The 100 greatest films directed by women

Yet again, the Academy have produced an all-male best director shortlist. Here are some of the incredible female filmmakers that could – and should – have broken up the boys’ club.

The proportion of female directors in the Middle East puts Hollywood to shame, and with recent critical successes like Capernaum, what can the rest of the world learn?

Why were so many films in BBC Culture’s poll made in the last 30 years? Emma Jones asks whether female filmmakers are now flourishing – or if they’re just getting more exposure.

In the early days of film it was women who were in charge – so what happened? Caryn James revisits the untold stories of cinema’s original groundbreakers.

The number of female directors in the global film industry is still abysmally low. But much is being done to fix this, and women are leading the way, writes Harriet Constable.

How women of colour have been treated – and represented – in film is shameful, writes Katarina Hedrén. Despite this, some brilliant movies have been made against the odds.

Female directors offer a different viewpoint on adolescence, poverty – and seduction, argues Anna Smith, exploring the films that topped our poll of 368 critics.

The barriers faced by female directors have been even greater for gay and trans women – as shown by BBC Culture’s poll of the greatest films made by women, says Willow Catelyn Maclay.