According to UCLA’s “Hollywood Diversity Report”, films on streaming services have more diversity than theatrically released films. While the latter has seen great progress in the past, the study notes that theatrical films have been undergoing a “backslide to 2019 levels” of diversity. The research team surveyed the
As Hollywood emerged from the pandemic, its biggest film productions dipped in diversity after years of incremental progress, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Opportunities were notably greater for women and people of color on streaming platforms than in theatrically released films. The annual UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report…
“The idea that diversity on the big screen is somehow an inherently ‘riskier’ business proposition which this report series debunked years ago seemed to rear its ugly head again in 2022,” UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report says.
As the film industry sought to claw back moviegoers in 2022, it did so by leaning more on films starring and directed by white men, despite considerable evidence that more diverse films attract larger audiences.