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Debate on gender in Lithuania

Debate on gender equality in Lithuania

EWA’s Executive President Isabel de Ocampo  represented the European Women’s Audiovisual network at an event organized at the 10th International Women Film Festival „Šeršeliafam“ which took place in Vilnius.

The participants in the round table were (from left to right), Lithuanian producer and EWA member, Zivile Gallego, Kirsten Barslund from the Danish Film Institute, Lithuanian Minister of Culture, Liana Ruokyte, the host from International Women Film Festival Šeršeliafam, Greta Akcijonaite, EWA’s President, Isabel de Ocampo, and the Italian-Croatian producer, Tina Hajon from Europa Cinema.

Films created by women directors and films about women this year were shown from November 25 to December 4 in the cinema theaters „Pasaka“ and „Multikino“ in Vilnius, „Romuva“ in Kaunas, „Kulturos fabrikas“ in Klaipeda and „Minija“ in Gargzdai.

The name of the festival comes from famous French saying "cherchez la femme".

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