All Diversity articles – Page 16
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CommentWomen of substance
Wendy Mitchell reflects on women in film over the past 12 months and what to look forward to in 2015.
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NewsCreative Access proposes paid BAME intern scheme
Creative Access has proposed a new diversity mentoring scheme for the UK film industry.
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NewsBays to lead Birds Eye View's second Filmonomics
Birds Eye View is planning the second year of its training scheme Filmonomics to launch in January 2015.
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NewsDavid Proud stars in thriller iWitness
David Proud, who has broken ground as a disabled actor playing a wheelchair-using character on EastEnders, is now set for another first by playing an able-bodied character in psychological thriller iWitness.
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NewsScreen partners on Underwire festival award
The fifth Underwire Festival, which showcases shorts made by female filmmakers, will run Nov 11-15 at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, London.
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NewsBFI: film diversity needs own conversation
EXCLUSIVE: Culture minister Ed Vaizey to meet BFI and industry during London Film Festival.
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NewsOnly 16.3% of European films directed by women
Less than 9% of admissions for European films went to features by female directors, according to a new report.
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NewsSwiss filmmakers in diversity call
Young Swiss filmmakers are calling for greater diversity in Swiss fiction production and the introduction of a new funding instrument to support up-and-coming directors.
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NewsCreative Skillset launches diversity fund
Around 900 professionals from a range of diverse backgrounds will receive training bursaries of up to £1,600 under Creative Skillset’s Diversity Fund.
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NewsAlison Owen: international market hampering drama diversity
Saving Mr Banks producer Alison Owen has claimed that diversity in UK drama is being hampered by the increasingly international nature of the genre.
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NewsBBC boss reveals diversity plans
Tony Hall has set out his blueprint for boosting diversity at the BBC, including creating a £2.1m commissioning fund to help ensure the corporation “represents every family and community in the UK”.
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NewsPrince Charles backs NFTS diversity drive
Letter from the Prince of Wales read at NTFS Gala event.
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NewsLenny Henry to introduce NFTS Gala
Annual event to be held on June 18 on the topic of Great British Film, Television and Games Event - Striving for Diversity Nirvana.
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NewsTalking Drum enters film production
First film from the slate will be romantic drama Immoral Dilemma.
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NewsDiversify panel questions licence fee
The TV Collective founder Simone Pennant has questioned the validity of the licence fee at a Creative Week panel on the lack of diversity in the film and TV industries.
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NewsCannes hears female film quotas call
New European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) study reveals just 16.1% of films released in Europe over the last ten years were by women.
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NewsB3 Media launches TalentLab
Creative development programme aimed at Black, Asian and minority ethnic artists and film-makers returns for fourth year.Traitor
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NewsIndustry failing women directors
Directors UK (DUK) is challenging broadcasters and producers to ensure that 30% of all shows are directed by women by 2017, after a major study found significant inequality in key genres, from crime drama to panel shows.
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CommentDiversity matters
The under-representation of ethnic minorities in the creative sector was highlighted at the Creative Access showcase hosted by Channel 4.
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NewsFrench study reveals gender pay chasm
First official study on female employment in the French film industry reveals growth in women directors, gender pay chasm.