Prof. Dr. Skadi Loist

In May 2025, Skadi Loist started a permanent position as Associate Professor in Film Studies in the Department of Art and Media Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.

From February 2018 to May 2025, Prof. Dr. Loist held an interdisciplinary position as Assistant Professor for Production Cultures in Audiovisual Media Industries at the Film University Babelsberg. During this time, Skadi Loist led the BMBF-funded research project “Film Circulation in International Festival Networks and Its Impact on Global Film Culture” (BMBF, 2017-2022), the international research project “GEP Analysis: Assessing, Understanding, and Modeling the Impact of Gender Equity Policies (GEP) in the Film Industry” (DFG/ESRC/SSHRC, 2021-2024), and the report on “OMNI Inclusion Data Pilot” (MOIN 2024). They continue to collaborate on the research project “Data Competence Center QUADRIGA Berlin-Brandenburg” (BMBF, 2023-2026) and supervise doctoral projects and master's theses at the Film University.