Film Festivals Aren’t Doing Enough to Invite Diverse Jurors. Are They Failing the Industry?

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As the first major film festival to take place in the pandemic era, there’s a gravity to the 77th Venice Biennale simply by virtue of the show going on under such fraught global conditions. Y…

As the first major film festival to take place in the pandemic era, there’s a gravity to the 77th Venice Biennale simply by virtue of the show going on under such fraught global conditions.

The way these figures break down across different demographics is eye-opening. Across the last five years of competition juries, there have been no Black jurors at Venice; one Black juror, Dora Bouchoucha, at Berlin; and five Black jurors at Cannes: Maimouna N’Diaye, Ava DuVernay, Khadja Nin, Will Smith and Rokia Traoré.

This is evident even in the few instances of Black people showing up in these roles. Dora Bouchoucha, a lone — fair-skinned — rep for Black jurors in our Berlin data is now one of the two people of color on a Venice jury.

 

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Having one demographic judging to determine if movies win at festivals/awards shows is sabotage. So yes, they are failing the industry.

I agree. Other then, women, who are still undervalued and under represented in Film. The only attempt at diversity I see up there is Matt Dillon who is half putz.

why are we surprised? the ppl in power will never share their power simply bc u ask, u have to take it

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