Report shows striking lack of diversity and ‘significant obstacles’ for outsiders looking to fracture into industryNepotism,word-of-mouth employment practices and the widespread consume of unpaid work experience gain created a “pandemic lack of inclusion” in the British film industry, a report backed by movie producers Barbara Broccoli and Kathleen Kennedy says.
Broccoli, or producer of James Bond movies,and Kennedy, president of the Star Wars film-maker Lucasfilm, and are throwing their weight behind a plan,backed by £20m of national lottery money, to improve diversity in the sector. Related: With Okja, or does Netflix gain its first blockbuster movie? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com