Our News
New festival awarded the Raising Films Ribbon
The North East International Film Festival (NEIFF) is the first festival to be awarded the Raising Films Ribbon. Lisa-Marie Tonelli founded the festival during the pandemic and NEIFF went online in 2020, with the [...]
Bringing a young carer’s story to the screen
The latest Raising Films Ribbon award goes to a short film production and its director Marnie Baxter for bringing a story about a young carer to the screen to help lift the isolation often [...]
Supporting working parents and carers
Image: PhotoClub and Photography is Fun after-school clubs, courtesy Digital Voice. The Raising Films Ribbon has been awarded to Digital Voice following an application from Victoria Nunn (who previously worked at Bridge and [...]
Our latest piece of industry research
In early March we released our latest piece of research - BACK FROM THE BRINK, a scoping study (supported by the BFI using funds from the National Lottery) addressing the impacts of COVID-19 reported [...]
Mini Productions – making shorts and supporting parents
Producer April Kelley is the founder of Mini Productions, the latest recipient of our Raising Films Ribbon. Ahead of going into production on two short films - DO THIS FOR ME and JUST IN [...]
MIP 2020, that’s a wrap!
The latest iteration of our ScreenSkills supported Making It Possible personal and career development programme has now reached an end for our three groups of participants. This programme is supported by ScreenSkills using National [...]
Keep up to date with our latest news
Stories from our community
Interview with Frances Galt to mark publication of Women’s Activism Behind the Screens
So Mayer, one of Raising Films’ co-founders recently interviewed Frances Galt about their new publication Women’s Activism Behind the Screens: Trade Unions and Gender Inequality in the British Film and Television Industries, a look [...]
Am I still a filmmaker?
Ahead of the (online) release of their latest work - AYOUNI - filmmaker Yasmin Fedda reflects on being an independent filmmaker and parent and shares ideas for how things should (and can) change to [...]
Budgets and breastfeeding – our babies don’t mean we can’t get out there and do it!
Producer Victoria Bavister shares the story of the making of her debut and BIFA-nominated feature – COUNTY LINES - from the grind of financing, through to production and eventual release. Read on to find [...]
David Proud on moving from acting to filmmaking (DDA season)
As part of our series of articles to mark the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act Raising Films spoke to David Proud about his experience of moving from actor to filmmaking, the challenges [...]
The Watch: DDA season
Raising Films recommends, as part of our DDA season to mark the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act, the following films... Sound of Metal Due for release in spring 2021 2h [...]
Sara Gunn-Smith reflects on the year that was
Sara Gunn-Smith - Marketing and Audiences Officer at Film Hub NI and mother of two – shares their experience of the year that was 2020 – both the lows and the highs, and we’re [...]