As Screen Australia works towards gender equity in projects receiving production funding, the agency has taken stock on the progress of its Gender Matters initiative. The update comes in the same week that actor and gender equality advocate Geena Davis addressed a gathering of the Australian screen industry with a sobering look at the representation of women on screens, highlighting how the issue of unconscious gender bias begins in children’s television and film. “Gender Matters is the … [Read more...] about Gender Matters interim update
Projects
Eccho Rights signs up new drama projects
Cannes - Mountain Dog, a Swedish production company founded by Birgitta Wännström, who was behind hit series such as Gåsmamman and Maria Wern, has agreed on worldwide representation with Eccho Rights for two upcoming series. The first series is Honor, a Swedish crime series starring Sofia Helin and Alexandra Rapaport. A crime series with strong human stories, Honor follows events at a humanitarian law firm run by four female lawyers, who come under threat after they take on a controversial … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights signs up new drama projects
