‘Diversity Searchlight’: Our Second Edition with Interviews with the BSO and Academy Published

As part of SPI’s ongoing commitment to supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), we are delighted to have recently published our second edition of Diversity Searchlight.

This regular newsletter will search out and shine a light on global DEI initiatives within the creative industries.

Read the second edition here.

This edition included an interview with Joan Jenkinson, Executive Director of the Black Screen Office (BSO) in Canada ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and an interview with Dawn Hudson, the outgoing CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) reflecting on the history of DEI developments at the Academy.

The newsletter also included its Global Digest of DEI-related initiatives in the creative industries, keeping you updated on the latest trends internationally.

The project is led by DEI expert, former British Film Institute CEO and Special Advisor to SPI, Amanda Nevill, and Research Associate Mounira Almenoar, who is a specialist in DEI in the screen sector, having undertaken numerous workforce mapping and strategy projects internationally.

Subscribe to the next edition here.

If you wish to contribute to future editions, please email: mounira@o-spi.com.