"In June 2020, a tsunami of anti-racism protests made us all acutely aware of the need to fundamentally address the issue of institutional racism, also in Europe - and also in the European film industry.

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Since then, a group of 30 heads of European film institutions, associations, funds and industry platforms (see a list of members below) have gathered virtually on a bi-monthly basis to undergo education and training with the aim to eradicate hidden and institutionalized racism in our field.

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We have now completed the first year of training.

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This is only the beginning of our work against racism in the European film industry.

 

Over summer 2021, the steering committee is working on ARTEF's long-term strategy."