The variety of movies made by girls and different marginalised genders launched within the UK is just not rising yr on yr, in response to gender equality in movie organisation Reclaim The Body.
Of the 672 titles launched within the UK in 2024, solely 12% had been solely written and directed by folks of a marginalised gender, outlined by the charity as these who determine as girls (together with trans girls), non-binary, genderqueer, a-gender, or trans males. Of those most had been girls, in response to Reclaim The France. That is down 1% from final yr when it comprised 13%.
The figures evaluate to 52% of solely male-made options in 2024.
Simply 13 movies of the highest-grossing 100 movies of 2024 (excluding re-releases or holdovers from 2023) had been directed by girls, with an additional three co-director credit, in response to Field Workplace Mojo.
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Again To Black and Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Final Dance had been the 2 highest-grossing titles directed by girls in 2024, each grossing over £12m every.
When Reclaim The Body’s figures take co-credits under consideration, 27% of the movies launched in 2024 had been at the very least co-directed or co-written by a lady or somebody of a marginalised gender. In response to the charity, within the 5 years between 2019-2024, 27% has been the common proportion of movies launched within the UK with this standards. The organisation stated that if progress continues at this fee, gender parity won’t be made till 2049.
Of the whole movies, 18% had been written or co-written by an individual from a marginalised gender and 20% had been directed or co-directed by an individual from a marginalised gender. Each figures had been down 2% in comparison with 2023.
Reclaim The Body, previously Birds Eye View, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this yr with a particular Worldwide Ladies’s Days Weekender occasion in March that includes screenings, panels and trade networking.
