Movie studios that promised to reexamine their employment practices in the wake of George Floyd's murder failed to produce many films from people of color, a new report has found. The study by USC Annenberg's Inclusion Initiative says the entertainment industry's pledges were "performative." Hollywood is also failing to provide opportunities to women directors. Variety has more details.
#OnThisDay, 11 Sept 2010, Sofia Coppola wins the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival for 'Somewhere'.
She was the fourth woman director to have ever won the award since it started in 1949. Of the seven women to have won the prize, three have won it since 2020.