All Diversity articles – Page 14
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NFTS selects participants for diversity-focused directors workshop
Six selected for second edition of free scheme.
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UK cinemas failing deaf audiences, says ICO report
Findings suggest exhibitors are not meeting demand from deaf audiences.
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Create your own opportunities, say Doc/Fest diversity experts
Speakers at Sheffield panel discuss boosting inclusivity in creative industries.
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First candidates for TV directing diversity scheme announced
Directors UK and Creative Skillset programme aims to diversify directing talent in TV drama.
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Chicken & Egg Pictures unveils Diversity Fellows
Participants receive mentorship, $5,000 grant, and DOC NYC festival retreat.
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Thandie Newton: costume dramas limit roles for black actors in UK
“I don’t want to play someone who’s being racially abused.”
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Number of films with female leads reaches record high in 2016
Study shows that 29% of films in 2016 had a woman as the lead character.
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Bafta improves diversity initiatives in response to new report
Research highlights problems with class and “unconscious bias”.
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Number of women directors fell in 2016, study finds
There was a drop in the number of women working on high profile Hollywood films, despite ongoing diversity debate.
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BFI: 60% of UK films in last 10 years featured no black actors
New BFI research reaffirms alarming diversity trends.
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Screen Australia fast-tracks female-led films
Screen Australia has committed AU$3m ($2.3m) towards fast-tracking 58 projects by female filmmakers, as part of a broader gender equality initiative.
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NFTS launches trio of initiatives to support women directors
A mentorship programme and paid internships are being introduced in a bid to help boost the number of female directors in the industry.
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Raising Films survey spotlights challenges of parenting in film business
A new UK survey proves what many people already know anecdotally, that it’s a challenge being a parent and working in the film and TV industries.
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"Challenge" to get ordinary Muslims on camera, says Doc/Fest panel
Media misrepresentation of Muslims, and fear of reproach from within their communities, are hindering depictions of the less “extreme” and pluralist aspects of Islam, according to leading filmmakers.
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Diversity quota for film tax credit, suggests Ken Loach producer
MEDIA SUMMIT: Rebecca O’Brien, producer of Cannes winner I, Daniel Blake, also criticized nepotism in the film industry.
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First female-centric film finance initiative launches in Cannes
Boudica is headed by co-financiers of seven films including The Falling and Iona.
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Women in film "Wikipedia" planned
Database curated by Swedish Film Institute, which currently includes 700 film-makers, will expand globally.
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BFI mulls covering childcare costs in bid to boost diversity
The BFI has said it expects to allocate 50% of its funding to women directors by 2020 - and is considering covering childcare costs for some writers and directors.