1905 Movie Network News days ago, Michelle Yeoh won the first "'Share Her Process' Creator Award" at the Toronto Film Festival. She took the stage to receive the award and delivered a speech, calling on female filmmakers to improve their voices, challenge the conventional status quo, and give women more strength to participate in work in front and behind the scenes.
Milka Yeoh said on the podium: "As women, it is a privilege for us to work in this industry with the most open-minded and advanced ideas. However, at the top of our industry, women are still obviously not fully represented. Therefore, the privilege of being a female filmmaker is also accompanied by a heavy price. In addition to being twice as good as it is often paid halfway, we must also be the example, leader, and guide of the next generation.
Therefore, we must improve our voices, challenge the conventional status quo, and make women more powerful to participate in the work in front and behind the scenes. We must set an example, work together to help each other overcome today within the industry. Inequality, create a brighter and better tomorrow. Think about it, if there are more women's voices in politics and business as representatives, how much changes will be in the world. Don't worry, we are not going to take your place, it's okay. Because of this, UN regards gender equality as one of its 17 goals for sustainable development.
Holding this trophy, I think I have officially become a 'creator'. Since it has been 'breaking the ground', it is now the next generation of women - each of you, to create the foundation of those better things. Please listen, support, and share the 'her' journey."
This award is recognized "Women who have become a leader in the film industry and have played a positive role in their careers," said O Toronto International Film Festival, Cameron Bailey, . "My Michelle Yeoh is the representative of pioneering the scene. Her screen works span across continents, genres and eras. This year, her performance in "The Universe of the Instant Universe" shows her infinite talent."
