The Cannes Film Festival begins today and along with dozens of film screenings and parties, the fest will feature plenty of events dedicated to gender equality and feminism in film — including Women and Hollywood’s Networking Event.
As previously announced, the fest has also organized a sexual harassment and abuse hotline. It will be live today through May 19, from 9am to 2am GMT+2. If you or someone you know needs help or wants to report an incident, call +33 (0)4 92 99 80 09 or email Cannesalerte@festival-cannes.fr.
Details on Cannes 2018’s Women’s Events are below, courtesy of the fest.
May 9
Day of positive cinema around the theme: Women and Cinema
10am to 1:30pm
Round table: What is the place of women in the film industry?
Round table: Is there such a thing as women’s cinema?
Round table: Image and evolution of women’s representation in films. What does cinema tell us about the woman of tomorrow?
Plage du CNC, Plage du Gray d’Albion
3pm to 4:30pm
Meeting: To be a woman in cinema
Round table: Cinema, whistle blower on women’s status
Round table: The future of women in cinema, what are the measures for a film industry more respectful of women’s rights?
Plage du CNC, Plage du Gray d’Albion
May 11
Wonder Women – Getting Out of the Corset
11am-1pm
Israel Film Pavilion
Pavilion 206 | Village International Pantiero
Sex & Power: The Visual Language Of Oppression: A Cinematic Talk By Nina Menkes
12pm
The Members Club
The Grand Hotel Beach
Plage 45
RSVP: rsvp@thevoiceofawoman.com
May 12
Working For Change: Filmmaking In the New Landscape
12pm-1pm
Olympia 4
5 Rue de la Pompe
06400 Cannes
Presented by Women in Film & TV International (WIFTI) in partnership with Marché de Film and Variety.
The Swedish Film Institute, other governments, and organizations have helped spotlight some of the tools available to address the vast inequities in funding, as well as increase job opportunities and forge wider career paths for women in the film industry.
This panel will discuss how men and women can work in tandem to create change and reach 50/50. Representatives from the Swedish Film Institute, Variety, The Alliance of Women Directors, and uMedia will be joined by filmmakers with films in the festival and the Marché to discuss their visions and strategies for gender equality.
Panelists:
* Kristina Börjeson (Sweden) is the Head of Film Funding at the Swedish Film Institute,
* Kate Rees Davies (UK/US) is an award-winning director serving on the board of the Alliance of Women Directors
* Adrian Politowski (Belgium/US) is the CEO of uMedia
* Steve Gaydos (US) is Vice President and Executive Editor at Variety
Moderator: Andrea Reuter (Sweden), curator and a producer.
May 13
Take Two: Next moves for #MeToo
10:30am-12pm
Salon des Ambassadeurs, Palais des Festivals
An event on the next steps for gender equality and against gender-based harassment in the film industry. Sponsored by the Swedish Film Institute in cooperation with the Cannes Film Festival. Festival accreditation required.
May 14
Round table: 5050X2020 & CNC uniting the Gender Equality movements in Cannes
10am-12:30pm
CNC beach, Plage du Gray d’Albion
RSVP: collectif5050x2020@gmail.com
Conversation on the Next Steps in the Fight for Inclusion in the Global Film Industry
4-6pm
Irish Pavilion, Pavilion 131, Village International
Speakers include:
Iris Zappe-Heller – Gender Issues, Austrian Film Institute, Austrian representative to Eurimages where she chairs the Gender Working Group
Lizzie Francke – Senior Production & Development Executive at the BFI Film Fund
Annabelle Sheehan – CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission
Lwazi Manzi – Co-Chair- Independent Producers Organisation; Council Member: South African Screen Federation; Board Member South African Film Academy
Women in Film and TV (UK) International Drinks Reception
7-8:30pm
UK Film Centre, Pavilion 117, International Village
May 15
Women and Hollywood Networking Event
5-7pm
Swiss Pavilion #121
Hosted by Founder/Publisher Melissa Silverstein in collaboration with Swiss Films and the Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network.
May 16
“Yes She Cannes”
2-4pm
American Pavilion
