If you attend a high-profile U.S. film festival, you are three times as likely to see a feature film directed by a man as you are to see one directed by a woman. And you are twice as likely to catch a documentary from a male director. These are among Dr. Martha Lauzen’s findings in the latest research from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, the “Women in Independent Film, 2016–17” report.

Lauzen, the Center’s exec director, analyzed “women’s representation on domestically and independently produced feature-length films screening at 23 festivals,” a press release details. A total of 10,943 offscreen roles on 1,472 films were considered. On average, festivals screened six narrative films directed or co-directed by a woman, and 18 male-helmed narratives. Festivals showcased about seven docs from women and 13 from men. These numbers are about the same as Lauzen’s 2016 findings.

Luckily, not all the news is bad. Lauzen found that women-directed films featured “dramatically higher percentages of women working as writers, editors, and cinematographers.” There has also been a three percent increase in the number of women working in key behind-the-scenes roles on independent films. In the 2015–16 report women comprised 25 percent of key roles, and this year they represent 28 percent.

Even though independent films are often sold for relatively low numbers and receive smaller distribution than their big-budget counterparts, Lauzen believes they wield tremendous influence. “The marketplace capital these high-profile festivals bestow on filmmakers and their films cannot be overstated. They are an effective and proven apparatus for generating attention,” she commented. “Inclusion in these festivals provides the vital first step in the public life cycle of films with limited marketing resources, and can boost the reputation of their directors.”

Check out some of the key findings from the study below. You can read the entire report here.

• The festivals considered screened an average of six narrative films directed by at least one woman compared with an average of 18 features directed by men.
• The festivals screened an average of seven documentaries directed by at least one woman compared with an average of 13 directed by men.
• Men comprised 72 percent of key behind-the-scenes roles, while women represented 28 percent — a three percent increase from 2015–26 and a recent historical high.
• The number of female directors increased slightly from 28 percent in 2015–16 to 29 percent in 2016–17. This is an increase of seven percentage points from 2008–09.
• Women accounted for 31 percent of individuals working on documentaries versus 26 percent of those working on narrative features.
• Women accounted for 33 percent of directors on documentaries versus 25 percent of directors on narrative features.
• On films with at least one female director, women comprised 74 percent of writers vs. seven percent on films directed exclusively by men. Women accounted for 36 percent of editors on films from women directors, as compared to 17 percent on films from male directors. Women comprised 23 percent of cinematographers on films from women versus six percent on films from men.