RECLAIM THE FRAME X BAFTA NOMINATIONS ROUND UP

Congratulations to all of the nominees for this year’s #EEBAFTAs, we’re thrilled to see #ReclaimTheFrame supported titles such as EARTH MAMA, HOW TO HAVE SEX, IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?, PAST LIVES & RYE LANE amongst them.

Similarly to last year, the BAFTA nominations again present a mixed picture for marginalised gender filmmaking (directed/co-directed and/or written/co-written by a woman/women and/or non-binary people). 

All but one of the nominees for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer are by women (see below for nominations) and in case of deja vu just under 50% (4/10) for Outstanding British Film are by women, which illustrates a stagnation with similar numbers for 2022 & 2023 nominations:

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer - female nominees are:

• BLUE BAG LIFE (directed by Lisa Selby, Rebecca Lloyd-Evans)

• EARTH MAMA (directed by Savanah Leaf)

• HOW TO HAVE SEX (directed by Molly Manning Walker)

• IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? (directed by Ella Glendining)

Outstanding British Film female nominees are: 

• HOW TO HAVE SEX (directed by Molly Manning Walker)

• RYE LANE (directed by Raine Allen Miller)

• SALTBURN (directed by Emerald Fennell)

• SCRAPPER (directed by Charlotte Regan)

However the lack of films by women featuring in the Best Film and Director categories still illustrate how much of a gap still exists between female filmmakers and their male counterparts.

Just one film from a female filmmaker is nominated for Best Film and Director - Justine Triet for ANATOMY OF A FALL, given the longlist it’s such a disappointment that she isn’t joined by more of her peers.

Our research indicates that Director nominations for female filmmakers have decreased and  plateaued from previous years (one in 2023, three in 2022, four in 2021 with zero in 2020).

ANATOMY OF A FALL (directed by Justine Triet) is also nominated in the Film not in the English Language category along with PAST LIVES (directed by Celine Song), both films also receive nods in the Original Screenplay category

Summer hit blockbuster BARBIE (directed by Greta Gerwig) was snubbed for both Best Film and Director categories but picked up nominations for Leading Actress (Margot Robbie), Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling) and Original Screenplay.

Just one film by a woman is nominated in the Documentary category, BEYOND UTOPIA (directed by  Madeleine Gavin), which is down from two in 2023 and three in 2022.

More nominations in the acting categories from films by women prove fruitful once again with four nominations in the Leading Actress, two in Leading Actor, two a piece in both the Supporting Actress and Actor categories: 

Leading Actress:

• Fantasia Barrino for THE COLOR PURPLE

• Sandra Hüller for ANATOMY OF A FALL

• Vivian Oparah for RYE LANE

• Margot Robbie for BARBIE

Leading Actor:

• Barry Keoghan for SALTBURN

• Teo Yoo for PAST LIVES

Supporting Actress:

• Danielle Brooks for THE COLOR PURPLE

• Rosamund Pike for SALTBURN

Supporting Actor: 

• Jacob Elordi for SALTBURN

• Ryan Gosling for BARBIE

There are also two nominations in the Animation category for ELEMENTAL (co-written by Kat Likkeland and Brenda Hsueh) and CHICKEN RUN: THE DAWN OF THE NUGGET (co-written by Rachel Tunnard).

In the shorts categories, all the films nominated in the British Short Animation category are films by women - CRAB DAY (written by Aleksandra Sykula), VISIBLE MENDING (directed by Samantha Moore) and WILD SUMMON (co-directed by Karni Ariel).

However just one film by a woman is nominated for British Short Film for JELLYFISH AND LOBSTER (written and directed by Yasmin Afifi).

Explore the full list of nominations at = 

Watch this space for news on our annual virtual #ReclaimTheFrame roundtable with some of the nominees soon!

Sign up to be the first to hear at https://www.reclaimtheframe.org/sign-up-as-an-advocate 

HOW TO WATCH THE NOMINATED FILMS BY WOMEN AND NON BINARY FILMMAKERS

ANATOMY OF A FALL is in cinemas now, click this link to find out where you can watch.

