Shahrbanoo Sadat and Jelena Maksimović Hit Back at Discrimination in Film Funding at Tokyo Festival Talk

Variety - Nov 2, 2026

A lack of funding, and ignorance in the institutions that control it, keeps women at an inherent disadvantage in the film industry, Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat said at a Tokyo International Film Festival talk on the future of women’s cinema. “The discrimination did not start at the festival, but it started at the development level,” […]

Read full article
More News
About Us

Spearheaded by the industry’s most influential trendsetters, UptownStars promise you 24/7 of the juiciest, trendiest, glamorous and chic trends in the e-tertainment culture.

Copyright © 2015 - 2026 Up Town Stars. All Rights Reserved.