Sony Pictures had the second highest percentage of female directors from the years 2015 to 2019, with a total of 15 percent during that period. A slate analysis looked at the share of movies released in the U.S. with female directors, here presented by distributor. The study found the greatest increase in female representation came from STX Entertainment, from zero percent in 2015 to 25 percent in 2019. STX Entertainment had the highest mean total over five years with 17 percent of female directors. The movie studio offering the least amount of representation was by far Paramount, with female directors making up zero percent of total directors in every year from 2015 to 2019.
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Independent moviesUSC Annenberg. (January 2, 2020). Share of female directors of top-grossing films from 2015 to 2019, by distributor [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117790/female-movie-directors-by-studio/
USC Annenberg. "Share of female directors of top-grossing films from 2015 to 2019, by distributor." Chart. January 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117790/female-movie-directors-by-studio/
USC Annenberg. (2020). Share of female directors of top-grossing films from 2015 to 2019, by distributor. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117790/female-movie-directors-by-studio/
USC Annenberg. "Share of Female Directors of Top-grossing Films from 2015 to 2019, by Distributor." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117790/female-movie-directors-by-studio/
USC Annenberg, Share of female directors of top-grossing films from 2015 to 2019, by distributor Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117790/female-movie-directors-by-studio/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Share of female directors of top-grossing films from 2015 to 2019, by distributor [Graph], USC Annenberg, January 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117790/female-movie-directors-by-studio/