The F-Rating
Diversity statistics across the industry are extremely poor: 17% of the top-grossing films in 2022 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 & overseas. The F-Rating is a response to this, designed to support and promote women in film, both on and off-screen.
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
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
- Celluloid Screams: Satranic Panic + Q&A 18
- English
- A bloody, demon-infested road movie about the power of claiming one’s identity and the importance of chosen family. By prolific 18-year-old trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay who joins us for a virtual Q&A.
- Sat 30 Mar
- 20.30
- Robot Dreams PG
- No dialogue
- Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards, this charming, wordless tale follows the special friendship between a dog and a robot in 1980s New York.
- Fri 29 Mar
- 17.45
- Sat 30 Mar
- 16.00
- Sun 31 Mar
- 12.00
- Mon 1 Apr
- 20.00
- Tue 2 Apr
- 18.00
- Wed 3 Apr
- 12.00
- Thu 4 Apr
- 16.00
- Back to Black CTBA
- English
- The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her ground-breaking album, Back to Black, that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.
- Fri 12 Apr
- 13.00
- 16.15
- 18.05
- Sat 13 Apr
- 17.45
- 20.20
- Sun 14 Apr
- 12.45
- 18.00
- 20.20
- Mon 15 Apr
- 13.00
- 15.35
- 20.25
- Tue 16 Apr
- 15.00
- 17.45
- Wed 17 Apr
- 12.00
- 17.30
- 20.15
- Thu 18 Apr
- 15.55
- 20.15
- Relaxed Screening: Robot Dreams PG
- No dialogue
- Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards, this charming, wordless tale follows the special friendship between a dog and a robot in 1980s New York.
- Sat 30 Mar
- 13.15
- Relaxed Screening: The Persian Version 15
- English and Persian
- This Sundance award-winning film explores family ties, sexuality, and the Iranian-American experience with a snappy sense of humour and vibrant dance numbers!
- Sat 23 Mar
- 13.30
- Early Doors: Back to Black CTBA
- English
- The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her ground-breaking album, Back to Black, that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.
- Thu 18 Apr
- 11.00
- Wicked Little Letters 15
- English
- Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley star in the story of a genteel coastal town of the 1920s, which is scandalised when residents are plagued with obscenity-filled letters in this UK comedy drama.
- Tue 19 Mar
- 15.00
- 17.15
- Wed 20 Mar
- 14.30
- 17.00
- Thu 21 Mar
- 11.15
- 15.45
- Fri 22 Mar
- 14.30
- Sat 23 Mar
- 15.15
- Sun 24 Mar
- 18.00
- Mon 25 Mar
- 15.15
- Tue 26 Mar
- 14.15
- 20.30
- Wed 27 Mar
- 20.30
- Thu 28 Mar
- 18.15
- Early Doors: Robot Dreams PG
- No dialogue
- Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards, this charming, wordless tale follows the special friendship between a dog and a robot in 1980s New York.
- Thu 4 Apr
- 11.00
- The Persian Version 15
- English and Persian
- This Sundance award-winning film explores family ties, sexuality, and the Iranian-American experience with a snappy sense of humour and vibrant dance numbers!
- Fri 22 Mar
- 13.00
- 19.45
- Sat 23 Mar
- 20.00
- Sun 24 Mar
- 15.45
- 20.30
- Tue 26 Mar
- 14.15
- 18.40
- Wed 27 Mar
- 12.30
- 18.00
- Thu 28 Mar
- 20.00
- Drive-Away Dolls 15
- English
- Ethan Coen’s hotly-anticipated comedy caper follows Jamie (Margaret Qualley), an uninhibited free spirit who heads out on an impromptu road trip with her best friend after breaking up with her girlfriend.
- Tue 19 Mar
- 12.30
- 18.00
- Wed 20 Mar
- 14.30
- 18.15
- Thu 21 Mar
- 16.15
- 21.00
- Fri 22 Mar
- 12.00
- 15.30
- 20.30
- Sat 23 Mar
- 15.30
- 20.40
- Sun 24 Mar
- 12.00
- 17.30
- 21.00
- Mon 25 Mar
- 20.30
- Tue 26 Mar
- 16.40
- 21.00
- Wed 27 Mar
- 12.05
- 14.55
- 21.00
- Thu 28 Mar
- 16.00
- 20.30
- Copa 71 PG
- English
- Uplifting documentary that tells the story of the unofficial 1971 Women’s World Cup, featuring archive footage to bring the tournament to life on the big screen.
- Tue 19 Mar
- 15.40
- 18.00
- Wed 20 Mar
- 15.45
- 18.15
- Thu 21 Mar
- 11.45
- 13.30
- Banel & Adama 12A
- Pulaar with English subtitles
- A young couple in love in northern Senegal find themselves at a crossroads when their passionate romance and a devastating drought disrupts life in their traditional community.
- Tue 19 Mar
- 20.45
- Wed 20 Mar
- 12.30
- Thu 21 Mar
- 20.30
- Early Doors - Subtitled Monday: The Persian Version 15
- English and Persian
- This Sundance award-winning film explores family ties, sexuality, and the Iranian-American experience with a snappy sense of humour and vibrant dance numbers!
- Mon 25 Mar
- 11.00
- Relaxed Screening: Back to Black CTBA
- English
- The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her ground-breaking album, Back to Black, that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.
- Sat 13 Apr
- 13.05
- Wendy and Lucy 15
- English
- The first film made as a collaboration between Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams tells the story of a drifter and her dog who face troubles on the road to a new life.
- Fri 22 Mar
- 18.00
- Sat 23 Mar
- 20.45
- Sun 24 Mar
- 12.30
- Baby Kino: Robot Dreams PG
- No dialogue
- This Baby Kino screening is exclusively for parents or guardians accompanying babies aged under one year old. This charming, wordless tale follows the special friendship between a dog and a robot in 1980s New York.
- Mon 1 Apr
- 12.00
- Baby Kino: The Persian Version 15
- English and Persian
- This Baby Kino screening is exclusively for parents or guardians accompanying babies aged under one year old. This award-winning film explores family ties, sexuality, and the Iranian-American experience with a sense of humour and vibrant dance numbers!
- Mon 25 Mar
- 12.00