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Hollywood needs more women directors: Jodie Foster
Los Angeles, Feb 8 (IANS) Actress-filmmaker Jodie
Foster feels that more women are required behind the camera in Hollywood
because of the prevailing gender imbalance.
The 52-year-old, who
started acting when she was just three, has seen a lot of positive
changes in the industry but feels more needs to be done for equality,
reports people.com.
“When I was growing up in the film business, I
never saw a woman’s face,” Foster said at the Athena Film Festival
Thursday, while accepting the Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award.
“Sometimes
it was the lady who played my mom. Or occasionally it would be a makeup
artist. But most often it would really just be me and the script
supervisor.
“And little by little, as time went on, a few female
faces started coming onto crews. And it changed everything,” added "The
Beaver" director.
The two-time Oscar-winner believes that the change will come with the upcoming generations.
“There
aren’t enough women directors. And hopefully that will change. And
perhaps that will change with this next generation,” she said.












