All Diversity articles – Page 4
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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.
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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.