Gender gap closing for directors in B.C. film: report
Global News
According to the report, male directors made up 52 per cent of the work in B.C. while females directed 47 per cent in 2021.
A new report from the Directors Guild of Canada suggests a previous gender gap among B.C. directors has closed significantly.
Ten years ago an overwhelming 89 per cent of male directors took charge of episodic work, compared to just 11 per cent being women.
Compared those numbers to 2021 — male directors made up 52 per cent of the work in B.C. while females directed 47 per cent.
Plus, for the first time ever, gender non-conforming or GNC directors made up one per cent of the available work.
“It’s an exciting time and it took a long time to get here,” said Nimisha Mukerji, a Canadian filmmaker.
“I’ve been working a lot and I’ve been seeing a lot of my female friends who are directors also working.”
And while important progress is being made, there’s still a lack of diversity in B.C. directors, specifically a lack of Asian directors.
“We are really not seeing them represented,” said Zach Lipovski, with the Directors Guild of Canada.