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Why a mission statement about inclusivity?

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Directors UK commissioned a report in 2016 to look at gender inequality in film.

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In 2014, only a quarter of UK film crew members were female, despite 50:50 gender representation at film school level.

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There's poor representation of female identifying directors in UK films. Over a recent ten year period just 13.6% of films were directed by women.

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And what's more, just 7% of UK films are shot by a female director of photography. 

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Society's understanding of gender has moved on considerably since the 2016 report. Gender identity is complex and multi-faceted. 

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Unconscious bias

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Directors UK found individual unconscious bias and systemic issues in the industry to be at the heart of the problem for gender representation in film.

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LOST NORTHERNER is committed to removing this bias from our production process and balancing our crews and creatives . The result should be  balanced and inclusive gender representation on our films. Watch this space.

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You can read Directors UK's report here:

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https://www.directors.uk.com/news/cut-out-of-the-picture

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