Triple F-rated Films

Triple F-rated: Used for any title which meets all three of the F-rated criteria: directed by a woman, written by a woman and features significant women on screen in their own right.

Year of the Woman – Empowered Voices

This resource is made up of a Powerpoint presentation with activities and teacher’s notes designed to enhance your experience of visiting the Into Film festival and can be used before or after viewing a film that is part of the Year of the Woman – Empowered Voices strand. You can cherry-pick the activities in this … More

International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March every year.

It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organisation specific.

Given “women directed a record number of 2020 films” (Women represented 16% of directors working on the 100 highest-grossing films in 2020, Variety), how can we ensure that we give greater voice to women on our screens?

F-Rating

The F-Rating is applied to films by cinemas and film festivals giving moviegoers an easily identifiable label so they can choose films that fairly represent women on screen and behind the camera. Highlighting these films sends a clear message to distributors, producers and funders that women can and should have more than just a supporting … More