Lopez, who recently self-funded part of her $20 million autobiographical musical epic “This Is Me…Now: A Love Story,” after losing financing midway through production, noted that executives at major conglomerates are “scared and clueless” when it comes to financing projects from women and people of color.
Johnson and Rae have also spoken out about the lack of funding for female creatives, with Johnson noting that executives are often “afraid of taking risks” on projects led by women.
The issue of gendered funding in Hollywood is not a new one, but it continues to be a persistent challenge for female creatives. [Revisit for further details.]
See if you can guess who recently said these words: “We went in over budget. It was a challenging project in that way. It’s like there could have never been enough money for the project. We didn’t have endless funds from a studio. This was a very independent project that I was self-financing.”
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