12 Female TV Directors Who Should Direct A Franchise Film

The conversation about the lack of female directors in Hollywood has been rumbling on for what seems like forever, but that conversation has now found itself at a crucial point. At long last, people are beginning to get specific. After decades of vague allusions to a seemingly intangible, invisible issue, the conversation is finally becoming louder, and less easy to dismiss as the supposedly irrational ramblings of radical feminism. This is thanks to the visible activism of those concerned about the situation – on social media and within the film industry itself. It is also thanks to organisations such as the Female Filmmakers Initiative – launched by the Sundance Institute and Women In Film Los Angeles – which commissioned a vital study into the barriers and opportunities facing independent filmmakers, who try to engage in filmmaking while female. This research was a three year study, and the findings of the third and final phase of it were recently delivered in a powerful and disturbing report.

Sarah Myles

Published: May 6, 2015 09:42 am

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Karen Gaviola

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Karen Gaviola

Karen Gaviola has been very clear in her career path – going from Assistant Director in TV and film, in titles such as Cagney & Lacey, Caddyshack II, Tales From The Crypt and NYPD Blue, to director of outstanding episodes of television shows that number among the highest rated and most beloved series on TV.

As director, Gaviola has delivered notable episodes of NYPD Blue, Cold Case, Bones, Alias, Lost, Law & Order, Without A Trace, Prison Break, Lie To Me, Castle, Blue Bloods, Sons Of Anarchy, Hostages, Gotham, Criminal Minds, The Blacklist, Grimm and Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

What She Should Direct: With her career forged in well-executed action sequences, strong leadership of ensemble casts, and stylized worlds with a touch of humour, Karen Gaviola would be a great choice to direct Black Panther. With the foundation of that movie already having been set in Avengers: Age Of Ultron – introducing the Black Panther villain Ulysses Klaue – Gaviola could easily deliver a successful film that builds on the tone already established.

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Sarah Myles

Sarah Myles is a freelance writer. Originally from London, she now lives in North Yorkshire with her husband and two children.