Women In Film and Television International (WIFTI) has named Ireland’s Susan Liddy as its president, taking over from Swedish producer Helene Granqvist, who has held the role since 2018.
At present, Liddy is chair of Women in Film and Television Ireland – a position she has held since 2018. She also serves on the boards of the Irish Film Institute, the Writers Guild of Ireland and Raising Films Ireland, and lectures at the University of Limerick. She is the founder and director of Catalyst International Film Festival, Limerick – a festival that prioritises films from and about underrepresented groups.
Liddy and Granqvist will work together as co-directors for the coming months, until Liddy assumes the helm in August 2023.
WIFTI is a coalition of Women In Film chapters as well as other women’s media organisations around the world. There are more than 50 WIFT and WIFT-partner chapters on six continents, that all work towards the common goal of gender balance in the media industry.
“I’m honoured to be chosen to lead WIFTI in the years ahead and I look forward to working with our international colleagues, in uniting chapters and affiliated organisations, to elevate and amplify the role of women in film and television,” said Liddy. “I salute Helene Granqvist who has worked tirelessly to build a global organisation that is united in a vision of female empowerment and advancement. Our goal remains firm: to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the screen industries everywhere.”
“I’m looking forward to sharing the leadership of WIFTI with Dr Liddy during the transition period. Susan is a researcher and I am a practitioner but we are both activists who work strategically for change,” added Granqvist.
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