Berlin Film Festival will stop distinguishing actors by gender
The organizers of the International Berlin Film Festival have decided to present gender-neutral awards in acting categories starting in 2021. This is reported by Indie Wire with reference to the official press release. "Instead of awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, there will be Silver Bear for Best Lead and Silver Bear for Best Supporting role without gender, "the document says. Note that the awards for actors and actresses have been presented by the festival since 1956. "We believe that the lack of gender division of awards for acting is a good signal for the gender-sensitive movie industry." - commented the directors of the festival, Marietta Rissenbeck and Carlo Shatrian. Thus, the Berlinale became the first major movie forum in Europe, which abandoned the practice of distributing prizes based on gender. The organizers of the Cannes and Venice festivals have not yet decided on this step. In addition to this, the organizing committee of the Berlinale also confirmed that the 2021 Film Festival will be held in a regular format, and not in a virtual one. The main events will take place from 11 to 21 February 2021. that the 2021 Film Festival will be held in a regular format, and not in a virtual one. The main events will take place from 11 to 21 February 2021.that the 2021 Film Festival will be held in a regular format rather than a virtual one. The main events will take place from 11 to 21 February 2021.The Topic of Article: Berlin Film Festival will stop distinguishing actors by gender. |
