Ellen Tejle (born April 9, 1984, in
Sollefteå
Sollefteå () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden.
History
The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name ...
) is a Swedish campaigner for awareness of women's representation in film. She has been included in the
BBC
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's list of
100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018.
Life
Ellen Tejle has started Bio Rio (2008–2016) and Bistro Barbro in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
. Since 2017 she has been the CEO of the media house Fanzingo.
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.
Filmography
She was of the 97 people included in the film ''This Changes Everything'' (2018
References
External links
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Consider Gender Inequality, Ellen Tejle, ''The New York Times'', November 21, 2013
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1984 births
Living people
Swedish mass media people
Swedish feminists
People from Sollefteå