US EditionNicole Kidman Laments 'Incredibly Low' Number of Women-Directed Films
- Oscar-Winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman expressed concern at Cannes 2025 over the limited presence of commercially successful films directed by women.
- In 2017, she committed to collaborating with a female director at minimum once within every 18-month period to help address the imbalance in directing roles.
- Since that pledge, Kidman has collaborated with 27 female directors and supports women-led projects while praising films like Mascha Schilinski's 'The Sound of Falling'.
- Only seven of 22 films in the main Cannes competition this year are directed by women, highlighting persistent gender imbalance in the film industry.
- Kidman received the Kering Woman in Motion Award at Cannes and pledged to keep boosting female directors amid ongoing challenges including ageism.
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Nicole Kidman laments 'incredibly low' number of women-directed films
Australian megastar Nicole Kidman lamented Sunday the "incredibly low" number of hit films made by women directors, and revealed that she often wakes up at 3:00 am to do her own personal writing.
·Calhoun, United States
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Nicole Kidman Has Now Worked With 27 Women Directors in 8 Years; She Urges ‘Financial Mentors’ to Invest in Unknown Female Filmmakers and ‘Take a Risk’
Nicole Kidman joined the Kering Women in Motion Talks and Cannes to discuss her commitment to uplifting women directors.
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