Festivals Hub

Prioritizing Well-Being at Film Festivals & Markets

Passionate and ambitious individuals in the film festival and markets industry exhibit remarkable flexibility and dedication, transforming limited resources into visionary events that connect independent cinema with curious audiences.

But festivals, like the film industry as a whole, are facing a crisis: 60% of film professionals are ready to quit due to stress, burnout, and harassment, according to the Looking Glass Report.

So what can be done within film festivals to create a healthier work environment that nurtures team cohesion and well-being?

To answer this question, Festivals Hub, in partnership with Sane Cinema and with the support of FIAPF – the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, WorkPlace Options and the Cairo International Film Festival, held a closed workshop during the 2023 Marché du Film to brainstorm solutions to the underlying well-being issues within the film festival industry.

Explore the ideas brainstormed during this workshop by festival organizers coming from a dozen countries.

This workshop was the first step in what we would like to see become a larger series of workshops that seek to further develop the points that have been laid out in this document. We are looking for interested festivals to partner with to implement such further workshops within the year to come.

Get in touch!

If you are a festival that is interested in hosting another session of this workshop, please get in touch with us at: festivalshub@festival-cannes.fr and saneincinema@gmail.com.