Venice Film Festival jury head Guillermo del Toro bats for gender equality
Los Angeles, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro has said that he favour a 50-50 ratio between the male and female filmmakers by 2019 to promote genders equality at film festivals. The director’s comment came in response to the controversy surrounding the Venice Film Festival, also known as Biennale, which has been slammed for selecting only one female director in its 2018 competition line-up. “I think that the goal has to be clear, and has to remain 50/50 by 2020. If it’s 50/50 by 2019, better. It’s…
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