Women Lead the Way: Female Directors of 2020
On sale to members: 10am, Mon 21 Dec
On sale to public: 10am, Tue 22 Dec
We are thrilled to celebrate the female directors who led the way in 2020; releasing knock-out films which wowed critics and audiences alike
The number of cinemas around the world that closed for a chunk of 2020 had a huge impact on the quantity of titles released and what kind of films those were. It soon became apparent that films by women were leading the way; garnering awards attention and critical praise, performing well at the box office and dominating film conversations in the media like never before.
As of November 2020, 25% of all UK cinema releases were by women*; in contrast, this was just under 21% in 2019 and only 17% in 2018. October 2020 saw a historic high of 38%**. We highlight and celebrate some of these films, that we sadly couldn’t show on release, in a programme full of unique visions from teams of brilliant women. We can’t wait to revisit them on the glorious big screen.
* With ‘by women’ defined as having the directing team/writing credits comprised of at least half women, and/or based on a book by a woman.
** According to figures from the Film Distributors’ Association, Birds Eye View and Comscore.
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Under 18s £6
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