A spokesman said: “We offer a wide range of films throughout the year for all our guests to enjoy. We do not, and will not, restrict entry to any film based on gender.
We only restrict entry to our screenings based on age – as laid out in legislation around BBFC ratings."
In a defiant move, festival organisers responded to the Odeon statement by saying they “will stand outside the cinema and stop men from going in if we have to."
Odelia Haroush the festival co-founder said: “We speak to the general manger every three days and he tells us if men have bought tickets.
“We will ask any men on the day to leave and offer them something else to see. If they don’t we will pull the whole screening all together.”
