Organisers of the 2018 BFI London film festival have said they are moving in the right direction when it comes to gender representation, unveiling a programme in which 38% of directors are women.
At Venice, only one of the 21 films in competition is directed by a woman, The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent.
It had not been difficult or challenging to find more films directed by women, she said.
The London festival is a major event in the film calendar, although not quite on the level of Cannes, Venice and Toronto, which together hoover up the world premieres of films which are seen as likely award-season contenders.