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**with apologies for cross-posting** CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies at the University of Leicester is delighted to invite you to our upcoming event hosted in partnership with the BFI and Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre: 'Making It On and Off Screen: Work, Inclusion and Diversity in UK Film' Phoenix<https://www.phoenix.org.uk/>, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG<https://www.phoenix.org.uk/visit/visiting-phoenix/> Thursday 12th April, 6:15pm - 8:30pm Improving diversity and representation across the film and screen industries has never been higher on the agenda. But how can creators, businesses, funders and cinema-goers in the UK encourage more diversity on and off screen? The evening will include: * The public launch of the BFI Workforce Diversity in the UK Screen Sector<http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/film-industry-statistics-research/reports/workforce-diversity> report * A screening of The Acting Class<https://theactingclass.info/trailer/> (2017) - a documentary about class barriers in the acting industry * A Q&A with the film's directors Deirdre O'Neill and Mike Wayne, a representative from the BFI and Birmingham-based actress Aimee Powell (BBC, Birmingham Repertory) This event is free and open to all. If you would like to join us, please reserve your free place online at phoenix.org.uk/makingit<https://www.phoenix.org.uk/event/making-it-on-and-off-screen/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Event%20invite%20-%20Making%20It%20on%20and%20off%20screen&utm_content=Event%20invite%20-%20Making%20It%20on%20and%20off%20screen+Preview+CID_2e7b6d634c64dfd669ad14b990a57a7f&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=phoenixorgukmakingit>. If you have any questions about the event please don't hesitate to get in touch. We do hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you at the event. All best wishes, Dr Stevie Marsden CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies<https://www2.le.ac.uk/institutes/cameo> -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------