The 2023 Hollywood Commission, founded by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, has found that fewer people are reporting workplace harassment, not because fewer incidents have occurred, but because of a shared knowledge that studios won’t respond appropriately.
The lack of studio repercussions for offenders reflects a slew of entertainment industry careers, with the survey finding that 31 percent of entertainment workers out of 5,259 people surveyed did not bother to report workplace misconduct because they “did not believe anything would be done” by respective human resources departments.
Compared to 2020, that’s 24 percent less confidence in studios to take action against harassers.
“The problem is acute across the entire industry — on independent productions, many of which lack the structures and systems of the large studios, and at the large studios themselves, where 71 percent of workers believe it is unlikely that a powerful person will be held accountable,” the study reads.
The...
The lack of studio repercussions for offenders reflects a slew of entertainment industry careers, with the survey finding that 31 percent of entertainment workers out of 5,259 people surveyed did not bother to report workplace misconduct because they “did not believe anything would be done” by respective human resources departments.
Compared to 2020, that’s 24 percent less confidence in studios to take action against harassers.
“The problem is acute across the entire industry — on independent productions, many of which lack the structures and systems of the large studios, and at the large studios themselves, where 71 percent of workers believe it is unlikely that a powerful person will be held accountable,” the study reads.
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- 1/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
‘I think these problems extend beyond the entertainment industry, and that’s no excuse for what’s going on,” says Dr, Anita Hill of sexual harassment and discrimination in Tinseltown. “I think what I would also say is if there is any industry that should be operating from a place of inclusion, it’s the entertainment industry,” the chair of the multi-studio supported Hollywood Commission adds.
Dr. Hill’s remarks come as the Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw-founded Commission this morning releases its second survey of the entertainment industry. And the 44-page report from the 2017 created organization is searing.
Read the Hollywood Commission’s 2022-23 Entertainment Industry Report here.
Despite a noticeable rise in awareness of “what constitutes workplace misconduct, how to report it and how to address or response to retaliation” over the last Hollywood Commission survey of three years ago, confidence or belief that something would be...
Dr. Hill’s remarks come as the Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw-founded Commission this morning releases its second survey of the entertainment industry. And the 44-page report from the 2017 created organization is searing.
Read the Hollywood Commission’s 2022-23 Entertainment Industry Report here.
Despite a noticeable rise in awareness of “what constitutes workplace misconduct, how to report it and how to address or response to retaliation” over the last Hollywood Commission survey of three years ago, confidence or belief that something would be...
- 1/11/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The good news is that more workers in Hollywood now know how to identify workplace misconduct, and how to report it.
The bad news is that even fewer believe reporting such misconduct leads to any real results.
These are two of the key takeaways from the 2022-23 Entertainment Industry Survey, the second such report from the Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission that was assembled in 2017 at the dawn of the MeToo movement. Updating its findings from three years ago, the Commission found that most change was related to awareness – of what constitutes unacceptable workplace behavior (from 76% of respondents to 82%), of how to share concerns (68% to 74%), of company Dei initiatives (66% to 75%), of the internal reporting process (58% to 65%) and of how to identify retaliatory responses and what to do in the event that happens (59% to 69%).
“If you look back at the history of sexual harassment, so many times what you heard initially...
The bad news is that even fewer believe reporting such misconduct leads to any real results.
These are two of the key takeaways from the 2022-23 Entertainment Industry Survey, the second such report from the Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission that was assembled in 2017 at the dawn of the MeToo movement. Updating its findings from three years ago, the Commission found that most change was related to awareness – of what constitutes unacceptable workplace behavior (from 76% of respondents to 82%), of how to share concerns (68% to 74%), of company Dei initiatives (66% to 75%), of the internal reporting process (58% to 65%) and of how to identify retaliatory responses and what to do in the event that happens (59% to 69%).
“If you look back at the history of sexual harassment, so many times what you heard initially...
- 1/11/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ESPN has been giving one of its newest show hosts a lot of rope despite a years-long policy of keeping talent on a very short leash.
Pat McAfee has generated reams of unwanted publicity for the Disney-backed sports-media giant in recent days, allowing frequent guest Aaron Rodgers to spread misinformation about vaccinations; insulting Norby Williamson, an influential ESPN executive who manages many studio shows and tries to keep a tight rein on them, and accusing him of working to sabotage his show in talks to media outlets; and giving Rodgers room to call out Jimmy Kimmel, the ABC late-night host who is one of the most high-profile employees in the Disney empire.
Interestingly, few of the controversies that have surfaced on McAfee’s show have anything to do with ESPN’s raison d’etre: games and sports. Such a program is “unsustainable,” says Joel Lulla, a former attorney for ABC Sports...
Pat McAfee has generated reams of unwanted publicity for the Disney-backed sports-media giant in recent days, allowing frequent guest Aaron Rodgers to spread misinformation about vaccinations; insulting Norby Williamson, an influential ESPN executive who manages many studio shows and tries to keep a tight rein on them, and accusing him of working to sabotage his show in talks to media outlets; and giving Rodgers room to call out Jimmy Kimmel, the ABC late-night host who is one of the most high-profile employees in the Disney empire.
Interestingly, few of the controversies that have surfaced on McAfee’s show have anything to do with ESPN’s raison d’etre: games and sports. Such a program is “unsustainable,” says Joel Lulla, a former attorney for ABC Sports...
- 1/11/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The current landscape is making it “increasingly hard” to fund British stories such as the Post Office drama that is currently dominating the news agenda, according to ITV’s drama boss.
Polly Hill, who commissioned the four-parter that is on the front page of every national newspaper this morning, raised concerns that shows unique to British culture such as Mr Bates vs The Post Office are “important” but “increasingly hard to make.”
“It’s now become harder to fund these British stories,” said Hill, who was likely referencing super-inflation in the drama market and the need to attract co-production funding, which can dilute editorial. “We must be able to keep making them, because Mr Bates vs The Post Office shows that drama can help make a difference, and importantly that the audience wants to hear them.”
The success of the drama, which starred Toby Jones, Monica Dolan and The Crown’s Alex Jennings,...
Polly Hill, who commissioned the four-parter that is on the front page of every national newspaper this morning, raised concerns that shows unique to British culture such as Mr Bates vs The Post Office are “important” but “increasingly hard to make.”
“It’s now become harder to fund these British stories,” said Hill, who was likely referencing super-inflation in the drama market and the need to attract co-production funding, which can dilute editorial. “We must be able to keep making them, because Mr Bates vs The Post Office shows that drama can help make a difference, and importantly that the audience wants to hear them.”
The success of the drama, which starred Toby Jones, Monica Dolan and The Crown’s Alex Jennings,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The novel The Woman in Black recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. Released in Fall of 1983, The Woman in Black has become a much loved and much reimagined story. During its history it has been adapted into a TV movie, Hollywood film – with sequel, radio play and theatre production – which was the 2nd longest run of any play in London’s history. The apparition of The Woman in Black has taken many impressive shapes. What’s more impressive is that: the author, Susan Hill had never had a ghost story published prior to this one; the theatre adaptation was penned by a soap opera writer; and the first performance took place in a canteen - possibly a pub - in the northern coastal town of Scarborough (which is some 20 miles away from Dracula’s Whitby).
The story itself revolves around a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps who is sent to a very...
The story itself revolves around a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps who is sent to a very...
- 1/5/2024
- by James Doherty
- DailyDead
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