(SDH available)

BARBIE is available to watch on digital now, click this link to watch. 

(AD & SDH available)

BEYOND UTOPIA is available to watch on digital from 31 Jan, click this link to watch. 

(Korean language with English subtitles)

BLUE BAG LIFE is available on BBC iPlayer, click this link to watch.

(CC available)

EARTH MAMA is in cinemas now, click this link to find out where you can watch.

HOW TO HAVE SEX is available to watch on MUBI now, click this link to watch.

(AD & SDH available)

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE is available to watch on digital now, click this link to watch. 

(AD & CC available)

PAST LIVES is available to watch on digital now, click this link to watch. 

(SDH available)

RYE LANE is available to watch on Disney+ now, click this link to watch.

(AD & CC available)

SALTBURN is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video  now, click this link to watch.

(AD & SDH available)

SCRAPPER is available to watch on digital now, click this link to watch.

(AD & CC available)

We're Hiring! Call for Head of Audience Engagement

Reclaim The Frame champions marginalised perspectives in cinema, and connects with audiences through community building and conversation. With our 20+ partner cinemas in 15 cities across the UK, we continue to diversify audiences;  developing safe and accessible spaces for conversation, promoting a de-patriarchal, de-centralised and de-colonised lens on the world, and advocating for social justice in all film spaces.

We're looking for a new, key management role within Reclaim The Frame.

The Head of Audience Engagement will lead on Reclaim The Frame’s audience-facing work: managing relationships with distributors, developing film release campaigns, curating public programmes and events, and developing audiences. The post-holder will bring their marketing and outreach expertise as well as a creative flair and a commitment to social impact through cinema to devising and delivering the charity’s communications strategies in support of its mission to connect and grow audiences for films by filmmakers of marginalised genders. 

Salary  35,000-39,000 PAYE depending on experience 

Leave entitlement  25 days leave plus bank holidays 

Start date  02 April 2024 (plus induction end March)

Probation  3 months

Tenure  Fixed term, to March 2026

Hours  Full time / 40 hours per week 

Location  Within commuting distance of London or Sheffield, will be required to work at least 2 days per fortnight in Brixton office and regularly host London events

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute creatively and strategically to plans for Reclaim The Frame, leading on its new release campaigns, screening programmes, and audience engagement work; 

• Work closely with the Director and lead the wider team on the curation of the programme, editorial, and audience engagement activity;  

• Lead on communications with distributors for Reclaim the Frame: from pitching to negotiations to campaign management; 

• Develop Reclaim The Frame’s brand, awareness and impact, engaging new audiences and devising strategies to increase loyalty; 

• Produce communications, audience development and community engagement campaigns including overseeing RTF’s platforms, digital marketing and grassroots outreach;

• Oversee the requirements for and adherence to Reclaim The Frame’s branding and tone of voice; 

• Manage, motivate and support the Events Producer and Communications Coordinator, setting clear expectations around roles and responsibilities, promoting a culture of inclusion and respect; 

• Host Reclaim The Frame events, and represent RTF at festivals and events, moderating Q&As, and participating on talks and industry panels as required; 

• Contribute to and work within Reclaim The Frame’s policies, action plans and procedures in support RTF’s mission for an equitable, inclusive, safe, fair and compassionate film industry; 

• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all of the above.

For full job description and information on how to apply, please see here

or for the plain text accessible version, see here.

Applications Close 5 February 2024, 10 am

Please let us know if you require any access provisions for the interview or any support with the application via the email address below. We will work with candidates to ensure their access needs are met during the process and that access requirements are not a factor in decision making. For any questions or for any access requirements, please email yasmin@reclaimtheframe.org with the subject line Head of Audience Engagement Application.

Should you wish to have a brief conversation about the role, prior to applying, you can arrange a call with our Director Melanie Iredale via the email above.

Films to look forward to in 2024

Happy New Year one and all!

After a brief period of film hibernation over the holidays, the Reclaim The Frame team are back and looking forward to what the cinema of 2024 has to offer.

From biopics, musicals, documentaries to the end of the world, we're excited to be back in front of the big screen for some cinematic gems - find out more about some of the films we’re looking forward to below.

