Gender Diversity in the South East Europe region
On Sunday 18 May, the Film Centre of Montenegro and EWA Network invited the film community in Cannes to a conversation, followed by a networking reception.
The discussion was opened by Aleksandra Božović, the Managing Director of the Film Centre of Montenegro, who thanked Maša Vlaović, the Montenegro Minister of Culture, for her attendance and support.
Francine H. Raveney, Vice-President and founder of EWA Network, then summarised the key points of the Network's strategy and introduced the speakers for the panel discussion:
Bojana Radulović | Founder of Code Blue Production, Montenegro
Biljana Tutorov | Founder of Wake Up Films and CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator, Serbia
Laëtitia Kulyk | Regional Audiovisual Attaché for the Western Balkans, French Embassy in Serbia
Vera Lacková | Film Director and Producer.
Graziella Bildesheim, EWA Network's President since November 2024, gave some closing remarks, announcing EWA’s support to the Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema and a workshop for 20 young women filmmakers that will take place in Gaza from June to October.









