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The 100 greatest films directed by women – in numbers

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BBC Culture’s poll to find the best female directors analysed data from 368 critics in 84 countries – here are the results in an animated video.

We collected all the information from our poll of the 100 greatest films directed by women and condensed it into this short animated video – revealing who voted and which films they chose, as well as the top 10 countdown.

Find out more by watching the video above.

Animation by Estudio Santa Rita.

Read more about BBC Culture’s 100 greatest films directed by women:

-       What the critics had to say about the top 25

-       Who voted? Critics A-K

-       Who voted? Critics L-Z

-       Why The Piano is number one

-       Why Agnès Varda was the most popular director

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