Thursday, February 18, 2016
How the Swedish Film Institute Achieved 50-50 Funding Distribution Between Male and Female Directors
Women and Hollywood: Last year, we praised Anna Serner, the head of the Swedish Film Institute, who achieved her organization's goal of distributing funds equally between men and women directors in just three years.
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Sweden has long been an icon of gender parity in the world, whether it be in day cares and advertisements for children's toys, or the halls of the Swedish film institute that Ingmar Bergman once walked. However, some industries are a little slow on the uptake, and entertainment is notorious for being a harbinger for certain changes, but a stubborn holdover for others. Before Anna Serner took the reins of the Swedish Film Institute's funding allocations, only 26% of the Institute's funds were going to projects by female directors. To combat this, Serner aimed for a 50-50 split, and invested time in outreach and mentorship programs for both young and veteran female directors, so that the pool of funding applicants would't run dry. Serner has also implemented programs to get women involved in other aspects of film production, from crew positions to post-production work. Self monitoring policies have also been imposed, so that the SFI (Swedish Film Institute) can't go back on the promise that Serner has made to female filmmakers in Sweden.
TL;DR Swedish woman kicks ass, does away with the the deeply ingrained, sexist funding policies and assorted bullshit so often prevalent in the film industry. (Dear Academy, take note.)
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