British Women Film Directors in the New Millennium
This book focuses on the output of women film directors in the period post Millennium when the number of female directors working within the film industry rose substantially. Despite the fact that nationally and internationally women film directors are un
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British Women Film Directors in the New Millennium
Stella Hockenhull
British Women Film Directors in the New Millennium
Stella Hockenhull Department of Film Studies University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-48991-3 ISBN 978-1-137-48992-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-48992-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962789 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Chris Graythen/Spanner Films Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
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Acknowledgements
My thanks go to friend and colleague Fran Pheasant-Kelly for her unceasing support of my work and careful proof reading of this book. Similarly, I would like to thank friend and mentor, Ulrike Sieglohr, for her insightful comments and advice on this project. I would also like to express gratitude to the following for supplying the images: Franny Armstrong for the book cover; Agatha Nitecka for Wuthering Heights; Clio Barnard for The Selfish Giant; Megan Davis from Rise Films for Dreamcatcher and Rough Aunties; Will Wood for Belle. In addition, I acknowledge the University of Wolverhampton for its generous support of my research and, finally, the staff at Palgrave, including Lina Aboujieb, Kannayiram Ganesh and Karina Jakupsdottir, for facilitating this publication.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 Women and British Cinema Funding: From the UKFC to Creative England 31 3 Women Directors and Docu
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