Anna Serner of the Swedish Film Institute joined Telefilm Canada’s Christa Dickenson for a panel at the Cannes 2021 Marche du Film to discuss the work done and the work ahead, from their perspectives as leaders in the industry.
 

Christa Dickenson and Anna Serner share a unique position: they are both CEO’s of their country’s leading audiovisual institutes. They work to finance, develop and promote an artform that is ever changing, in an industry that is both learning and recovering. 

Their candid and riveting discussion covers the defining personal experiences and events that shaped not only their lives, but their leadership styles. Both give their insight on the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic within their respective countries, and how the reckonings of the film industry have influenced the objectives and the future of their institutions.