The Hollywood ReporterJan 1, 2025

Films Directed by Women and People of Color Plateaued in 2024, Study Finds
#MovieNews #Movies #Annenberg #AnnenbergInclusionInitiative #Diversity #Diversityandinclusion #Reportsandstudies #USC

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/films-directed-women-people-of-color-plateaued-2024-study-1236097388/

Films Directed by Women and People of Color Plateaued in 2024, Study Finds

The report from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative looked at the number of women and people of color directing last year's top-grossing movies.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterMay 23, 2024

Study: White Characters No Longer Overindex in Streaming Movies
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ucla-hollywood-diversity-report-2024-streaming-movie-1235906794/

Study: White Actors No Longer Overindex in Streaming Movies

Meanwhile, white men continue to overindex as directors, even as streaming audiences become majority women and people of color.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterMay 8, 2024

Norman Lear Center on ‘This is Us’ Caregiving Storyline: “This is What Art is Supposed to Do” (Exclusive)
#TV #TVNews #CultureShift #Reportsandstudies #ThisIsUs #USCAnnenbergNormanLearCenter

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/this-is-us-caregiving-storyline-study-1235893243/

Norman Lear Center on ‘This is Us’ Caregiving Storyline: “This is What Art is Supposed to Do” (Exclusive)

The research organization partnered with Caring Across Generations, which also has published a playbook on inclusive caregiving narratives, for the study.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterApr 24, 2024

Hollywood Forfeits Up to $30B Every Year Because of Racial Inequity
#MovieNews #Movies #CultureShift #Reportsandstudies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mckinsey-report-hollywood-representation-1235880126/

Hollywood Forfeits Up to $30B Every Year Because of Racial Inequity

Over three reports, McKinsey has tallied up the entertainment industry’s opportunity cost of continuing to diminish Black, Latino and Asian Pacific Islander colleagues and audiences.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterMar 7, 2024

How Documentary Orgs Serving People of Color Are Coming Together to Survive and Thrive
#MovieNews #Movies #CultureShift #Documentaries #Documentary #Reportsandstudies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/color-congress-people-of-color-documentary-ecosystem-report-1235844851/

How Documentary Orgs Serving People of Color Are Coming Together to Survive and Thrive

Color Congress, a coalition of POC-focused documentary organizations, has published a report about the state of the field over the past two years.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterMar 7, 2024

Movies With Proportionate Racial Representation Notched Highest Median ROI in 2023
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ucla-hollywood-diversity-report-2024-film-1235843809/

Movies With Proportionate Racial Representation Notched Highest Median ROI in 2023

They also earned the second-highest median take at the worldwide box office, per UCLA’s latest Hollywood Diversity Report.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterFeb 21, 2024

Not Quite Year of the Woman: Just 30 Percent of 2023’s Movies Had Female Leads
#MovieNews #Movies #AnnenbergInclusionInitiative #CultureShift #Reportsandstudies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/women-hollywood-female-leads-1235830860/

Not Quite Year of the Woman: Just 30 Percent of 2023’s Movies Had Female Leads

A new research brief from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reveals that the percentage of woman protagonists last year was the lowest in a decade.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterJan 11, 2024

Improved Awareness But Not Accountability: Anita Hill’s Hollywood Commission Releases Second Workplace Abuse Survey
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #CultureShift #Reportsandstudies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/anita-hill-hollywood-commission-second-report-1235785386/

Improved Awareness But Not Accountability: Anita Hill’s Hollywood Commission Releases Second Workplace Abuse Survey

More than 5,000 entertainment industry workers responded, and even the men are starting to agree that the powerful have not been held accountable.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterJan 3, 2024

Despite ‘Barbie’s’ Box Office Dominance, Progress for Female Directors Remains Stalled
#MovieNews #Movies #AnnenbergInclusionInitiative #CultureShift #Reportsandstudies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/women-directors-2023-gender-diversity-reports-1235777982/

Despite ‘Barbie’s Box Office Dominance, Progress for Female Directors Remains Stalled

The latest reports from USC Annenberg and San Diego State find that Greta Gerwig’s box office topper belies actual employment statistics for women behind the camera.

The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood ReporterDec 14, 2023

Women Represented Majority of Amazon Originals Writers in 2022
#TV #TVNews #AmazonMGMStudios #CultureShift #Reportsandstudies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-mgm-studios-inclusion-progress-report-1235756206/

Amazon MGM Studios Shares Inclusion Progress Report in 2023

Amazon MGM Studios has provided a progress report on DEIA behind and in front of the camera since it implemented its Inclusion Policy and Playbook two years ago.

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