ReFrame, the coalition of industry leaders and companies dedicated to gender parity in entertainment, has announced the 2019 film recipients of its ReFrame Stamp
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As with the two classes preceding it, projects that qualify must have hired female-identifying people in at least half of eight key roles — writer, director, producer, lead, co-lead, speaking parts, department heads and crew — with extra weight given to women of color in these positions. ReFrame, which was founded by Sundance Institute and Women in Film, analyzes data from partner IMDbPro to identify recipients among the 100 highest-grossing movies in the U.S. It also will evaluate projects outside of this grouping that submit themselves for consideration.
Given the high-profile conversation around female directors during this past awards season, it should be no surprise that a record number of 2019's top 100 films — 26 — have qualified for the ReFrame Stamp, up from 20 top-100 movies"I see the ReFrame Stamp as an important lever for change to help women and people of color break through the boundaries and level the playing field," Olivia Wilde, director of Stamp recipient, said Wednesday in a statement.
In 2019, there were 12 female helmers among the top 100 films, up from just four in 2018 . But female screenwriters dipped to 19 in 2019 from 23 the year before. Also, women of color represent just four of 2019's directors —
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