Film to highlight female entrepreneurship in Champagne 25th January, 2021 by Patrick Schmitt
A film due for launch at Cannes this year will shine a spotlight on the influence of “great female entrepreneurs” on the development of Champagne over the centuries.
Madame Clicquot was born in Reims in 1777
Called
Sparkling: The Story of Champagne, the film has been created by London-based production company Swipe Films, and is described as a feature length documentary, as
Director Frank Mannion said it was “a love letter to the joys and pleasures of Champagne,” before telling
db exclusively last week that the production would, among other things, draw attention to the “influence of great female entrepreneurs going back 200 years or more.”
BFI-Funded Inclusive Cinema Project Tackles Racism With Toolkit Launch – Global Bulletin Variety 1/12/2021
The U.K.’s
Inclusive Cinema project has launched a guide for improving the cinema experiences of ethnically diverse audiences and staff a directive that challenges institutions to make good on their Black Lives Matter and anti-racism statements from 2020.
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The guide, titled “Dismantling Structural Inequality in Your Cinema,” was commissioned from artist and freelancer
Sadia Pineda Hameed, and is cited by its writer as “the last toolkit that cinemas should need.” The toolkit examines the role of cinemas in the context of systemic injustice and focuses on preventing harm towards people of color. From immediately actionable tools, to encouraging inner, reflective and dialogue-based work, towards undoing systemic injustice, the guide is intended to create lasting change for future generations, and sustain organizations in a meaningful way.