If you’re attending the Berlin International Film Festival this year, then make sure to mark February 9 on your calendar. That day Women and Hollywood — along with Time’s Up, 5050×2020, and Mothersucker — is hosting a discussion on how women are making the entertainment industry more inclusive. To be held from 2-4pm, the talk is entitled “How Women in the Industry Are Pushing for Change.”
The conversation will cover the progress that has been made since the launch of Time’s Up as well as the work that needs to be done in the future. The event is free and open to the public but space is limited, so be sure to register ASAP via Eventbrite.
Berlinale 2019 will feature several other events focusing on gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in film. On February 8, Women and Hollywood Founder and Publisher Melissa Silverstein, with Chairwoman of Pro Quote Film Barbara Rohm, will moderate a round table of women’s organizations attending the Berlinale. Featuring a keynote address by Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, the round table will provide networking opportunities and address what women in media can do to make the entertainment industry a more welcoming, gender-balanced place. This event is by invite only. If you’re interested in attending but did not receive an invitation, please contact post@proquote-film.de to request one.
Also on February 9 is “Gender, Genre and Big Budgets,” hosted in part by WIFT Germany. It will kick off with Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick signing the Gender Parity Pledge, which commits the fest to better gender representation and transparency by the year 2020. This event is free for accredited visitors and WIFT members but costs 15€ for members of the public. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
“Upgrade Your Mind – Why Gender and Diversity Belong Together” will be held on February 10 and presented in English and German. The panel is organized by Pro Quote Film.
Event details are below. Head over to the fest’s website to check out more offerings.
Berlinale will run February 7-17.
Friday, February 8
International Round Table of Women’s Organisations in Film and Media
12:30–3:00pm
Venue: German Federal Foreign Office, Werderscher Markt 1, Europasaal
Organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and Pro Quote Film.
Worldwide initiatives and associations have been formed to improve the situation of women* filmmakers and to change the structures that do not allow equal opportunities. We would like to exchange successes, goals and challenges with you. And to jointly look forward to a future, that builds international linkages. With a #calltoaction we ask: When you are part, what’s your part? What can we as women in film and media and our organizations do and what are our demands on the people in charge?
By invitation only.
Saturday, February 9
Gender, Genre and Big Budgets
9:30am-1:30pm
Venue: Meistersaal, Köthener Straße 38 (S & U-Bahn Potsdamer Platz)
Hosted by WIFT Germany & Internationales Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund | Köln, with WIFT Nordic, Women in Film LA and WIFT International, with the support of Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Norwegian Filminstitute (NFI), Swedish Filminstitute.
At the start of the event, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick will sign the pledge “5050 x 2020“ to work for increased gender equality at the festival and the market.
Register here (free for accredited visitors and WIFT members, 15€ for the public).
How Women in the Industry Are Pushing for Change
2:00-4:00pm
Venue: Regent Berlin, Charlottenstraße 49 (Salon Gontard)
Hosted by Women and Hollywood, Time’s Up, 5050×2020, and Mothersucker.
Join us for a discussion with women working in the industry on how they are each pushing for inclusion and parity over the last year since the start of the Time’s Up movement. They will discuss actions and ideas that have been effective and goals for the future.
Free admission. Register here.
Sunday, February 10
Upgrade Your Mind – Why Gender and Diversity Belong Together
11:30am-1:00pm
Venue: Academy of Arts, Pariser Platz 4
Organized by Pro Quote Film with the support of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
Language: English and German
Free admission.
