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From March 25 to 27, 2022, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN and the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing have organized a conference on the topic Seeing and being seen. Participation in Film. In the opening program, Professor Dr. Elizabeth Prommer from the University of Rostock will present new results from the study initiated by the MaLisa Foundation on diversity in German cinema. This will be followed by a roundtable discussion with Elizabeth Prommer, Thelma Buabeng and Maria Furtwängler, moderated by Boussa Thiam. The event will be publicly accessible as a livestream.
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A new analysis probed the question of whether women and men are equally represented in German cinema. The "Progress Study on Audiovisual Diversity," led by Professor Elizabeth Prommer of the Institute for Media Research at the University of Rostock, shows that the proportion of women on screen has increased since 2017. However, women continue to be represented less diversely.
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The publication of the study “Audiovisual Diversity” was extensively covered by media and stimulated lively discussions in the social networks. The study was widely described as long overdue. Its findings have been considered as a solid basis for further discussion and to demand concrete and sustainably change.
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