ReFrame And IMDBPro Report Finds More Popular Films Were Directed by Women, But Majority Of Sets Are Far From Gender-Balanced

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ReFrame, the initiative launched in 2017 by Sundance Institute and WIF to advance gender equity in the screen industries, and IMDbPro, announced the findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE.

Also 29 of the 100 most popular films of 2023 will be awarded the ReFrame Stamp for gender-balanced production. Since 2020, the number of films in the annual Top 100 that qualify for the ReFrame Stamp has not increased.

Notably, despite the increase in women and gender-diverse Directors hired on popular projects last year (from 14 films in 2022, to 20 in 2023), there was no corresponding increase in projects qualifying for the Stamp (in both years, 29 films qualified for the gender-balance award).

Overall, 80% of the films directed by women on the list earned the Stamp; only 16.25% of the films directed by men qualified. Key Findings of the Report Include: The ReFrame Stamp is awarded to features that hire women or individuals of other underrepresented gender identities/expressions (including those who are trans, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming) in at least 50% of key roles roles, including Writer, Director, Producer, Lead, Co-Leads, Cinematographer, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Editor, Composer, Music Supervisor, VFX Supervisor, Line Producer, Unit Production Manager, 1st Assistant Director, Stunt Coordinator and Intimacy Coordinator.