SXSW 2019

Equal Opportunity Behind the Lens: Media Diversity

Description:

The push for diversity in film and advertising has more momentum than ever, with a movement on the rise to celebrate and increase diverse voices in production by providing mentorship opportunities for historically-underrepresented directorial talent to gain exposure.

To pave the way for a more diverse and inclusive industry of tomorrow, initiatives by production companies and industry organizations have sprouted up to equip women and minority directors with the necessary tools, counsel and resources to showcase and enhance their work for the commercial space.

Industry leaders will discuss what steps companies in the production space, from various perspective, can take to continue to make progress toward media and storytelling to encompass a much more inclusive creative perspective.


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Takeaways

  1. How mentoring programs in the media and advertising industries can foster a more diverse creative pool for the future.
  2. The current barriers to diversity behind the lens in both advertising and film.
  3. Ways that creative companies can impact the diversity of the advertising and film industry.

Speakers


Organizer

Jenna Wigman, Vice President/Partner, Press Kitchen


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Brands & Marketing
  • Track 2
  • Level: Intermediate


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