Los Angeles Feb 5 (IANS) "Lady Bird" director Greta Gerwig feels campaigns like #MeToo are bringing change in Hollywood.
These have been a seismic few months for women in the film industry. The allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein and others have led to the most positive kind of backlash: Through the #MeToo and Time s Up movements and the 50/50 by 2020 initiative which aims to have male-female parity in the business world in two years.
"I think it s going to shift much more quickly now " theguardian.com quoted Gerwig as saying.
She added: "When studios are looking to hire now they ll ask themselves -- as they rightly should -- Is there a woman who is qualified for this job? That s tremendously important. And again if I were running a studio I would think that it s just good business. Because I look at the audience response to films made by women about women that have done incredibly well and I d say Well that s a reason right off the bat. "
As for whether there are any plans for a coordinated protest at this year s Oscars in line with the black gowns at the Golden Globes or white roses at the Grammys both orchestrated by the Time s Up organisers Gerwig is unsure reports theguardian.com.
"I am not aware of a dress code " she said.
But if there is any she is in: "I m in awe of the people who are collectively working on this."
The 90th Oscars hosted by Jimmy Kimmel will be held on March 4 at the Dolby Theatre here. It will be aired in India live on Star Movies and Star Movies Select on March 5.
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