The actor award and the actress abolition are abolished. Berlin Film Festival Attitude not to distinguish gender August 25 22:49
The Berlin International Film Festival, one of the three largest film festivals in the world, announced that it will abolish the “Best Actor Award” and “Best Actress Award” and will newly establish the “Best Star Award” etc. did. I would like to strongly promote a posture that does not distinguish gender.
This was announced on the official website of the Berlin International Film Festival on the 24th. As a result, the existing "Best Actor Award" and "Best Actress Award" will be abolished and new "Best Leading Award" and "Best Supporting Award" will be established from next year regardless of gender of the winner. about it.
The representative of the film festival told the German media, "The awards for directors and screenplays do not matter the gender. The awards of the actors should be based on the performance of the acting, regardless of gender. As a film festival, I would like to promote equality between men and women and to strongly establish a gender-insensitive attitude.
While some people commented on this announcement that it was “great” on Twitter, “In the current situation where males often play a major role, it is less likely that females will win the award, and gender equality is reduced. There are some negative opinions, such as "I can't connect."
The film festival commented, "I believe that not separating the awards by gender gives the film industry an opportunity to become more sensitive to gender." The Berlin International Film Festival next year will be held from February 11th.