The study noted, however, that the gap widened to 30.8% for second films.
This is compared with 39 male-directed second films with budgets over $7.6 million in the same period.
The French film industry has a complex record on gender equality.
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These concerns were borne out in historic data from 2003 to 2022.
During that period, 628 women made at least one film, against 1,832 men.
