Writing women for film & television : a guide to creating complex female characters

- Provides aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers with a solid understanding of what makes for an authentic screen character and provides them with tools they can use to evaluate the complexity of their own characters, so they can begin drawing their own female characters with confidence. - Features interviews with acclaimed international female screenwriters and directors, detailing their perspectives on the relevance of women’s screen stories, the writing and development processes of these stories, and the challenges in getting female characters to the screen. - Includes statistics for onscreen and off-screen female representation in cinema, as well as a review of current research regarding social and cultural effects of misrepresentation and lack of representation.