“8 out of 10 movies are made by men”
“Debater: Whose story should be told and whose perspectives should be represented?”
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“the DEBATE For the first time since 2015 goes gender equality at the cinema back. Stockholm’s feminist film festival has for the fourth year in a row reviewed bioutbudet. The results show that of all the movies that went up in Swedish cinemas last year (353 pieces) was 80 per cent directed by women and 20 percent of women. “
“We found a few years ago that it is more common to hot Christopher Nolan than to be a woman on top-ten lists for the last ten years. Unfortunately, it seems that the pattern not be broken. Of the 20 most watched films in 2018, were all directed by men – a deterioration from a lousy starting position. “
“the Film as a force can not be ignored. We live in a visual culture and film is one of our time most important forms of expression. It shapes us and our beliefs about ourselves and the world. Berättarprivilegiet – the power to choose whose story as a story to be told, whose perspective should be represented and what are the conflicts that will carry the stories – can’t be left to one half of the population. “
“If we want to achieve gender equality in the society can not berättarprivilegiet be a male privilege.”
“Since news of the film producer Harvey Weinsteins abuse of women in Hollywood was beating down like a bomb in October 2017, the gender inequality within the film started to be discussed seriously. #Metoo-the appeal will spread to other industries and, in Sweden, skådespelaruppropet #Tystnadtagning particular attention. “
“The imbalance of power relations as noted in Metoo-the revolution, however, seems not yet to have given ruling on gender equality in the cinema. On the contrary.”
“For inequality is not to increase further the required structural changes, where women are seriously taken into storproduktioner and get the opportunity to work with larger budgets. A great work has been done by the Swedish Film institute in order to equate the film industry in Sweden. But responsibility also rests on the distributors and cinema operators. “
“A problem is, of course, to an actor (Cinema) largely alone, can determine what movies are shown on Swedish cinemas. If One chooses to view the film Sameblod by Amanda Kernell on six screens in the whole country, will really get to see it. “
“But if the monopolist (after powerful protests) choose to show it, you win the Guldbaggegalans public prize. For some reason perceived to be women’s movies as narrow and men movies as universal. “
“In the gender equality debate often discussed the percentage of women in company boards. It is obvious to all that the big companies are sitting on power and influence, and many have been outraged by that men constitute 66% of the board members (Allbright 2018). “
“the Culture and the film as a force in society, seems more difficult to grasp – think, or angry about, that the big stories about us and our era, is told of men and women being there. “
“Stockholm’s feminist film festival has also examined the supply of large streamingtjänsterna. Unfortunately, the results are equally disappointing.”
“Of all the movies that came out on Netflix last year was 17 per cent directed by women and 83 per cent of men. Access to movies and tv-series have increased with streamingtjänsternas entry – but in streamingutbudet is the inequality even greater than at the cinema. In the structural transformation that takes place in the film industry, the new operators to take responsibility, dare to bet on the female filmmakers. “
“Stockholm’s feminist film festival would be a counterbalance to the male-dominated cinema. Of the us films shown of women and that portray women’s lives and experiences. Movies that otherwise don’t reach out to the audience. Feature films, short films and documentaries by women from different parts of the world.”
“We will also continue to follow the progress through our annual audits of bioutbudet. Hopefully, our numbers contribute to an increased discussion of measures to ensure equal movie service. “
“An egalitarian society can not be reached on the big stories of ourselves and our contemporaries, unilaterally, told by men. “
“nStephanie Thögersen, festival director, Stockholm feminist film festival”
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