F-Rated

The F-Rating

The F-Rating will be applied to all films in our programme which are directed by women and/or written by women and/or have significant women on screen

F-Rated

Either directed by a woman and/or written by a woman and/or starring significant women

Triple F-Rated

Directed by a woman AND written by a woman AND starring significant women

Diversity statistics across the industry are extremely poor: 13.6% of all films made in the UK over the past 10 years have had a female screenwriter attached, and only 11% employed a female director.

Despite recent publicity suggesting equality in cinema is on the rise, statistics show very little growth or improvement, both in the UK & oversees. The F-Rating is a response to this, designed to support and promote women in film, both on and off-screen

About The F-Rating

Developed by Bath Film Festival and now expanding across the UK, the F-Rating is a new film rating which highlight films made by and featuring women.

Any film that answers yes to one of these questions is awarded the F-Rating stamp of approval.

Does it have a female director?
Is it written by a woman?
Are there significant female characters on screen in their own right?

The aims of the F-Rating are:

To champion women in film and highlight the fantastic work they are doing.
To encourage conversation around who tells the stories we see on screen – and whether that matters.
To act like a Fairtrade stamp, giving the audience an opportunity to #VoteWithYourSeat, and support women in film.

Find out more at f-rated.org, on Facebook or @F_Rating on Twitter

F-Rated Films

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG): Ten years after Mamma Mia! you are invited to return to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi in an all-new original musical based on the songs of ABBA.

Apostasy (PG): A family of three faithful Jehovah's Witnesses have unbearable pressure placed upon them when a daughter becomes pregnant and is barred from the faith.

Beaches Of Agnes (18): French; In this autobiographical documentary, Varda bounds through her own history: her life, her loves and her art.

Cleo From 5 to 7 (PG): French; A Varda classic, Cleo from 5 to 7 follows a beautiful young singer as she bustles through the streets of Paris in the 1960s.

The Gleaners and I (PG): French; An intriguing documentary feature about seeing and discovering, collecting and treasuring.

Jacqout De Nantes (PG): French; Jacques Demy was a prestigious filmmaker, another trailblazer of the French New Wave and Agnès Varda’s life partner. In 1990, he died, and in celebration of his life Varda created Jacquot de Nantes

La Pointe Courte (PG): French; In her first feature, Varda’s hallmarks begin to show themselves; powerful realism, social comment and intoxicating visual flair.

Le Bonheur (15): French; Young François leads a happy life, spending long days in his carpentry shop and peaceful evenings at home with his wife and children. Their relationship is simple and uncomplicated, until one day François falls helplessly in love with a postal worker.

One Sings The Other Doesn't (12A): French; When Agnès Varda made One Sings, the Other Doesn’t in 1977, abortion was only two years legal in France – thanks to the Veil law, for which Varda herself had taken to the streets

Vagabond (15): French; Vagabond is an exquisitely crafted, heart-breaking and timely story of a defiant drifter existing on the fringes of society: a life lived in mystery.

A Simple Favour (15): A camp and stylish Gone Girl-esque thriller from director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat); filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge.

Faces Places (12A): French; At 90 years old, after a ten-year hiatus, Varda returned to her cameras and created this Oscar nominated documentary, a film that is as expressive and free as her very first film.

Skate Kitchen (18): Shy skateboarder Camille discovers ‘The Skate Kitchen’ on Instagram - a subculture of girls whose lives revolve around skating - and builds up the courage to seek them out