The ReFrame Stamp is awarded annually to narrative Feature Films and Television that hire women, those who are non-binary and/or gender non-conforming, and trans people of all genders in key roles across the production. The ReFrame Stamp is awarded to narrative Feature Films and scripted Television Shows.

The following types of media are not eligible for the ReFrame Stamp at this time:

Web Series
Short Films
Branded Content/Commercials
Music Videos
Documentaries or Non-Fiction/Unscripted Content
Reality or Competition Series

The Stamp criteria were developed with ReFrame Ambassadors, producers, and other industry experts. Accounting for key decision-makers across the production, the ReFrame Stamp criteria ensures a comprehensive approach to evaluating hiring practices and crew makeup.

Ready to get your production ReFrame Stamped? Apply now! If your production qualifies, gather all necessary documents and information, and click below to apply.

 
 
 

ReFrame’s annual report on Gender & Hiring in TV was released on August 8, 2024, continuing its yearly analysis of equity in the TV business. After years of growth toward equity in scripted series production, women, nonbinary and trans people lose ground in nearly every position analyzed, bearing the brunt of industry contraction.

Key Findings:

  • Fewer Stamped series: The 2023-24 season saw a significant drop in gender-balanced series, down 8.5% from the prior two seasons and 20% from the all-time high in 2020-21.

  • Decline in distributor DE&I: With the exception of Amazon MGM Studios, every major distributor reflects a lower percentage of gender-balanced series than in 2020-21 (the first year ReFrame Stamp data was collected).

  • Key role rollbacks: There is widespread rollback in gender equity across major production roles. Compared with last year’s report, parity among writers has dropped from 57% to 49%, and among lead cast from 54% to 41%. If this pace of reduction continues, all the progress made in diversifying the talent shaping media in the U.S. will be erased in two years.

  • Showrunners drive equity: All 13 series in the top 200 showrun by women of color obtained the ReFrame Stamp, and nearly 60% of Stamped series are showrun by women — an overwhelming correlation between showrunner identity and overall equity.

 

Click through to read past ReFrame Stamp reports.

 
 

Women In Film unveils international expansion of ReFrame Stamp in Cannes
Screen Daily / May 17, 2024
ReFrame, the Sundance Institute and Women In Film partnership to advance gender equity in the screen industries, announced in Cannes on Friday it is expanding its programme recognising gender-balanced hiring on features into Canada, the UK, Ireland, India, and Australia. Read more

‘Barbie’ and ‘Past Lives’ Among 29 Films Awarded ReFrame Stamp for Gender-Balanced Productions
Variety / February 29, 2024
ReFrame and IMDbPro have announced that 29 out of the 100 most popular films of 2023 have received the ReFrame “stamp” for gender-balanced productions. Read more

Women Star in Majority of the Most Popular TV Shows, Study Finds
The Hollywood Reporter / August 16, 2023
For the first time since the Hollywood gender parity coalition ReFrame was formed in 2017 by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film, the majority of the most popular shows on television and streaming were toplined by women. Read more

 
 
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