PROGRAMMERS OF COLOUR IN FOCUS: Then, Now and the future
Comprising programmers who are POCs, women and TSLGBTQ+, the primary aim of the recently formed POC2 (Programmers of Colour Collective) is not only to stimulate a conversation around the lack of programmers who are people of colour at film festivals, but also to be a catalyst of transformative change towards a more inclusive international programming pool. As a collective, POC2 advocates for greater inclusion of festival staff, including at senior levels, but to also explore how that inclusivity can affect not only decision-making but the way films are curated, submissions practices and outreach to diverse talent. Featuring members of this year’s TEDDY AWARDS jury, POC2 will host this panel on whose stories get to be told by gatekeepers and tastemakers, the systemic gaps in the submissions and curatorial processes and pathways for POCs to become programmers
With:
Hebe Tabachnik, Palm Springs Film Festival/Seattle International Film Festival/Dance Camera West/Guadalajara International Film Festival in Los Angeles
F. Clementine Dramani-Issifou, Semaine de la Critique/Festival of New Documentary Cinemas/BeninDocs
Dr. Farzada Farkhooi, Trans*Formation Film Fest Berlin
Hussain Currimbhoy, Sundance Film Festival
Kevin Mwachiro, Out Film Festival
Paul Struthers, San Francisco International LGBTQI* Film Festival
Pecha Lo, Women Make Waves International Film Festival
The Queer Academy Summit 2019, supported by Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, TEDDY AWARD and European Film Market @ the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.