Agnès Varda and Le Collectif 50/50 en 2020: Power and Protest at the Cannes Film Festival

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-153
Author(s):  
Rebecca J. DeRoo
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Lifetime Achievement ◽  
Agnes Varda ◽  
Relations Of Power

Abstract This article examines how Agnès Varda used speeches and activism at the Cannes Film Festival in recent years to reveal and challenge the underrepresentation of female directors in the film industry. At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, she accepted an honorary Palme (lifetime achievement award) in the name of other creative directors not yet in the spotlight. In 2018, Varda joined with the 50/50 en 2020 collective, a gender equity campaign, on the Cannes red carpet to call for gender parity and greater transparency in the festival's process of selecting films to screen. This article shows how Varda and 50/50 en 2020 explore social, institutional, and economic factors that may influence women's access to the highest levels of artistic success. Their actions articulate a gendered investigation of cultural institutions and the relations of power they represent, focusing on the festival and the film industry. Furthermore, this article considers dynamics of social and economic power and perceptions of cultural value in the 2019 Cannes festival tribute to Varda.

Film Marketing: the Case of the New Horizons Association

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
Marcin Ptasznik
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Study Participant ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
Marketing Actions

Approaches to marketing actions in culture are exhibiting rising significance in the modern dynamically changing environment. This paper is focused on the identification of possible applications of marketing in the sphere of culture, with particular reference to the film industry, field of operations of the New Horizons Association. The author’s research was based on a literature study, participant observation, and an online questionnaire, enabling creation of a case study on the New Horizons Association. Empiri-cal research allowed for exploration of the perception of marketing actions of this organization, as well as identifying possible directions for its development. Changes in the needs of modern consumers are related to ongoing virtualization and globalization of culture, and allow for academic discussion about the future of innovative cultural institutions and audio-visual ventures, including within the context of the current global coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals A retrospective analysis of gender parity in scientific authorship in a biomedical research centre

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rinita Dam ◽  
Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah ◽  
Maria Julia Milano ◽  
Laurel D Edmunds ◽  
Lorna R Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
List Type ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Female Authors ◽  
Scientific Authorship ◽  
Joint Authorship

ABSTRACTObjectiveScientific authorship is a vital marker of success in academic careers and gender equity is a key performance metric in research. However, there is little understanding of gender equity in publications in biomedical research centres funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). This study assesses the gender parity in scientific authorship of biomedical research.DesignA retrospective descriptive study.SettingNIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.Data2409 publications accepted or published from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017.Main outcome measuresGender of authors, defined as a binary variable comprising either male or female categories, in six authorship categories: first author, joint first authors, first corresponding author, joint corresponding authors, last author and joint last authors.ResultsPublications comprised clinical research (39%, n=939), basic research (27%, n=643), and other types of research (34%, n=827). The proportion of female authors as first author (41%), first corresponding authors (34%) and last author (23%) was statistically significantly lower than male authors in these authorship categories. Of total joint first authors (n=458), joint corresponding authors (n=169), and joint last authors (n=229), female only authors comprised statistically significant smaller proportions i.e. 15% (n=69), 29% (n=49) and 10% (n=23) respectively, compared to male only authors in these joint authorship categories. There was a statistically significant association between gender of the last author(s) with gender of the first author(s) (χ 2 33.742, P < 0.001), corresponding author(s) (χ2 540.774, P < 0.001) and joint last author(s) (χ 2 91.291, P < 0.001).ConclusionsAlthough there are increasing trends of female authors as first authors (41%) and last authors (23%), female authors are underrepresented compared to male authors in all six categories of scientific authorship in biomedical research. Further research is needed to encourage gender parity in different categories of scientific authorship.Strengths and limitations of this studyThis is the first study to investigate gender parity in six categories of scientific authorship: first authors, first corresponding authors, last authors and three joint authorship categories i.e. joint first authors, joint corresponding authors and joint last authors in biomedical research.This study provides an important benchmark on gender equity in scientific authorship for other NIHR funded centres and organisations in England.The generalisability of the findings of this study may be limited due to differences in medical specialities, research areas, institutional cultures, and levels of support to individual researchers.Using secondary sources for determining the gender of authors may have limitations, which could be avoided by seeking relevant information from original authors and institution affiliation at the time of submission.

Spaces for Gender Equity in Australian Early Childhood Education in/Between Discourses of Human Capital and Feminism

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheralyn Campbell ◽  
Kylie Smith ◽  
Kate Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
National Quality ◽  
Relations Of Power ◽  
Regime Of Truth

IN THIS ARTICLE WE use feminist post-structuralist concepts of discourse and relations of power to question how a neoliberal regime of truth in Australian early childhood education impacts educators currently working for gender equity with children, prior to their entry to schooling. We show how this regime of truth is endorsed and transferred in and by key documents of the Australian National Quality Framework (NQF) including the National Quality Standard (NQS) and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) in which discourses of universal rights, individual freedom and choice, and human capital dominate approaches to inclusion and diversity that govern gender equity work (ACECQA, 2011, 2017a, 2017b; DEEWR, 2009; NSW Education, 2016). Our article addresses how some educators use their understandings of feminism to negotiate spaces for gender equity work within the theoretical, political and ethical tensions arising in/between discourses that constitute this neoliberal regime of truth.

