A new charter aimed at improving gender parity at the Cannes film festival, and which is expected to be adopted by other leading film festivals, has been unveiled.
Under the charter, the Cannes film festival will record the gender of the cast and crew of all films submitted, make public the names of selection committee members and work towards gender parity on the Cannes board.
It is believed that the transparency charter will be adopted by other international film festivals such as Sundance, Venice and Berlin.
Cannes has sought to defuse criticism over a perceived lack of equality in its lineup at this year’s festival.