diff --git a/plex2letterboxd/plex2letterboxd.py b/plex2letterboxd/plex2letterboxd.py
index 524da60..3559c0d 100644
--- a/plex2letterboxd/plex2letterboxd.py
+++ b/plex2letterboxd/plex2letterboxd.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def getImdbId(movie):
 
 def write_csv(sections, output, args):
     """Generate Letterboxd import CSV."""
-    with open(output, 'w', newline='') as f:
+    with open(output, 'w', newline='', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         writer = csv.writer(f)
         writer.writerow(['Title', 'Year', 'imdbID', 'Rating10', 'WatchedDate'])