The Challenge: Enhancing Data Insights for Film Industry Diversity
The Malta Film Commission’s Opportunity for All program aims to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within the local film industry by tracking participation across crews, productions, trainees, and departments. However, the Commission faced challenges with fragmented data sources, inconsistent reporting, and manual data consolidation processes that hindered timely, accurate insights.
Without a centralized analytics platform, it was difficult to monitor diversity metrics, evaluate program impact, and make informed decisions to promote inclusivity. The need for a secure, scalable data analytics solution that could provide real-time visibility and actionable insights was critical to support effective policy development and transparency in the Maltese film sector.

Our Approach: Implementing a Robust Power BI Analytics Backend
Centralizing diverse data into a unified Power BI system
Automating data pipelines for continuous, error-free updates
Designing tailored dashboards for easy visualization of key diversity metrics
Ensuring strict data governance and privacy compliance to protect sensitive information
Building an interactive interface to empower stakeholders with actionable insights
Creating a scalable architecture to accommodate future data growth and reporting needs
To address the Malta Film Commission’s need for comprehensive diversity and inclusion analytics, we developed a custom Power BI backend that integrates data from multiple sources related to film crews, productions, trainees, and departments. Our approach focused on creating a secure, scalable, and automated analytics platform that delivers real-time, accurate insights.
The Power BI backend has transformed how we track and analyze diversity within Malta’s film industry. By providing real-time, accurate data, it enables us to make informed decisions that truly support our Opportunity for All initiative, fostering a more inclusive and transparent sector.
Matthew Galea - Neural AI's Managing Director
Key Outcomes
The Power BI backend delivered to the Malta Film Commission provided a centralized, real-time analytics platform that significantly improved visibility into the Opportunity for All program’s diversity metrics. This enabled faster, data-driven decision-making, streamlined reporting, and stronger accountability in promoting inclusivity across the film industry.
Centralized and automated data aggregation
Real-time insights on crews, productions, trainees, and departments
Reduced manual reporting errors and delays
Improved transparency and program monitoring
Supported evidence-based diversity and inclusion policies
Ensured data security and compliance with privacy standards