Download Female professionals in European film production – 2024 edition here
Key insights:
1. All roles considered, the proportion of women in European film production assignments grew slowly, from 19% in 2015 to 24% in 2023 (in this report, Europe refers to EU27, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Norway, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom).
Share of women in film production assignments*, all roles combined (2015-2023)
*The female share is calculated by combining all professional roles: directors, screenwriters, producers, cinematographers, composers and editors. Includes films with a varying degree of coverage information on the different crew roles.
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE
Between 2019 and 2023, the proportion of women was at around 30% for producers, editors, screenwriters and directors, and at 12% for cinematographers and 10% for composers.
Women’s share in European film production assignments by role
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE
2. The low proportion of women results from a combination of factors:
a) A low proportion of women working as active professionals
Women’s share of active professionals in European film production by role
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE
b) A lower lower of activity for active women, except for editors
Compared number of assignments in European film production per professional by gender
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE
c) Women share their assignments more often than men, except for screenwriterstand producer
Proportion of women assignments shared with another professional in the same role
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE
3. Considering all roles, the share of women-driven teams in the production of European films was 10% between 2019 and 2023.
Share of female-driven European films
In this context, “female-driven” refers to feature films by a majority (≥ 60%) of female professionals, considering all roles covered in this report.
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE
+ 33 (0) 3 90 21 60 10 (direct)
