Women in Film: Changemakers of Film and Screen

Book Tickets

Monday 12 May

Venue

Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ

Tickets

Free to attend but, booking is required.

Online ticket sales will close 3 hours before the event. There may be a limited number of tickets available on the door on a first come, first served basis.

Accessibility

Wheelchair Access

Performances

1pm (120 minutes)

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time

Doors Open: 12.30pm

An afternoon of talks and a panel conversation from world-leading practitioners and industry professionals, including film producers, casting directors, executives and researchers

Celebrate how women are shaping change and progress in the film industry – and how perceptions of the roles women and those with protected characteristics inhabit, both on and off screen, are changing.

The afternoon will draw on the ground-breaking research from University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which is focused on creating impactful solutions for systemic change.

Produced by the Cultural Programme at the University of Oxford in partnership with Dr Stacy L. Smith, The University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and Ghetto Film School

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About Women in Film

Produced by the Cultural Programme at the University of Oxford in partnership with Dr Stacy L. Smith, The University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and Ghetto Film School.

Women in Film is a day of screenings, talks and conversations celebrating the incredible women working in the film industry – from bold, new emerging voices to the industry leaders shaping cinema today. Explore how the perception and representation of women and gender minorities, both on and off screen, is changing and what more can be done.

Experience new work by filmmakers in exclusive screenings. Go behind the scenes with filmmakers as they break down their creative process. Follow conversations and hear about research that inspires, challenges and sparks change in the industry. Whether you’re here to learn, to connect, or simply to be moved by the future of filmmaking and gender equality, you’ll leave with new perspectives, fresh inspiration, and great connections.

All welcome – come as you are.

Plan your visit

Address

Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ

Core Visitor Information

The Sheldonian Theatre is located in Oxford city centre on Broad Street, OX1 3AZ. It is approximately a 10-minute walk from Gloucester Green bus station and a 15-minute walk from Oxford railway station

Opening Times

Full opening information here

Accessibility

Please take a read of our accessibility guide.

Speakers

Dr Stacy L. Smith

Stacy L. Smith, Ph.D. is the foremost disrupter of inequality in the entertainment industry and a recipient of the 2025 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Dr. Smith is the Founder of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative (AII), the leading global think tank studying inequality in entertainment. Her groundbreaking research and solutions span film, TV, and digital platforms, the music business, and economic analyses investigating the relationship between inclusion and financial performance. She has authored over 150 reports, papers, and book chapters and is routinely consulted as an expert on entertainment. Dr. Smith served on the Recording Academy Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion following the release of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s inaugural study on the music industry and is Founding Board Member of She Is The Music, and the TIME’S UP Global Leadership Board. LA Weekly named Dr. Smith the most influential person in Los Angeles in 2015. In 2019, the Hollywood Reporter named her one of 50 Agents of Change, and in 2021 Billboard listed Dr. Smith as an industry Change Agent.