Berlin festival aims for gender equality with half of films by women

Feb 11, 2019

The shoes of director and screenwriter Joanna Hogg and actresses Tilda Swinton and Honor Swinton Byrne are pictured during a photocall to promote the movie "The Souvenir" at the 69th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - UP1EF2C165DL0

Almost half of the 400 films on show at this year's Berlin Film Festival have female directors. Image: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Riham Alkousaa

Energy and Climate Change Correspondent, Reuters

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