"#MeToo" Movement Triggered Equal Movement at Film Festivals Spreading October 21 6:02
Three years ago, triggered by the worldwide "#MeToo" movement, there was a growing movement in the film industry to announce the ratio of male and female film festival selection committee members and film directors to aim for equality. It turns out that there are at least 119 film festivals that have signed the declaration in support of this movement, including the world's three largest film festivals such as Cannes.
This movement, "50/50 by 2020," aims to achieve equality by announcing the ratio of male and female film festival selection committee members and directors of submitted films. Three years ago, sexual violence by Hollywood film producers was announced. It spread worldwide in the wake of the "#MeToo" movement, which became popular in response to the accusations.
According to the Swedish Film Institute, which advocates this movement, in support of this movement, the gender and race of the film festival selection committee members and the directors of all the submitted films are announced, and the gender of the director of the film festival's management organization. At least 119 film festivals, including the world's three largest film festivals in Cannes, Berlin and Venezia, have signed a declaration to publicize and race and schedule to achieve equality, including Locarno and Toronto. It means that I went up to.
Of these, the Cannes Film Festival, which signed the declaration earliest among the three major film festivals, announced that 25.7% of the 2067 entries, or 532, were directed by women.
Also, of the 56 films selected as official films, 28.5%, 16 were directed by women.
In response to these movements, the Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan also began announcing the gender of the submitted works such as directors and selection committee members last year, and of the 1354 submitted works, 1078 are male directors. It is said that there were 154 works by female directors and 122 works by both men and women.
The Tokyo International Film Festival is currently considering signing the declaration.
Anna Sarner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, said, "The film industry as a whole is far from gender equality and there is still sexual harassment. The film industry needs more diversity and this move is not over. Is continuing. "
Movements that reflect the diversity of society
In the wake of the "#MeToo" movement, which accuses sexual violence and sexual harassment, there are moves in the film industry to achieve gender equality and reflect more social diversity.
In August, the Berlin International Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the world, abolished the previous "Best Actor Award" and "Best Actress Award" because it wanted to strongly emphasize its gender-insensitive attitude. However, we announced that we will establish a new "Best Leading Award" and "Best Supporting Award".
Last month, the Academy Awards organizer, which is considered to be the highest honor in the American film industry, added that a certain number of performers should be minorities, women, people with disabilities, etc. in addition to the new selection criteria for Best Picture 2024. Announced that it will be applied from the year.
It is said that this is to reflect the diversity of society in the production of movies.