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All Diversity articles – Page 3
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NewsItalian legend Liliana Cavani calls for greater recognition of female filmmakers at Venice 2023 opening ceremony
“Women writers and directors are working as hard as men. It’s not right if we don’t give them chance to be seen.”
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NewsFilm London unveils 12 participants for 2023 Breaking The Glass Ceiling scheme
Includes producer and former Screen Star Of Tomorrow Helen Gladders
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NewsCircle Women Doc Accelerator reveals 10 participants (exclusive)
The first part will take place on the Greek island of Evia in June.
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NewsMia Bays defends BFI’s commitment to being “an anti-racist organisation” at New Black Film Collective event
Bays was speaking alongside BFI exec Ama Ampadu, following allegations that the organisation has failed to address systemic racism.
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NewsUK Black creatives call out “glass ceiling” at The New Black Film Collective XPO
Creative and executives from the UK screen industries came together for the second day of the London event.
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NewsWarner Bros launch second series of Black British filmmaker development programme
Black Britain Unspoken supports and finances the production of three short films from Black British filmmakers
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NewsNetflix admits to facing diverse talent ‘scarcity’
Germany, Switzerland and Austria content chief Katja Hofem was talking at Series Mania.
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NewsEuropean Film Academy director Matthijs Wouter Knol steps down from anti-racism taskforce Artef (exclusive)
Wouter Knol said he was keen to eliminate any perceived conflict of interest charges.
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NewsReFrame report finds gender-based production hiring plateaued over last four years
The Woman King, Women Talking among 29% of Top 100 films in 2022 to earn ReFrame Stamp.
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NewsBerlinale premiere of Norwegian animation ‘Just Super’ pulled over Blackface allegations but further screenings go ahead
Festival management, Norwegian Film Institute and anti-racism org ARTEF have been in talks all week.
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NewsStephen Fry-led doc ‘Willem & Frieda’ to world premiere at BFI Flare; full festival line-up unveiled
The LGBTQIA+ festival takes place March 15-26.
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NewsFilm4 showcases disabled and neurodivergent talent with short film collection (exclusive)
The four short films centre around the theme of love.
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FeaturesHow a new think tank aims to tackle unconscious racism in the European film industry
Eave, the European training, project development and networking organisation, held its first anti-racism think tank last month.
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NewsThe UK’s New Black Film Collective to host second convention
The event takes place March 29 and 30 at Rich Mix, London
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CommentGuest comment: “Why are so few Black people in positions of power in the arthouse film PR sector?”
Mia Farrell is a freelance film PR, working between the UK and US.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Charity launches Sir Horace Ové grant for Black and Global Majority workers
Individuals will be offered up to £500 each to support their access to opportunities
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FeaturesUK distributors on the need for “more trust” in Black and African cinema
”The issue is the pipeline of content making its way to audiences, because the demand is definitely there.”
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NewsWomen directors made just 25% of European films in past five years
This is only a 2% increase from the EAO’s last report.
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NewsLocarno to adopt gender-neutral acting awards from 2023
The two main competitions will present two acting awards each.
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NewsHollywood is “less diverse than the oil and gas sectors and even Donald Trump’s cabinet,” suggests TIFF panel
The Black List’s Franklin Leonard called out the ongoing lack of diversity at the top levels of the US industry.