The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 774 new members, including an increased number of women and minorities. Despite its effort to boost diversity in each of its seven branches, the invited directors remain predominantly male.
Of the 64 directors invited this year, 17 (roughly 27 percent) are women, a decrease from last year’s invitees (54 percent women). This year’s list includes Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary), Susanna White (Nanny McPhee Returns), Aida Begic (Snow), Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning) and Patricia Cardoso (Real Women Have Curves).
Academy membership requires directors to have helmed at least two film credits and have “demonstrated exceptional achievement in the field of theatrical motion pictures.” FF2 Media continues to highlight the work of female directors, providing insight into their incredible feats, their connection with audiences and their mission to shatter the glass ceiling.
List of 17 women directors invited to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:
Aida Begić *
Children of Sarajevo
Snow
Patricia Cardoso
The Water Carrier
Nana Dzhordzhadze
27 Missing Kisses
A Chef in Love
Ildikó Enyedi *
Simon Magus
My Twentieth Century
Safi Faye *
Mossane
Lettre Paysanne
Jessica Hausner
Lourdes
Joanna Hogg
Exhibition
Ann Hui
Summer Snow
Christine Jeffs
Sylvia
Sharon Maguire
Incendiary
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Márta Mészáros *
Diary for My Children
Adoption
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Proof
Kira Muratova
The Tuner
The Asthenic Syndrome
Cate Shortland
Somersault
Athina Rachel Tsangari
Attenberg
Paula van der Oest
Black Butterflies
Zus & Zo
Susanna White
Nanny McPhee Returns
(* invited to join the Academy by multiple branches)
© Brigid K. Presecky (6/28/17) FF2 Media
Top Photo: Susannah White
Featured Photo: Safi Faye, Aida Begić, Susannah White
Photo Credits: Discover African Cinema, Alchetron, Graphic courtesy of AMPAS
