Screen International is profiling all the winners of the fourth Global Production Awards, which were held tonight (May 18) at the Mademoiselle Gray Barriere in Cannes.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Winner: Lemonade (Underground Films, in co-production with Rocliffe, Ireland)
To win this category, a production had to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusivity and accessibility for its crew and on set. The winning entry was asked to show how diversity played a key part in the production’s thinking and planning, including recruitment of diverse crew and any other initiatives to encourage greater diversity and inclusion in the production process. Judges looked for fact-based submissions that provided information about cast and crew composition and other information that was relevant.
“Diversity at its best. And the job experiences and employment provided as well as mentorship are the greatest assets,” said one judge of winning entry Lemonade, the Irish drama feature film written and directed by Kim Bartley. Diversity on the project extended beyond structured placements into casting, recruitment and daily working culture. The judges pointed to the production prioritising authentic representation by engaging cast and contributors from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds, including mixed heritage performers, individuals with experience of homelessness, members of Traveller and single-parent communities, and those with lived experience of substance use and recovery.
“It ensured the story was not simply portrayed, but understood from within,” according to one judge.
Other nominees:
- Blue Season (Featherstone Pictures & Golden Finger Entertainment, UK)
- Crip Trip (Catapult Pictures, Canada)
- Emerging From The Shadows: Rediscovering The Legacies Of Weinberg & Korngold (BFMI & Kristina Reiko Cooper, Lithuania)
- Rooted Representation: Advancing Authentic Storytelling In New Mexico (New Mexico Film Office, New Mexico)
- A Year In London (LonRom Film Production, UK-Italy)
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