Gender Gap in the Bulgarian Film Industry
Gender Gap in the Bulgarian Film Industry

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses the results of a survey conducted in January–February 2023 as an online questionnaire among members of the Bulgarian film community. It aimed to measure the attitudes of filmmakers from different professions towards gender inequality in the Bulgarian film industry. The content of the questionnaire and its format were based on a similar survey conducted by the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA). Of interest were the subjective attitudes of the participants, so no prior knowledge of existing data related to the topic was required. The total number of respondents to the questionnaire was 132. Of these, 85 were women, and the remaining 47 were men. Representatives of all major film professions, including film critics, participated in the survey. The analysis of the results revealed the national specificity of the problem, presented in this paper from a European comparative perspective and in comparison with other national studies on gender inequalities. The main takeaway was that it was the responsibility of the state institutions (in this case, the National Film Centre) to secure gender equality in creative and professional development.

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