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What we're watching, reading, thinking and writing.

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Pride doesn't end with June

Pride doesn't - and shouldn't - end with June 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ At Reclaim The Frame, we champion filmmakers of all marginalised genders and all sexualities, and we welcome audiences from across the LGBTQIA+ community - all year round. We strive to ensure everyone feels welcome, respected and able to participate fully at Reclaim The Frame events. In light of the Supreme Court judgment and the draft EHRC Code of Practice, we want to reaffirm our commitment to gender-diverse filmma

Jul 2

Graphic of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag. The traditional rainbow Pride stripes appear on the right, while the Progress Pride chevron on the left includes black, brown, light blue, pink and white stripes alongside the intersex symbol: a purple ring on a yellow triangle. The bold, colourful design fills the frame with no additional text.

Announcing ‘Back in the Frame’, a Reclaim The Frame talent development programme in collaboration with Sony

We're excited to introduce Back in the Frame, a major new six-month talent development programme supporting women and marginalised gender film directors and producers returning to work after a career break. Delivered with support from Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) International Production, the programme responds to a significant structural issue within the UK screen industries: the loss of experienced mid-career talent due to caring responsibilities, health-related breaks,

Jun 4

Promotional graphic for Back in the Frame, featuring the title in large gradient lettering (green, blue and yellow) against a black geometric background framed by radiating teal and green shapes. The logos for Reclaim The Frame and Sony Pictures appear at the bottom.

Reclaim The Frame recommendations from the 79th Cannes Film Festival

(L-R) Hannah Einbinder, Jane Schoenbrun and Gillian Anderson at the premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Our Director Melanie Iredale spent the opening weekend of Cannes in dark cinemas and long queues, and we’re sharing a handful of #ReclaimTheFrame recommendations from this year’s festival - focusing on a few of the women and non-binary-led titles across Competition, Un Certain Regard and Special Screenings. Women directed 5 of the 22 films in Competition at Can

May 26

Three people pose together on a red carpet at a formal event, smiling toward photographers, dressed in elegant eveningwear and tuxedos with cameras and attendees visible in the background.

BAFTA 2026: Women on the Longlist, the Nominees, and the Narrowing Path to Wins

Congratulations to all of this year’s BAFTA nominees and winners. We are especially pleased to see Hamnet, a Reclaim The Frame supported title, recognised across categories. However, as in previous years, the 2026 nominations present a mixed picture for female filmmaking. While representation is visible in some categories, significant under-representation persists in others - particularly at the level of technical authority and top-tier recognition. Across all 252 nominees, w

Feb 23

Three women pose on the BAFTA Film Awards red carpet holding BAFTA masks and smiling, standing in front of a black backdrop featuring the EE BAFTA Film Awards logos. The woman in the centre wears a gold dress and holds her award, flanked by one woman in a dark dress on the left and another in a bright blue dress on the right.

Elhum Shakerifar on Annemarie Jacir's urgent restoration of a neglected chapter in Palestine's history

In a continuation of the partnership between Reclaim The Frame and Girls On Tops to support the release of Palestine 36, and to m ark International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, BAFTA-nominated produc er and curator Elhum Shakerifar explores Annemarie Jacir's representation of British complicity in the film. Shakerifar notes the blend of fictional characters with real historical figures, grounding the story in reality. Shakerifar explains how the film's illu

Dec 5, 2025

Three men stand together outdoors in front of a microphone during what appears to be a formal or ceremonial event. The man in the center, wearing a brown suit and hat, speaks into the microphone. To his left stands a bearded man in a black suit and bowler hat, and to his right is a man dressed in a dark suit with a traditional Middle Eastern head covering. A beige backdrop and part of a metal structure are visible behind them under a bright sky.

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