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Gender Imbalance in Venice Film Festival

Updated 2026-09-04 11:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

Filmmaker May El-Toukhy discusses gender imbalance at the Venice Film Festival, where she is one of only two female directors competing for the Golden Lion.

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Venice Competition Filmmaker May El-Toukhy On Gender Imbalance: “I’ve Been The Only Woman In Many, Many Settings”

May el-Toukhy is in competition at the Venice Film Festival with post-World War Two psychological thriller Woman Unknown as one of just two female directors in the running for the Golden Lion this year. Set in Denmark in the summer of 1945, the picture revolves around nanny and housemaid Marie (Math

2026-09-04 10:55 UTC