ReFrame Analysis of IMDbPro Data Finds Rollback in Gender-Balanced Hiring on Both Sides of the Camera in the Top Films of 2025

ReFrame Analysis of IMDbPro Data Finds Rollback in Gender-Balanced Hiring on Both Sides of the Camera in the Top Films of 2025

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Hollywood Films Made by Women Had a Stark Decline in 2025, ReFrame Study Reveals

ReFrame, the initiative launched by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film to promote gender-balanced hiring on film productions, reported a backsliding in hiring of women for key roles among Hollywood’s top films in 2025 in its annual study released Wednesday. The 2025 ReFrame Report, which analyzes the top 100 films of the year according to IMDb Pro, found that 26 of the films surveyed qualified for the organization’s ReFrame Stamp, which de…

Gender-Balanced Hiring and Women-Led Projects Dip Among Top 100 Movies: “This Is Not Progress”

ReFrame — an initiative launched by Sundance Institute and WIF in partnership with IMDbPro to track gender equity — has released its 2025 report.

ReFrame Report Captures First Major Drop In Gender-Balanced Film Hiring In Six Years

ReFrame, the gender equity coalition founded in 2017 by Sundance Institute and WIF (formerly Women in Film), has issued a new study spotlighting a reversal of gender-balanced hiring in film in 2025. After assessing the teams behind IMDbPro’s 100 most popular films of last year, only 26 titles qualified for the ReFrame Stamp, speaking to […]