Gender & Inclusion Resources
You can find some useful resources, studies and projects about Gender & Inclusion.
EFAD - EURIMAGES Diversity & Inclusion Mapping
EFAD and Eurimages, the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe, have collected information about the diversity and inclusion measures already developed in the associations’ member countries. This information concentrates mainly on film funding measures, festivals, associations and resources. The focus of the mapping is on current diversity and inclusion measures in the audiovisual and cinemas sectors, with a desire to emphasise the necessity of more action in these areas.
The mapping will be updated each time a new measure is developed and announced.
European Audiovisual Observatory reports
- Female professionals in European film production – 2024 edition, European Audiovisual Observatory publication (September 2024)
- 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 - Measures to Promote Gender Parity in European Cinema - 2024
- 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
- 10 December 2024: The fifth "European webinar on gender equality statistics and strategies in audiovisual production” was organised by UNI Europa – Media, Entertainment & Arts (EUROMEI), EWA - the European Women’s Audiovisual Network, and the European Film Agency Directors Association (EFAD), in collaboration with the International Federation of Actors (FIA), the Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA), the Lab Femmes de Cinéma, the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) and Cineuropa. Recording and article here.
- 6 December 2023: Women in European audiovisual productions: the latest statistics, newest initiatives, and the key challenges ahead. Event organised 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.
- 26 September 2023: Talk with Deborah Williams on The value of Diversity in the audiovisual sector in San Sebastian, organised by the European Film Agency Directors in collaboration with the San Sebastian Film Festival. Video
- 7 December 2022: Women in European cinema: are we making progress? Hybrid event 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
- 16 December 2021: Women in European cinema: where do we stand exactly? online event 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
- 11 December 2020: Debate: "50/50 by 2020 – Are We There & What Is Next?" organised by Uni-Mei and EWA in partnership with EFAD and Cineuropa. Video and Summary Report
Professionals' databases
- Platform of the Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network (SWAN): https://www.swanassociation.ch/directory
- Austrian female professionals: https://pool.fc-gloria.at/