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{{Infobox union
|name = WCC
|location_country= India
|members =
|full_name = Women in Cinema Collective
|image = File:Women in Cinema Collective logo.jpg
|founded = 2017
|dissolved =
|merged =
|headquarters = Stadium Link Road, [[Kochi]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wccollective.org/contact|title=Get in touch with WCC|publisher=Women in Cinema Collective|accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
|key_people =
|website = {{URL|wccollective.org}}
|footnotes =
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'''Women in Cinema Collective''' (abbreviated as '''WCC''') is an organization for women working in the [[Malayalam cinema]] industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.maktoobmedia.com/2019/04/28/groundbreaking-gender-revolt-in-malayalam-cinema/|title=Groundbreaking gender revolt in Malayalam Cinema|last=Kayyalakkath|first=Aslah|date=2019-04-28|website=Maktoob|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref>

==Formation==
It was formed after an actress working in the Malayalam film industry was waylaid and harassed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women in Cinema Collective and the Malayalam Film Industry |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2017/50/commentary/women-cinema-collective-and-malayalam-film-industry.html?0=ip_login_no_cache%3Ddf010bd7d226a2047da5ff079cea1ee6 |website=Economic and Political Weekly |accessdate=27 November 2018 |language=en |date=5 June 2015}}</ref> The organisation aims at the welfare of women in Malayalam cinema. On November 1, 2017 Women in Cinema Collective was registered as a society in Kerala.<ref name="tnm">{{cite news|title=Kerala's Women in Cinema Collective registers as society, to fight for gender parity|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/keralas-women-cinema-collective-registers-society-fight-gender-parity-70931|accessdate=27 December 2017|work=The News Minute|agency=The News Minute|date=2 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite news|title=Women in Cinema Collective will work for equal opportunity and dignity of women employees in Mollywood! – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/women-in-cinema-collective-will-work-for-equal-opportunity-and-dignity-of-women-employees-in-mollywood/articleshow/58735741.cms|accessdate=27 December 2017|work=The Times of India|publisher=Times of India|date=19 May 2017}}</ref>

==Activities==
* ‘Punarvaayana’, a year-long series of events was intended to address and bring more awareness in the society on issues such as exclusionary workspaces, workplace exploitation and gender discrimination. This curtain-raiser brought together prominent and successful women from various fields — including mediapersons, lawyers, bureaucrats, politicians, social activists to discuss and contemplate on these matters.
*WCC also intends to celebrate the role of women in cinema by holding exhibitions and announcing end-of-year awards for [[Malayalam Cinema]] that pass the [[Bechdel Test]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Punarvaayana': Women in Cinema Collective launches event series to celebrate 1 year|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/punarvaayana-women-cinema-collective-launches-event-series-celebrate-1-year-81496|accessdate=18 May 2018|work=The News Minute|agency=The News Minute|date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*On May 18, 2017, WCC submitted a petition to the [[Chief Minister of Kerala]], requesting an inquiry and prompt action on the [[Dileep#Abduction and assault case|sexual assault case involving a prominent film actress]]{{Who|date=November 2018}} in the [[Malayalam Cinema]]. Later WCC also publicly condemned and revolted against the decision of [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists|AMMA]] to reinstate actor [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], when the matter was only ''[[sub judice]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Praveen |first1=S. r |title=Women in Cinema Collective condemns AMMA’s decision to reinstate actor Dileep |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/women-in-cinema-collective-condemns-ammas-decision-to-reinstate-actor-dileep/article24252575.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 June 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* WCC members has requested the intervention of the government to formalise wage structure and welfare schemes for women working in the film industry such as maternity pay and tax subsidies for production crews that have at least 30% women representation, among many others.<ref>{{cite news|title=Parvathy Menon, Manju Warrier, Bhavana and others form Women in Cinema Collective|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/parvathy-menon-manju-warrier-bhavana-and-others-form-women-in-cinema-collective-4686196/|accessdate=27 December 2017|work=The Indian Express|agency=The Indian Express|date=4 June 2017}}</ref>
* WCC requested the Kerala government to start more movie production related technical courses that provides direct employment opportunities for more women and provide for more women's reservations in government-owned studios.<ref name="tnm"/>

==Controversies==
* Actor [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]], a member of AMMA and WCC, was one of the first to openly state that films with [[misogynist]] dialogues should not be encouraged. She named the veteran actor [[Mammootty]]’s film [[Kasaba (2016 film)]], as one such movie. She requested that senior actors like [[Mammootty]] who is much respected and has a wide fan following should henceforth refrain from acting in movies that has such misogynistic scripts for the betterment of the society at large.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/parvathy-calls-mammootty-kasaba-misogynistic-gets-trolled-by-fans-4980774/|title=Parvathy calls Mammootty's Kasaba misogynistic, gets trolled by fans|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> Parvathy's viewpoint received mostly criticism but also some support from the film fraternity and she became the victim of cyber-bullying. She was viciously trolled and abused by fans of [[Mammootty]] and two of them were arrested by the Kerala police following a complaint from Parvathy<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyo.in/arts/parvathy-trolled-mammootty-kasba-vijay-dileep-online-abuse/story/1/21271.html|title=Mammootty fans are sending Parvathy rape and death threats|work=DailyO}}</ref>

== Similar Initiatives ==
*Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) rolls out its own women's wing. [[Bhagyalakshmi]], the chairperson of the newly created women's wing, criticised WCC in being selective in its approach. The new women's wing which in many ways is looked upon as a parallel association to WCC, is claimed to be a platform where concerns of women technicians can be voiced out and they would act as arbitrators with the concerned producers to sort them out.<ref>{{cite news |title=Malayalam film industry gets another women's association: FEFKA rolls out women's wing |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/malayalam-film-industry-gets-another-womens-association-fefka-rolls-out-womens-wing-75866 |work=The News Minute |date=4 February 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{facebook|WomeninCinemaCollectiveOfficial}}
*[https://wcc.home.blog/ Women in Cinema Collective] Official Website

[[Category:Women's organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Film organisations in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2017]]

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