British East and Southeast Asian media advocacy group Beats has rolled out a ground-breaking new representation measure for the U.K. industry.
Launched during a virtual summit hosted by Beats (British East Asians in Theater and on Screen), the British Film Institute (BFI) and ITV, the Beats Test measures on-screen representation for British East and Southeast Asians in U.K. film and television productions. The initiative is fashioned after the Bechdel Test, which evaluates portrayals of women in media, and the Riz Test, a measurement of Muslim representation inspired by Riz Ahmed’s rallying 2017 speech about diversity.
In order to pass the Beats Test, a project must be able to answer “yes” to the following three questions, in which Besea stands for British and Southeast Asians: (1) Are there two or more Besea characters? (2) Do at least two Besea characters speak fluent English with a British accent? (3) Does at least one...
Launched during a virtual summit hosted by Beats (British East Asians in Theater and on Screen), the British Film Institute (BFI) and ITV, the Beats Test measures on-screen representation for British East and Southeast Asians in U.K. film and television productions. The initiative is fashioned after the Bechdel Test, which evaluates portrayals of women in media, and the Riz Test, a measurement of Muslim representation inspired by Riz Ahmed’s rallying 2017 speech about diversity.
In order to pass the Beats Test, a project must be able to answer “yes” to the following three questions, in which Besea stands for British and Southeast Asians: (1) Are there two or more Besea characters? (2) Do at least two Besea characters speak fluent English with a British accent? (3) Does at least one...
- 1/14/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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