Welcome - Swan Association

SWAN

SWAN - Swiss Women's Audiovisual Network is an association which aims for gender equality and diversity in film, television and all other screen-based media in Switzerland.

Films shape our perception of the world. The more variety is shown in film, the more versatile our experience of the world.

Nicole Schroeder

Co-founder of SWAN, former CEO of FOCAL and teacher at the Zurich University of Arts

Podcast

ROLE PLAY is a multilingual SWAN podcast created by podcast producer Katarina Hagstedt, podcast creator and independent journalist Pascaline Sordet and radio journalist Isabella Visetti. With podcast creator Sabine Meyer, they criss-crossed Switzerland to meet and discuss with filmmakers when, why and how they decided to go against the grain.

Available in German, Italian and French on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

Directory

SWAN Directory is the very first online inventory of women* working in the Swiss film, television and screen industry. It raises the visibility of female* professionals and allows them to connect with potential recruiters and partners.

To Directory

Stina Werenfels
Director

Caroline Palla
Screenwriter

Caroline Wloka
Director

Have you experienced sexism or sexual harassment in the Swiss audiovisual industry? Tell us your story on @ch_metoowall!

Office for Equality

The Office for Equality & Diversity in the Swiss Audiovisual Industry is a service developed by SWAN to assist women* of the industry and provide them with useful information on parity and other related subjects.

Between 2017 and 2019 in Switzerland :

29%

of films produced were directed by women.

13%

of credited cinematographers were women.

2:1

is the ratio of male protagonists in documentaries.

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