Ellen Tejle

Ellen Tejle
Ellen Tejle in 2018
Born (1984-04-09) April 9, 1984 (age 40)
Sollefteå, Sweden
CitizenshipSweden
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and Media Manager

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.[2][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) [1]

References

  1. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". 19 November 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Svenska Ellen Tejle på BBC Women List 2018". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ Haldert, Sara (25 November 2008). "Kvartersbion blir digital". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. ^ Ringdahl, Lotta (12 April 2013). "Bistro med mer än mat". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Ellen Tejle på BBC:s topplista". www.nordsverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  6. ^ "A-RATE". A-RATE. Retrieved 25 December 2019.