ReFrame Announces 2019-2020 TV Stamp Recipients
ReFrame Stamp Awarded to 33 TV Shows Including 'Killing Eve,' 'Unbelievable' and 'Watchmen'
Guest Column
These past few weeks have been horrific in impact yet galvanizing in action. As filmmakers we are always striving to find ways for our passions and creativity to manifest. Yet this moment in time has proven to us that more than ever our creative manifestations must have purpose and meaning. They must go beyond entertaining. They must educate. They must highlight stories and voices that have been silenced and ignored.
I have seen gains in our industry in terms of expanding opportunities and stories emanating from not only the Black community, but also from the LGBTQIA community. However, these gains are minuscule and are somehow falsely marketed as a success in the fight for diversity. How is it that the number of films directed by filmmakers of color fell from 26 percent in 2018 to 18 percent in 2019? This is one of the many examples that show why the industry’s various stances of solidarity with the Black, LGBTQIA, and female communities in the past simply have not been enough.
It is time for the entertainment industry to assert its commitment to being actively anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-homophobic and to take concrete action in the changes it claims to support.
In order for this to happen we must re-examine what stories are being showcased, and more importantly, we must re-examine who is being tasked to tell these stories. After all, films are supposed to be a snapshot of who we are as a society.
But as a Black gay woman in this field I often feel left out of the very picture I have been asked to capture. We must remember images have influence. We must remember that images have power. Because if we are not being seen, we are being erased.
Tina Mabry
Reframe Rise Director
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Earlier this summer, ReFrame, WIF and IMDbPro launched CURBSIDE SHORTS, a filmmaking challenge for women and nonbinary filmmakers from North America to create two-minute shorts inspired by life while sheltering in place during COVID-19 using tools at hand such as smartphones, DSLR cameras, animation, lighting, and editing tools. Special thanks to our industry judges Maria Bello, Cara Buono, Marta Cunningham, Nisha Ganatra, Catherine Hardwicke, Barbara Kopple, Col Needham, Tanya Saracho, and Kim Yutani. Huge thanks also to presenting sponsor, IMDbPro; and MPA for providing $10k in COVID-19 relief funds for The Actors Fund and SEE-LA.
Diversifying the Skies:
Delta Launches ReFrame Channel
ReFrame Partners With Delta Air Lines for In-Flight Channels Featuring Female-Led Films
“We are thrilled to partner with Delta to celebrate gender-balanced films and television shows,” said ReFrame Co-founders Keri Putnam and Cathy Schulman. “We believe that diverse, impactful stories from artists around the world help us connect to new perspectives and drive meaningful dialogue – bringing all of us closer together.”
ReFrame seeks to address systemic barriers and cultivate gender parity at every level in film, TV and media.
Our core belief is that inclusive representation in media can transform the world.
Lean in to the ReFrame Stamp
The ReFrame Stamp will recognize standout gender-balanced film and TV projects — we are excited to collaborate with ReFrame Partner, IMDbPro.
Learn more about the new ReFrame Stamp for Television and see the full list of Feature Film Recipients below.
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““ReFrame is part of a worldwide movement with considerable momentum to create equal opportunities for women. Disrupting the way the media system works requires an industry-wide solution, and Sundance Institute is proud to be part of assembling the remarkable team of Ambassadors who will carry out this groundbreaking peer-to-peer approach to making change.”
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““The industry’s long-entrenched business practices need to flex and bend to cultivate a marketplace for content that serves diverse audiences. I’m so encouraged that leading members of competitive companies have come together as social activists to expand the media landscape which will increase the bottom line across the industry and achieve Women In Film’s core goal of gender parity across all media.”
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Photo Credits | Banner Images: #1, #2 Oct. 2015 Systemic Change Project Convening, by Kawai Matthews. #2 Director Aisling Chin-Yee on the set of Sound Asleep (2014), by Jan Thijs. #3 Director Isabelle Giroux on the set of Loup-Garou (Werewolf) (2014), by Rafi Leuwenkroon. #4 Executive Producer Stephanie Allain on the set of Dear White People (2017). #5, #6, #8 Nov. 2019 ReFrame Ambassador Convening #7 June 2019 Women In Film Gala | Image Scroll: #1 Sep. 2018 ReFrame Co-Founder Keri Putnam at the TIFF Share Her Journey Rally. #2 Sep. 2018 Director Karyn Kusama at the IFP ReFrame panel. #3 ReFrame Director Alison Emilio and Actress Amanda Brugel. #4 Nov. 2018 Jonathan King, Producer Janet Yang, and Alison Thompson at the AFM International Awakening Panel. #5, #7, #9-10 Nov. 2018 ReFrame Ambassador Convening, by Laurie Goldfarb. #6 Nov. 2018 ReFrame Co-Founder Cathy Schulman at The Wrap Power Women Summit. #8 Jan. 2019 Stephany Murguia, Alison Kozberg, Alison Emilio, and Shontina Vernon at the Arthouse Convergence panel. #11 Jan. 2019 Director Nisha Ganatra, Moderator Amanda N’Duka, ReFrame Co-Founder Cathy Schulman, Producer Bruna Papandrea, ReFrame Director Alison Emilio, and WIF LA Executive Director Kirsten Schaffer at the Sundance #GotStamped Panel. #12 Mercer Cocktail Party at Sundance 2019. #13-15 Nov. 2019 ReFrame Ambassador Convening, by Andreas Branch. #16 Nov. 2019 ReFrame Ambassadors Jane Fleming, Glen Basner, Zanne Devine, Cassian Elwes and Monica Levinson at AFM Audiences Want More Panel