kathryn bigelow in 2009. and only one best female director, barbra streisand back in 1984.the lack of women competing for the top prize has been a bone of contention year after year, and now as the jury looks at the options of 18 films, only two come with that female credit. movies, two more in 2012, when there were no women in competition. only one featured last year. richards has a lot of awards, but even she thinks that a change is in order. >> you want lots of different takes on the world in cinema. that's what you should have, and i think there's a real shame that there are not more out there. >> the monastery is a documentary, and it seems that it appreciates the feminine touch. the danish director runs a women only production company. >> where i come from, there's a very strong female voice, and it's maybe sometimes that will spill over. in the fiction, i can see that in denmark, with a lot of strong female directors. >> each night, the cannes red carpet comes on a lot of flashes, all eyes are on the women here, but the eyes are looking elsewhere. the question is, ho