{"id":355393,"date":"2017-09-22T09:11:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T09:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=355393"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:13:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:13:18","slug":"game-of-thrones-ellie-kendrick-wants-to-open-up-closed-shop-film-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/game-of-thrones-ellie-kendrick-wants-to-open-up-closed-shop-film-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones’ Ellie Kendrick wants to open up ‘closed shop’ film industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
After starring in Game of Thrones and a string of indie films, Ellie Kendrick is one of British acting’s rising stars. She’s also doing her bit to give underrepresented young talent a leg up.<\/p>\n
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know – and that’s particularly true in the film and TV industries, according to Kendrick.<\/p>\n
When it comes to going to drama school or funding your first short film, it’s also about how much money you’ve got.<\/p>\n
“I’ve worked in the film industry on and off for about half my life and I’ve noticed that the worlds that are represented on our screens by no means mirror the worlds that we see around us in our everyday lives,” the 27-year-old says.<\/p>\n
“Part of that is because it’s such a difficult industry to break into and often it requires huge financial support from parents or jobs. Or it requires contacts you’ve made in film school – which again costs a lot of money.<\/p>\n
“So it’s a bit of a closed shop.”<\/p>\n