All Diversity articles – Page 4
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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.
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NewsBFI exec to head new UK anti-bullying Independent Standards Authority
Jen Smith is on secondment from her BFI role.
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NewsIrish producer Anna Mannion wins Netflix, European Producers Club women’s pitch initiative
The award was presented this evening in Venice.
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NewsInclusion is “financially viable” says BFI’s Neil Peplow on Sarajevo panel
The panel explored the most elaborate national policy on inclusion in some of the selected countries.
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NewsClaire Denis talks gender equality at Cannes: “It’s harder for women to make films”
Denis is presenting her second feature of 2022, ‘Stars At Noon’.
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News‘Rocks’ producer among 20 selected for Bafta Elevate initiative
The participants identify as disabled, from minority ethnic or low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
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NewsUK Pavilion panel at Cannes calls out festival on its diversity efforts
“They don’t see you, they don’t hear you” said one panellist.
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NewsForest Whitaker, Rebecca Hall talk Cannes line-up diversity criticism: “We need to rattle the chain”
Hall is on the Competition jury while Whitaker is receiving an honorary Palme d’Or.
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NewsDiversity and inclusion study to examine distribution of BFI film funds (exclusive)
The study is authored by Screen Star of Tomorrow producer Chi Thai and producer Josh Cockcroft.
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NewsSundance Institute names Adam Piron director of Indigenous programme
Longtime staffer fills position vacated by Bird Runningwater several months ago.
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FeaturesIs the screen sector offering enough opportunities for the disabled community?
Disabled people are increasingly represented on screen, and the industry is making strides to continue that positive change behind the camera.
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NewsWomen make up just 23% of directors in European films
The report comes from the European Audiovisual Observatory.
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NewsBlack directors make just 1% of competition films at major festivals (exclusive)
Just eight of 670 competition films over three years came from black filmmakers.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Charity study calls for anti-racism action and accountability
Organisation calls on industry leaders to forge anti-racism action platform by summer 2022.
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NewsUK actors face widespread institutional racism at work, survey finds
A major new study polled 1300 actors about their experiences.