Unlike my earlier entry pertaining to ethics as it is related to film festivals, diversity in film and festivals is a bit more obvious. In fact a simple Google search can return number of film festivals that either revolve around diversity or have chosen their annual theme to be diversity.
However, how do I consider diversity when it comes to my project, a film festival? What I have found is that it will be important for me to try to incorporate diversity into my festival in more than the typical ways. I must look at what diversity means and determine ways to incorporate all meanings of the word, so that the festival contributes to the cultural learning of different ideas. By using the Diversity Bibliography found on the Poynter website, I was able to browse through some topics that I think will better allow me to incorporate diversity into my festival.
As a way of encouraging more diversity, I am planning on opening up the festival to both professionals and students from the region. Because Norman and the OKC Metro are not necessarily diverse, I think I will be able to receive a more varied selection of short films from a broader selection.
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