European Audiovisual Observatory reports

• Female professionals in European TV/SVOD fiction production 2015-2022 figures, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (February 2024)
• Female professionals in European film production – 2023 edition, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (October 2023)
• How does Europe ensure better accessibility to audiovisual content for people with disabilities?, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (May 2023)
• Female audiovisual professionals in European TV fiction production - 2021 figures, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (March 2023)
• Female professionals in European film production - 2022 edition, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (October 2022)
• Female audiovisual professionals in European TV fiction production 2020 figures, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (March 2022)
• Female professionals in European film production, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (December 2021)
• Female audiovisual professionals in European TV fiction production, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (July 2021)
• Reports on diversity and inclusion in the European audiovisual sector: an overview, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (June 2021)
• Diversity and inclusion in the European audiovisual sector, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (April 2021)
• Female directors and screenwriters in European film and audiovisual fiction production, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (July 2020)
• Examples of Film Funds initiatives in the 2019 Key Trends of the European Audiovisual Observatory (page 16)

Other European studies

• Lab des Femmes, in collaboration with EFAD and its members:
  • Qualitative Study on the Place of Female Directors in Europe Update - 2023
  • Qualitative Study on the Place of Female Directors in Europe Update - 2022
  • Study on the place of women directors in Europe. The 2021 update focuses on an exclusively qualitative approach, analysing the parity policies in the audiovisual sector implemented in the 38 countries covered by the study.
• EURIMAGES third Strategy for gender equality in the European film industry, for 2021-2023 (December 2020)
• Achieving gender equality and promoting diversity in the European audiovisual sector – Good practice Handbook, Uni-MEI (June 2020)
• Report on Gender Balance in the Cultural and Creative Sectors, Voices of Culture (February 2020)
• Women on the move - European Commission overview of good practices (May 2019)

Events

• Women in European audiovisual productions: the latest statistics, newest initiatives, and the key challenges ahead. Event organised on 6 December by the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA Network), UNI Europa - Media, Entertainment & Arts (EURO-MEI), and the European Film Agency Directors Association (EFAD) in partnership with the International Federation of Actors (FIA), the Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA), the Lab “Femmes de Cinema”, the European Audiovisual Observatory, and Cineuropa. Recording and article here.
• Talk with Deborah Williams on The value of Diversity in the audiovisual sector on 26 September 2023 in San Sebastian, organised by the European Film Agency Directors in collaboration with the San Sebastian Film Festival. Video
• Women in European cinema: are we making progress? Hybrid event on 7 December 2022, organised by the Lab Femmes de Cinema in Les Arcs Film Festival, in partnership with EFAD, the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA Network), and UNI Europa - Media, Entertainment & Arts (EUROMEI). Recording
• Women in European cinema: where do we stand exactly? online event on 16 December 2021, organised by the Lab Femmes de Cinema in Les Arcs Film Festival, in partnership with EFAD, the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA Network), and UNI Europa - Media, Entertainment & Arts (EUROMEI). Video
• Debate: "50/50 by 2020 – Are We There & What Is Next?" on 11 December 2020 organised by Uni-Mei and EWA in partnership with EFAD and Cineuropa. Video and Summary Report

National reports and studies

• Belgium (Wallonia) - Study on diversity in Belgian films in 2019 (in French).
• Denmark - Report on Gender in Danish film 2012-2021 (June 2022).
• France
  • CNC Gender Equality Observatory - Key Figueres (in French, March 2024).
  • CNC Gender Equality Observatory | Key figures (in French, March 2023).
  • CNC report about the role of women in the audiovisual and film industry (in French, June 2022).
  • CNC report about the role of women in the film and audiovisual industry, in French (March 2021).
  • CNC report about the role of women in the film and audiovisual industry (in French, 2019).
• Italy - Report The gender question between imagination and reality (in Italian, November 2022).
• Montenegro - Report on Gender Equality in Montenegrin Film Industry (October 2019).
• Spain - Report on diversity in Spain’s audiovisual creation (in Spanish, 2019)
• Sweden
  • "Which Women?": the 2019/2020 Gender Equality Report of the Swedish Film Institute, that includes an intersectional perspective on gender, age and racialisation mechanisms in the Swedish film and TV industry (January 2021).
  • The Money Issue – Gender Equality Report of the Swedish Film Institute (2018)
  • Looking back and moving forward - Gender Equality Report of the Swedish Film Institute (2017)
• Switzerland - Study on diversity in Swiss feature films 2017-2019, in French (November 2020).

Professionals' databases

• Platform of the Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network (SWAN): https://www.swanassociation.ch/directory
• Austrian female professionals: https://pool.fc-gloria.at/