Ellen Tejle Explained

Ellen Tejle (born April 9, 1984, in Sollefteå) is a Swedish campaigner for awareness of women's representation in film. She has been included in the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018.^{[1] [2]}

Life

Ellen Tejle has started Bio Rio (2008–2016) and Bistro Barbro in Stockholm.^{[3] [4]} Since 2017 she has been the CEO of the media house Fanzingo.^[5]

She additionally founded 'A-RATE'', a campaign to further gender equality in the film industry, present in ten countries globally. They designed the logo for the Bechdel Wallace test, which identified films with two named women having a conversation about something other than a man. If it passes that test it is A-rated.^[6]

Filmography

She was of the 97 people included in the film This Changes Everything (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5795282/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1

References

1. News: BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?. 2018-11-19. 2019-12-04. en-GB.
2. Web site: Svenska Ellen Tejle på BBC Women List 2018. Mynewsdesk. sv. 2019-12-25.
3. News: Kvartersbion blir digital. Haldert. Sara. 2008-11-25. Svenska Dagbladet. 2019-12-25. sv. 1101-2412.
4. News: Bistro med mer än mat. Ringdahl. Lotta. 2013-04-12. Svenska Dagbladet. 2019-12-25. sv. 1101-2412.
5. Web site: Ellen Tejle på BBC:s topplista. www.nordsverige.se. sv. 2019-12-25.
6. Web site: A-RATE. A-RATE. en-US. 2019-12-25.

External links

• "Consider Gender Inequality", Ellen Tejle, The New York Times, November 21, 2013