Growing gender parity will aid global growth prospects

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Growth Prospects

Subject Gender parity benefits and initiatives. Significance The BBC released salary details for employees earning more than 150,000 pounds (around 200,000 dollars) in July, revealing that two thirds of its high earners, and the seven highest, are male, and showing large gaps between staff performing similar tasks. Gender inequality is a worldwide problem in both the public and the private sector. Research shows that increased parity generates GDP growth through three channels: boosting the size and quality of the workforce; enlarging the consumer market; and acting as an organisational catalyst in leadership positions. Impacts Reviewing and extending existing laws and regulations that promote and enforce gender equity will be as important as new legislation. Policy choice and progress will vary across the world, reflecting varying levels of gender parity and different traditions and religions. In low- and middle-income countries, ensuring cross-gender financial literacy and inclusion will become a key tool in equality programmes. US public spending in support of gender parity, in particular health funding, may fall, but private-sector initiatives have strong momentum.

Vietnamese Cinema: First Views

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Charlot
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
Feature Film ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
East Bloc ◽  
Department Staff ◽  
History Of ◽  
General Director

Vietnamese cinema has only recently become known outside of the East Bloc countries. The first public showing of a Vietnamese feature film in the United States was that of When the Tenth Month Comes at the 1985 Hawai'i International Film Festival in Honolulu. At the 1987 Festival, a consortium of American film institutions was formed with Nguyen Thu, General Director of the Vietnam Cinema Department, to organize the Vietnam Film Project — the first attempt to introduce an entire new film industry to America. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief description of Vietnamese cinema along with an appreciation of its major characteristics and themes. I base my views on my two visits to the Vietnam Cinema Department in Hanoi — for one week in 1987 and two in 1988 — on behalf of the Hawai'i International Film Festival. During those visits, I was able to view a large number of documentaries and feature films and to discuss Vietnamese cinema with a number of department staff members. I was able to obtain more interviews during the visits of Vietnamese to the Hawai'i International Film Festival in Honolulu. This article cannot claim to be an adequate introduction to the history of Vietnamese cinema, a task I hope will be undertaken with the aid of my informants and the sources I list as completely as possible.

scholarly journals From “Her” Problem to “Our” Problem: Using an Individual Lens Versus a Social-Structural Lens to Understand Gender Inequity in STEM

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathi N. Miner ◽  
Jessica M. Walker ◽  
Mindy E. Bergman ◽  
Vanessa A. Jean ◽  
Adrienne Carter-Sowell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Gender Inequity ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Structural ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
And Mathematics

Increasing the representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is one of our nation's most pressing imperatives. As such, there has been increased lay and scholarly attention given to understanding the causes of women's underrepresentation in such fields. These explanations tend to fall into two main groupings: individual-level (i.e., her) explanations and social-structural (i.e., our) explanations. These two perspectives offer different lenses for illuminating the causes of gender inequity in STEM and point to different mechanisms by which to gain gender parity in STEM fields. In this article, we describe these two lenses and provide three examples of how each lens may differentially explain gender inequity in STEM. We argue that the social-structural lens provides a clearer picture of the causes of gender inequity in STEM, including how gaining gender equity in STEM may best be achieved. We then make a call to industrial/organizational psychologists to take a lead in addressing the societal-level causes of gender inequality in STEM.

scholarly journals Adana 2011

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gönül Dönmez-Colin
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
Political Conflicts ◽  
Turkish Cinema ◽  
National Production

INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN BOLL FILM FESTIVAL ADANA The pulse of Turkish cinema beats in Adana, the provincial southern town that is the birthplace of several notable filmmakers and writers, among whom perhaps Yılmaz Güney and Yaşar Kemal are the most prominent representatives. While political conflicts have been marring the prestigious Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, which has served as a forum for the national film industry for several decades, Adana (17-25 September 2011) has renewed itself both at the national and international levels, attracting national production companiess with attractive cash prizes....

scholarly journals Karlovy Vary 98

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Holloway
Keyword(s):  
Full Moon ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
Short Films ◽  
The Future ◽  
Russian Film

Moscow's loss was Karlovy Vary's gain. Why wasn't there a Moscow festival this year? Several reasons were given when the news broke at Cannes in May, none of them very promising for the future of the festival. Still, the Russian film industry is well on its way to recovery if the grabbag of features, documentaries, and short films programmed in different sections at the 33rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (3-11 July 1998) are to be taken at face value. For example, Karen Shakhnazarov's Full Moon probably would have opened the Moscow festival instead of premiering as the official Russian entry at Karlovy Vary. Produced by Mosfilm's managing director Vladimir Dostal, this rambling, intertwined, impressionistic tour of Moscow on a summer day from dawn to dusk is packed with a subtle run of sight and verbal gags. It opens with a scene shot on the very premises of the Mosfilm...

scholarly journals Digitisation, Cultural Institutions and Intellectual Property

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radim Polčák
Keyword(s):  
Copyright Protection ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Cultural Content ◽  
Ip Law

Digitisation of cultural content represents one of most challenging problems of contemporary IP law. Cultural artefacts, let it be books, paintings or 3D objects, are often very old, so there are no issues in copyright protection of their content. However, the public availability of such content is in these cases strongly limited namely due to physical conditions of the carriers and subsequent conservation demands.Digitisation might serve here as powerful enabler of re-use of these works that are frequently of enormous cultural value. On the other hand, getting useful (and re-usable) digital images of 2D or 3D cultural objects means to invest into advanced technologies that are able to capture the respective content while protecting its fragile carriers from physical damage or destruction. Consequently, there is a need for business models that can motivate investors by offering them valuable consideration for such efforts.Recently, such business models are based namely on exclusive agreements between digitisers and cultural institutions that, together with specific copyright protection of digitised images in some jurisdictions, create new form of legal barriers to re-use of even very old cultural content. The paper critically discusses these new restrictive legal instruments namely in the light of the revised PSI re-use directive.

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