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In this episode of Women Vs Hollywood, Helen O’Hara is joined by actress and founder of Primetime Victoria Emslie, film financier Jasmin Morrison, and Laura Grange, who is Head of Acquisitions at a major broadcaster. Helen asks her guests how things are changing for the better in the film industry, especially in terms of finance, distribution, and diversity on set. They also discuss what we still need to do to make sure that things continue to improve in the future.  You can find our host, Helen O’Hara (she/her), on Twitter @HelenLOHara. You can also find Helen on The Empire Film Podcast. Comments? Questions? Talk about the show on your social media platform of choice using #WomenVsHollywood. Our Guests This Week Were: Victoria Emslie (she/her): @monhublot on Twitter Find out more about her work at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4990981/  Jasmin Morrison (she/her) Find out more about her work at https://www.soulcognition.com/  Laura Grange (she/her) Find out more about her work at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/laura-grange-93554065  This week’s recommended films were:  Polisse (2011), directed by Maïwenn (recommended by Laura Grange). Two For the Road (1967), directed by Stanley Donen (recommended by Jasmin Morrison). Daisies (1966), directed by Vera Chytilová (recommended by Victoria Emslie). You can purchase Women vs Hollywood in the UK, here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/   You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the UK, here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/    You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the US, here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/   You can pre-order Women vs Hollywood in the US, here: http://bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/   Host: Helen O’Hara (she/her) Producer: Maddy Searle (she/her) Executive Producers: Kobi Omenaka (he/him) and Ella Watts (she/her) Artwork: Steve Leard (he/him)  Music: Jazz Apricot – Joey Pecoraro; Jazz Mango – Joey Pecoraro; Walk Through The Park – TrackTribe; On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you - License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; Members Only – Track Tribe; Night on the Town - Track Tribe  SFX: stefan021 via freesound.org  Find out more about Stripped Media and our other shows on our website, here: https://stripped.media/our-podcasts/   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving us a five-star review on iTunes or your Podcatcher of choice, and telling your friends and family about the show. Word of mouth is still the best way to market any podcast, and every little helps! From the whole team at Women vs Hollywood: thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices