New Horizons´ this year,“ she quips, referencing the popular festival sidebar.Source: Variety Venice Film Festival
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