1. Mean Girls written by Tina Fey and co-directed by Samantha Jayne

“I’ve still got pink on the mind after the brilliant Barbie, so I’m looking forward to Mean Girls. Written by Tina Fey and co-directed by Samantha Jayne, the film is one of those rare things  - a studio feature directed by a woman (which accounted for only 12% of top 100 grossing films in 2023) - so not to be missed!!” - Tom (our Data and Research Manager)

Catch it in cinemas from 17 January

2. The End We Start From directed by Mahalia Belo

"A poetic film about hope & family survival”. Adapted from Manchester’s  award-winning poet Megan Hunter's debut apocalyptic novel of the same name. I enjoyed the book and the subject of motherhood and climate change interests me. Jodie Comer is a massive plus" - Simone (Our Training and Content Manager)

Catch it in cinemas from 19 January

3. Your Fat Friend directed by Jeanie Finlay

"Our next #ReclaimTheFrame title is Jeanie Finlay’s intimate and sincere portrait of the life and work of writer-activist Aubrey Gordon, charting her rise from anonymous blogger Yrfatfriend to New York Times best selling author. An incredibly moving and thought provoking doc about fatness, the feelings we carry about our body and making deep personal changes" - Yasmin (Communications and Administrations Coordinator)

Catch it in cinemas from 9 February, with #ReclaimTheFrame preview TBA

4. Four Daughters directed by Kaouther Ben Hania  

"Much like Dina Amer’s You Resemble Me (also available from Modern Films), Kaouther Ben Hania’s (The Man Who Sold His Skin) Four Daughters blends documentary and fiction, staged performance and real-life excerpts, in processing family grief and examining Muslim women’s radicalisation – a subject less explored than that of their male counterparts. Olfa Hamrouni lost two of her daughters to ISIS; now Olfa is joined by her two remaining daughters and two actors stepping in to fill in the ‘blank spaces’.  There are questions of sisterhood, motherhood and femininity and power, within a specific cultural framework.  Having failed to see Four Daughters in its entirety at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival, I am looking forward to a second chance to see it on the big screen" - Oli (Events Producer)

Catch it in cinemas from 22 March

5. Back To Black directed by Sam Taylor-Wood

"Described as an ‘unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon’ I cannot wait to see how Taylor-Johnson and lead Marisa Abela capture the indefinable spirit of the late Amy Winehouse" - Jo (Communication & Campaign Lead)

Catch it in cinemas from 12 April.

6. Orlando, My Political Biography directed by Paul B Preciado

"A joyous reflection on Virginia Woolf’s novel from the perspective of writer Paul B Preciado and of 25 ‘Orlando’s’. I was proud to be part of the Teddy Jury awarding it the Best Documentary Award at Berlinale last year and can’t wait for this queering of the documentary form to reach cinemas this Spring." - Melanie (Director)

Release news coming soon

7. Love Lies Bleeding directed by Rose Glass

"Kristen Stewart in a queer romance-thriller with a ton of action and a pulsing soundtrack? I’m sold! I’m excited to watch this form of queer representation on the big screen, it’s nothing like I’ve personally seen before." - Charlie (Access & Inclusion Consultant)

In Cinemas this Spring.

8. The Outrun directed by Nora Fingscheidt

"It feels like too long since we’ve seen Saoirse Ronan in a meaty leading role! Premiering at Sundance,  I’m looking forward to Nora Fingscheidt’s story of a young woman reckoning with her troubled past along the Scottish coast. Paapa Essiedu is another big plus!"

- Rōgan (Programme Producer)

Release news coming soon

Get to know our team better here!

We hope to see you in the cinema soon to #ReclaimTheFrame

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We’re so excited to be part of the party bringing YOUR FAT FRIEND (directed by Jeanie Finlay) to cinemas from 9 February, watch this space for more details soon!

We’re also eager to see greater progress for gender equity in film in 2024, although recent reports (including our own), depict a less than ideal picture, you can read our 2023 year in review here. 

Check out the Celluloid Ceiling and Inclusion in the Director's Chair reports for further reading.