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17. March 2023
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Oscars so diverse?

The US Film Awards 2023 Last Sunday, the Academy Awards 2023 were presented in Los Angeles. I’ve been asked for a comment several times already, so here goes! Many people celebrated the large number of nationalities represented among the award … Continue reading

29. October 2021
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Old Women. Visibility. Part I

Yesterday I was standing at the checkout in an organic supermarket. The cashier asked the customer in front of me if she had a student card – that must have given her a discount. The woman went completely berserk with … Continue reading

22. June 2021
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Rosy times for Men in NDR Prime-Time Cop Dramas

NDR prime-time Cop Dramas I was invited to do a study of NDR crime films for the current newsletter of the Film & Medienbüro Niedersachsen. With kind permission, here is a translation of the article (pp. 25-27). The share of … Continue reading

13. December 2020
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NEROPA-Webinar in Cooperation with WIFT Germany on Dec. 17.

NEROPA Online Seminars A month ago, on November 14, I gave my first digital NEROPA workshop as part of the FilmlöwinKino series. It was an interesting experience that showed me that the Gender & Diversity Tool NEROPA Neutral Roles Parity … Continue reading

12. June 2020
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Carpe Temporem – Seize the Time!

The Film Industry in Corona-Standstill For weeks and months we‘ve had the – now fading – corona alarm and corona standstill, or whatever this phase will be called in retrospect. The film and television industry paused for a long time … Continue reading

1. March 2019
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German Top 100 Film 2012-18

A Look at Germany’s Top 100 Films 2012 to 18 After recently having taken a look at six departments behind the camera at the TATORTE 2011 to 2018 (Crimes from a Male Perspective), I now present an analysis of the … Continue reading

11. December 2018
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THE SPLIT – Diversifying Casts

Diversifying Casts To See More Today‘s aricle is about promoting diversity on-screen, NEROPA, the ethnically diverse cast of the British divorce law miniseries THE SPLIT (BBC, 2018) and my colleagues Fiona Rodrigo, James Krishna Floyd and Samir Fuchs. Diversity, Reality, … Continue reading

4. June 2018
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Let’s Talk about the Inclusion Rider

“I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: Inclusion Rider.” Frances McDormand, US-American Actress, Academy Awards March 2018 A Best Actress‘s Acceptance Speech Who Invented it? Dr. Stacy L. Smith A Good Idea Using the G20 … Continue reading

8. April 2018
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Superheroine against Violence – #metoo

Superheroine against Violence – #metoo This image shows 9 white men, Horst Seehofer (CSU), the new Minister of the Interior, Building and Community (“Heimat”) and his 8 male state secretaries. The whiteness of them all is doubly anachronistic, as one … Continue reading