The biggest advance and most gratifying surprise among the results of the new study by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen, executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University: The percentage of women working as directors and writers on independently and domestically produced films reached historic heights in 2019-2020. Women comprised 38% of directors – up from 33% in 2018-19 –
A study commissioned by the Berlinale management has now confirmed that Alfred Bauer, first director of the Berlin International Film Festival, had played a significant role in the Nazi propaganda machine. During the denazification process (1945-1947), he concealed his involvement with the Nazi regime, adamantly claiming to be an active opponent of the party, which he had actually joined in 1937. This revelation leads to questions on the German cultural
With the goal to encourage equitable representation on and off screen, in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience, new standards for Oscars® eligibility in the Best Picture category were designed and now presented to the public. Inspired by the British Film Institute (BFI) Diversity Standards used for certain funding eligibility in the UK and eligibility in some categories of the British Academy of Film and Television
One of the greatest unique selling points of the TIFF is certainly its role in the ecosystem of the film industry, but even more so its understanding of being an immanent part of a city that is one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities. It is therefore not surprising that the 2020 edition also has as its overarching goal the most memorable experience possible for its audiences, and at
In view of all the uncertainty surrounding the next festival edition, Sundance new Film Festival’s director Tabitha Jackson recently presented her new far-reaching concept, which not only breaks some „rules“, but fundamentally questions the understanding of film festivals.The approach for the 2021 Festival you find here and further insights are provided by an IndieWire live screen talk with Keri Putnam and Tabitha Jackson
The film industry is currently undergoing gradual change, and not only on an international level. Yesterday it was the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which achieved its post-#OscarsSoWhite goals of diversifying its membership, extending invitations to 819 film industry professionals, 45% of which are women, 36% from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, and 49% international, from 68 countries. In the German film industry, too, the issue of
According to this year’s study by Art House Convergence in collaboration with MU DataArts, arthouse cinemas serve on a large scale to address new target groups for the cinema culture and at the same time make a significant contribution to greater understanding and respect among communities.The report can be found here
In the wake of the unpredictable development of the Corona Pandemic, the Spring and Summer Film Festivals were forced to quickly decide on one of three alternatives: „cancellation, postponement, or going online„. Most of the major international festivals ruled out completely cancelling their festivals. Out of their responsibility towards the filmmakers, the films and the markets, as well as their audience, many dared experiment online and have encountered some unexpected
„Moving film festivals online“ is a topic that has long been avoided, but now more than welcome in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a key finding of Screen International‘s online panel discussion of Thursday, April 9th, with three film festival heads: Tine Fischer, founder and director of CPH:DOX, Tricia Tuttle, director of the BFI Festivals including LGBTIQ+ festival Flare, and Jaie Laplante, executive director and director of programming
As each day further film festivals announce their 2020 edition as online formats, more and more alternative, innovative programme forms are being found that reflect the process of the crisis. The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, for example, is placing a blog as an experiment for creating a forum in which many people can have their say and encourage reflection on society. The talks in German and English can be