EXCLUSIVE:A little-publicized representation record was broken at the BAFTA TV noms this year.
Just one man,Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Lights Peter Kosminsky, made the cut.
It all actually does trickle down, adds Manners.
Clockwise Top L-R: ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘One Day’and We Are Lady Parts’Netflix
So this feels quite monumental in terms of the work that women are doing in the industry right now.
The 2023 longlisting tweak helped with visibility, Manners adds.
Working with female role models has always been crucial to Manners oeuvre.
Manners (third from left) with her BAFTA and the ‘In My Skin’ team.Dave Benett via Getty
The [One Day]exec team had all seenIn My Skinand they loved the intimacy, adds Manners.
Although it was epic and went across lots of different locations, it was always about the smaller moments.
I feel able to be myself on set.
She credits the streamers Peacock co-produces Channel 4sWe Are Lady Parts with creating new opportunities.
It felt like the culture was changing and women directors werent this rare thing anymore.
After Season 1 you realize how great your cast and crew are, she says.
I trust them and thats where the growth comes from.
We go deeper into those collaborations whereas maybe in Season 1 I was trying too hard to control everything.
It feels a sign of things, a sign that gender may not be a barrier anymore.
Women deserve so many accolades and acknowledgements and hopefully this becomes a new normal.
Tofilskas star is on the rise.
As with her fellow nominees, Tofilska credits inspirational industry figures with helping drive change.
Petra has championed young and female talent and she remembered me, says Tofilska.
Women [like Fried] are reaching across gender boundaries.
It was a very sensitive subject and we were all aware of the stakes, says Tofilska.
Having that material as a director raises those stakes massively and Im happy Richard Gadd trusted me.
It makes you feel hopeful, she adds.
