Wann? 17.02, ab 09:00 Uhr

Wo? Meistersaal, Köthener Str. 38

Im Rahmen der Berlinale findet am 17. Februar die Veranstaltung 'Closing the Gap' zur Gleichberechtigung in der Filmindustrie statt, das vom WIFT (Women in Film and Television Germany) organisiert wird. Dabei geht es in verschiedenen Panels darum, Möglichkeiten auszuloten, die eine Geschlechterparität in der Filmindustrie bis 2020 herstellen können.

Für Mitglieder des WIFT ist die Teilnahme kostenlos, ansonsten kostet sie 15 Euro, inklusive Getränken und Verpflegung. Anmeldungen über diese Website, das Programm der Konferenz lautet wie folgt:

Schedule:
09.00 am: Registration
09.30 am: Coffee & Networking 
10.00 am: Start of the Event:
Welcoming Remarks
Panel 1
Panel 2
Announcement "Speak Up" Initiative Europe
Speed-Networking
1.00 pm: End of the Event

Panel 1: 
Creative choices
World class filmmakers discuss art and creativity.

with:
Emily Atef, director, 3 Days in Quiberon, (In Competition, Germany/Austria/France)
Pernille Fischer Christensen, director, Becoming Astrid (Berlinale Special Gala, Sweden/Germany/Denmark)
Fanni Metelius, director, The Heart (Rotterdam Film Festival’s 2018 Bright Future, Sweden)

Moderator: Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute. 

Panel 2: 
Generating quality by securing equality 
How to ensure quality by promoting gender equality and diversity through funding.

with:
Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute
Christine Berg, deputy CEO of the German Federal Film Board
Laurence Lascary, producer, The Climb (France)
Rena Ronson, Partner and Head of the Independent Film Group at United Talent Agency (UTA). Rena is one of the industry’s pre-eminent packaging and finance executives, with a focus on global film finance, distribution and marketing strategies for independent and co-financed features. 
Joyce Pierpoline, award-winning producer, and a co-chair of the Women’s Impact Network at the Producers Guild of America (PGA), as well as a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the European Film Academy (EFA) 

Moderator: Andrea Reuter, journalist.