New Zealand Screen Summit to Tackle Diversity, Women’s Rights

Hosted by the New Zealand Film Commission and Women in Film and Television International, with support from The Walt Disney Studios, The Power of Inclusion Summit will look at the changes enveloping the industry through discussion of issues, including how distribution models are being disrupted, how the boundaries of storytelling are being pushed and how the technology landscape is widening — all with a focus on representation, gender and diversity. Other participants will include The Black List founder Franklin Leonard, social change in media expert Stacy L. Smith and The Breaker Upperers star Ana Scotney (Ngati Tawhaki). Geena Davis and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media will also support the event. Read More…