RantCrush Top 5: March 9, 2017

Online movie database IMDB has said it will adopt a concept that was first invented by Bath Film Festival director Holly Tarquini in 2014–rating films that are made by women as “F.” This choice highlights the problem of gender inequality that is still incredibly prevalent in Hollywood.

IMDB is still working on its system, but soon movies that are written or directed by women will receive an F-rating. Movies can also receive the rating if they “feature significant women on screen in their own right.” The initiative’s website states that this new system will give “moviegoers an easily identifiable label so they can choose films that fairly represent women on screen and behind the camera.”

Hollywood has long been criticized for its lack of diversity. This year was a record-breaking one for black moviemakers and actors, and hopefully, women will soon take up a bigger space in the movie business as well.

IMDB adopts British film festival’s “F-rating” to highlight movies made by women https://t.co/wSxYBEVta0

— HuffPostWomen (@HuffPostWomen) March 8, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.