Even though the four major film festivals Sundance, Tribeca, South by Southwest (SXSW) and AFI seem to be making progress towards gender parity for directors, the Women’s Media Center (WMC) – the nonprofit women’s organization founded by activists Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem – still sees a great need for action to reach 5050×2020 / for numerous film festivals, as an analysis by Carla Hay shows. See more
At the end of last year, the 5th Diversity Report of the BVR – Bundesverband Regie had made it clear that in Germany the public broadcasters had not fulfilled their promises of equal opportunities for female directors and that the announced gender monitoring had not been carried out. A study by the European Audiovisual Observatory recently published shows how the situation for women is shaping itself at European level. Download
After signing the Programming Pledge for Parity in Inclusion in Cinema Festivals Locarno Film Festival with the support of the Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network (SWAN), for the first time reveals the figures for the representation of women and men in the film programme as well as the festival staff. The full parity breakdown you finde here.
In its coalition agreement, the government of the German federal state of Hessen has set itself the goal of doubling its budget to support Hessian film festivals. This increase is, however, contingent upon these festivals’ commitment to abide by social standards in the remuneration of their employees. What, on the one hand, seems more than laudable in an area largely characterized by a precarious employment situation could, on the other,
Bei einem ersten Zusammentreffen am 4. Juli in Kassel haben sich über 60 deutsche Filmfestivals (Liste sie Pressemitteilung) zusammengetan, eine Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) Filmfestival zu gründen. Ziel der AG ist es, sich untereinander zu vernetzen, bessere Bedingungen für Filmfestivals in Deutschland zu schaffen und gemeinsam mit den Filmschaffenden und anderen Verbänden Filmkultur zu stärken und zu fördern. Zu den Gründungsmitgliedern zählen die größten und ältesten Filmfestivals in Deutschland, Filmfestivals aus allen
Auf Initiative von Svenja Böttger (Leiterin des Filmfest Max Ophüls Preis) und Dr. Lars Henrik Gass (Leiter der Internationalen Oberhauser Kurzfilmtage) wurde eine AG Filmfestivals ins Leben gerufen. Ziel der AG ist es, entsprechend der filmwirtschaftlichen sowie filmpolitischen Bedeutung der deutschen Filmfestivallandschaft eigene Positionen zu formulieren und diese bspw. auch bei der Novellierung des Filmfördergesetzes einzubringen. Darüber hinaus soll die Vernetzung auch einen stärkeren Austausch ermöglichen und weitere Themen wie
“70 Percent of all films produced in Germany did not even generate 10,000 ticket sales when they opened in regular cinemas. At the same time, some of these films often have many times the audience when they are shown at festivals. The figures currently published are therefore often deceptive and misleading, as they only cover part of the audience“. The statement in German you find here
According to an analysis by the Women’s Media Center, only little has been achieved among the more renowned film festivals during the first half of this year. This includes the Sundance Filmfestival, the Berlinale, SxSW, Tribeca and Cannes. “As part of the 5050×2020 pledge, festivals have agreed to be more transparent about their submissions processes, such as revealing the gender statistics of festival programming committees, juries, and filmmakers who submit
The European Commission has recently published a study on collaboration among film festivals which we have carried out. On the basis of a qualitative analysis, the report contains numerous recommendations on how film festivals in Europe can improve their cooperation in order to save resources and achieve numerous synergies.Download the Report in English here Further information in German you finde here
Brand new database with the latest studies on the European cinema industryThe members of the European Film Agencies Research Network (EFARN) and the European Audiovisual Information Centre have stored their latest research reports as well as those of external partners in a searchable database…