1. Purpose and Scope
DIGITALENT is a European professional training initiative developed under the Creative Europe MEDIA – Skills and Talent Development framework. The programme delivers training in virtual production, real-time filmmaking, and AI-enabled audiovisual workflows.
This Gender and Diversity Policy sets out DIGITALENT’s commitment to inclusion, equality, and diversity across all programme activities. It applies to all applicants, participants, trainers, mentors, staff, consortium partners, and collaborators involved in DIGITALENT, across both online and in-person activities.
DIGITALENT recognises that technology alone does not drive change. People do. A diverse and inclusive professional community is essential to the long-term resilience, relevance, and innovation of the European audiovisual sector.

2. Core Principles
DIGITALENT is committed to:
Providing equal access to training opportunities regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, cultural background, disability, age, language, socioeconomic background, or geographic location.
Ensuring selection processes are merit-based, transparent, and designed to reduce structural barriers to participation.
Maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment for all participants and collaborators.
Applying zero tolerance towards discrimination, harassment, or exclusionary behaviour of any kind.
Inclusion and diversity considerations are integrated across programme design, delivery, and evaluation.

3. Gender Equality
DIGITALENT actively promotes gender equality across all training activities.
The programme works to increase the participation and visibility of women and non-binary professionals, particularly in technical, leadership, and emerging technology roles where they remain underrepresented within the audiovisual sector. Gender equality considerations are reflected in outreach activities, communications, learning environments, and the selection of trainers, mentors, and speakers.

4. LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
DIGITALENT explicitly welcomes LGBTQIA+ participants and collaborators.
The programme is committed to fostering a learning environment where all participants can engage safely, openly, and respectfully. Inclusive language and representation are used across communications, training materials, and events, and all participants are expected to contribute to an environment free from discrimination or harassment.

5. Geographic and Socioeconomic Inclusion
DIGITALENT recognises that access to advanced training opportunities is unevenly distributed across Europe.
The programme actively supports participation from professionals based in regions with lower audiovisual production capacity, including parts of Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe. Selection processes and scholarship mechanisms are designed to reduce financial and geographic barriers and to support equitable access to training opportunities.

6. Accessibility and Disability Inclusion
DIGITALENT is committed to making its activities as accessible as possible.
Online learning environments and materials are designed with accessibility best practices in mind.
Reasonable accommodations are provided for participants with disabilities or specific access needs, where feasible.
Physical accessibility is considered when selecting venues for in-person activities.
Flexible participation formats may be offered to support inclusive access.
Participants are encouraged to communicate access needs during the application or registration process.

7. Inclusive Content and Responsible Use of Technology
Beyond participation, DIGITALENT promotes inclusion in learning content and creative outputs.
Participants are encouraged to engage with diverse perspectives and underrepresented narratives in their work. The programme also addresses potential bias in digital and AI-driven tools and promotes ethical, responsible, and reflective use of emerging technologies within audiovisual production.

8. Recruitment, Outreach, and Selection
DIGITALENT applies transparent and inclusive recruitment and selection practices.
Application processes are communicated clearly and in accessible language.
Selection criteria consider motivation, relevance, and professional context, alongside diversity and geographic balance.
Outreach activities aim to reach a broad and diverse pool of applicants, including underrepresented groups.
Feedback and communication mechanisms are in place to support clarity and fairness.

9. Monitoring and Responsibility
Responsibility for implementing this policy is shared across the DIGITALENT consortium.
Inclusion and diversity considerations are monitored throughout the programme lifecycle, and the policy is reviewed periodically to ensure it remains aligned with European policy priorities, sector developments, and participant feedback.
DIGITALENT’s commitment to gender equality and diversity reflects its aim to support a professional audiovisual ecosystem that is open, inclusive, and representative of the societies it serves.