The Berlin film festival has achieved gender parity in some of its most senior positions a year after signing a pledge that commits film festivals to improve representation in relation to diversity.
The Berlin data is released as the chair of Time’s Up UK called for more transparency on gender from film festivals and awards bodies.
The release of Berlin’s diversity data showed that its festival directorships were shared equally between men and women, and that its executive board was similarly balanced, but that the majority of films shown at the competition were still made by male directors.
The pledge, which was signed by all major film festivals, including Cannes and Venice, has three main requirements.