Welcome
Please Adjust Your Set is a web site originally developed as part of a research project by the BC Institute of Film Professionals Women’s Initiative. The website is now managed by a committee of independent filmmakers: Eileen Hoeter, Sharon McGowan, Mary Bissell, and Peggy Thompson.
This web site offers individuals in the film and television industry as well as professional organizations, associations and agencies a central place to find research data, share information, strategies, successes and challenges around issues and topics that impact women in this industry.
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Over the last several years we’ve compiled information on women in various sectors of the Canadian and international film industries.
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Latest News: August 5, 2010
An international symposium on women in media - Sex Money Media will be held in Vancouver October 14 - 16. Despite remarkable achievements in virtually every field they’ve tackled, women are still seriously under-represented both above and below-the-line in the media industry. Read More
Buenos Aires - The First International Women and Film Festival for Gender Equity drew enthusiastic audiences and movies from nearly 40 countries. Read More
Research recently added: The Burgess Report. 2010 Needs Assessment Gender Based Impact Analysis looks at the topic of women’s participation in the feature film industry as producers, directors and writers. Read More

