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All Diversity articles – Page 5
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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.
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NewsTV has utterly failed disabled people, says ‘The Virtues’ writer Jack Thorne
Thorne was delivering the 46th MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsSydney, EFP unveil the 2021 Europe! Voices of Women in Film line-up
Blerta Basholli’s ‘Hive’ and Ninja Thyberg’s ‘Pleasure’ are among the films screening.
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NewsUK’s Independent Cinema Office launches BFI-backed revenue-sharing film platform (exclusive)
‘The Cinema of Ideas’ is designed to augment the programme of independent cinemas.
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NewsBFI supporting £1m racial inequality research with University College London
The study will be funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
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NewsEC gets behind gender-boosting initiative CharactHER
Women are being encouraged to enter cinema professions traditionally dominated by men such as cinematography, sound and grip.
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NewsEuropean film institutions join forces for anti-racism task force
The task force is the brainchild of Matthijs Wouter Knol, the newly appointed director of the European Film Academy.
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NewsBafta commits to reach diversity targets by 2025; first membership survey results revealed
Organisation pledges to reach 50-50 gender split in membership, with 20% from minority ethnic groups.
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News“Seeing Black people doing things they enjoy is revolutionary”: Doc makers call for funding for more diverse voices
’Diversity: The Initiatives Driving Action, Not Just Talk!’ was a panel at this week’s Sunny Side of the Doc film festival.
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NewsBafta joins Time’s Up UK to call for “high-level summit” to tackle harassment
Earlier this week, Time’s Up UK called for an independent body to provide a safe space to victims.
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NewsCannes’ Thierry Fremaux on women directors, Covid challenges, potential international screenings
Frémaux discusses hopes around travel restrictions, determination to keep Cannes international.
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FeaturesCannes 2021 line-up: the key talking points
A new section, Covid requirements and little change on diversity.
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NewsMarvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso to join Annecy’s Women In Animation Summit
This year’s conference will focus on the business case for diversity.
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NewsUK producers recommend wellbeing practitioners, childcare budgets for film & TV shoots
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Helen Simmons and Rienkje Attoh were taking part in the Restart conference.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Charity unveils £1m anti-racism scheme
Scheme ringfences further 30% of future grants for minority groups.
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News‘Sex Education’ writer fronts Netflix, Sky fellowship
£100,000-plus scheme will support scribes from under-represented communities.
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NewsUK’s IWC award winners must now meet BFI diversity standards
Annual bursary prize is awarded at the BFI London Film Festival.