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On Sunday at Cannes, Diane Kruger put her star power behind a worthy cause, attending the \u2018Transcending Borders\u2019 gala at the Campari Lounge hosted by Breaking Through the Lens\u2014an organization that works to support female filmmakers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know first hand how incredibly difficult it is as a woman in this industry,\u201d Kruger told Deadline. \u201cEven though we\u2019ve made strides, obviously, in the industry. But [this organization] really just resonated to me and I think more than ever, it\u2019s a time to hear female voices. Even this year alone in Cannes, we\u2019ve heard the uprising of the #MeToo movement, but it\u2019s not just that. It\u2019s also just telling our stories, and so I think that\u2019s incredibly important.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kruger is at the Cannes Film Festival with David Cronenberg\u2018s film The Shrouds, which will premiere in Competition on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m starting to be actually a little nervous, to be honest,\u201d she said, smiling. \u201cIt never gets old. Last time I was here that I had a film in Competition was In the Fade, obviously, and it\u2019s never just, oh, it\u2019s another film that\u2019s in Cannes. It\u2019s such a privilege to share this moment with so many incredible filmmakers. It\u2019s so great that this year of all years it\u2019s a female president,\u201d she added, referring to jury president Greta Gerwig. \u201cThat is awesome. So I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m feeling the vibe this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daphne Schmon, co-founder and CEO of Breaking Through the Lens explained the origin of the organization: \u201cIt started with a very grassroots mission to get more female voices into the top levels of the industry by focusing on support at the financing stage. I\u2019m a director, and so I understand the struggle of women in the industry. We had an opportunity from an investor that very first year, and we thought, Let\u2019s bring these two groups together and take action towards getting more female-led films financed. That\u2019s how we began. We then are here six years later.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schmon said the event title \u2018Transcending Borders\u2019 is about the organization\u2019s mission to \u201cAcknowledge our differences and the culture differences,\u201d and to \u201cexplore ways to work together to improve the gender disparity in across all different countries of the world and film industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kruger also spoke on a panel during the gala, alongside producer Tiffany Boyle (Oh Canada), CEO and founder of Pinky Promise Films Jessamine Burgam (Bird), executive director of SAGIndie, Darrien Michele Gipson and director Nadia Fall (Brides).<\/p>\n
During the panel Fall noted that \u201ccinema is the empathy machine\u201d and that storytelling is the ultimate way to create change and awareness.<\/p>\n
In response, Kruger said, \u201cI\u2019m a young mother and I really noticed that my daughter, when she watches a movie, her perception of things change. And that\u2019s why something like this is so important, because there are so many young girls around the world that are privileged or under privileged, and they\u2019re going to grow up seeing the possibility that their story can be heard and can be told. And that\u2019s why this is important. We need to support women and young girls so that one day they\u2019re going to be able to tell their story.\u201d<\/p>\n
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