Effective Training for Preventing and Managing Sexual Harassment in Film Industry by Occitanie Films

2024-03-28 04:44:39

In the Occitanie Films training room, the exchange between the participants and the trainer is coming to an end. “It taught me a lot about my behavior, that of others, about how I had reacted until now” testifies Caroline Delpoux, member of Occitanie Films. She is now one of the 30 people trained thanks to the sessions organized by the agency.

The agency Occitanie movie has set up these training courses, delivered by speakers from the Egae groupto allow a better prevention and an better management of violence sexual and sexist, and harassment.

Because until now, having a VSS contact person (sexist and sexual violence) and harassment in a film crew is OBLIGATORY. On the other hand, when people are designated, these referents are not not necessarily trained. They become referents, in addition to their usual functions, and often have to learn live on the ground what that entails. This training therefore aims to train in advance field experience.

Appropriate the legal framework

In three daysparticipants learn to identify violence, trigger an investigationor develop a prevention plan. The legal framework is also detailed.

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Car according to their positionexecutive, or member of the CSE, the persons accused of a violent situation can have theobligation to bring it back (even if the victim does not want it) or theobligation to respect confidentialityif requested by the victim.

Last day of training at Occitanie Films in Montpellier © Radio France – Ninon Vic

Preventing violence and harassment

Around the table, the eight participants take stock. Among them, Noémie Bédrèdedirector of the Diagonal cinema: “The first two days were really very intense, not easy to live with, but it progressed (…) and today, it is lighter. I feel like I have tools for my personal and professional life.”

Intensebecause the training addresses a heavy subject, explain Carine Torsetthe trainer: ***”*All that’s intense is actually talking about this topic for two days. And also to realize that these things were never put in place and that we didn’t even realize that it was obligatory.”

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“We had so much feedback that we had to double the planned sessions” Estelle Cavuit, from Occitanie Films

This training was born following feedback from the field. Estelle Cavuitone of the members who initiated this training, notes a strong demand : “We got so much feedback that we had to double the planned sessions“. After four training sessions organized either in Toulouse or in Montpellier, there are still people on waiting list.

Nadia Bakiri, regional advisor, came to attend the training © Radio France – Ninon Vic

This training is entirely funded by Afdas and encouraged by the Occitanie Region. Nadia Bakiri, regional advisor, was present for this last day.

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