A group of top European execs kicked off the penultimate day of the Sarajevo Film Festival ’s industry program with a discussion about gender parity, ethical standards and whether or not quotas and inclusion targets can accelerate change in the business.

“I don’t believe in ticking boxes – I believe in finding ways to make diverse stories heard in a much more organic way,” said Elad Samorzik, a programmer for the Berlin International Film Festival. “I think it has to begin earlier, in a sense of having selection committees in festivals that are diverse so that the people who are selecting the films come from many different places and are more gender equal, which then creates interesting discussions about cinema and the result can be much more diverse. That, for me, is diversity of the p

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