The third instalment from our writers in residence, who took the opportunity of a free week-long residency space for focused work. These residencies were made possible by the generosity of three members of our community with holiday cottages they donated [...]
Here's the second in our mini-series from the writers who took part in our free week-long residencies. Our aim was to help writers who needed some focused time away from their caring responsibilities to advance or complete a writing project, [...]
Cannes Marché du Film launches scheme to support delegates attending with children The Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film announced on Tuesday that they are launching a new initiative, aimed at supporting film industry professionals in attendance with babies [...]
Back in January we announced our support for six writers through the provision of free week-long residency spaces, to be taken up in March. Our aim was to help writers who needed some focused time away from their caring responsibilities [...]
The launch of our Carers Survey prompted two people working in production to get in touch with their experiences. We're grateful to be able to share their stories here... Male, working in production How long have you been caring [...]
We're delighted to welcome Ming Ho to our Advisory Board. In addition to her extensive career in writing for film, TV and radio Ming brings with her first hand experience of being a carer. She writes, speaks, and campaigns on dementia [...]
Two Intern positions are available at Raising Films to assist with our We Need To Talk About Caring survey. The two positions are: • Design/Marketing Intern • Research/Writing Intern These roles are ideal for anyone looking to gain experience in design/marketing [...]
To mark the launch of We Need To Talk About Caring we're posting the experience of sandwich caring from someone in our community - a female, working in production as a Director / Writer... We thank them for sharing their [...]
We Need To Talk About Caring Through our Carers Survey we want to help people acknowledge and recognise the caring they do, or have done in the past. We want to know how best to support these people providing care [...]
Ahead of the launch of We Need To Talk About Caring, our survey into caring within the screen industries, we invited our community to share their experiences of caring. Huge gratitude goes out for the openess and willingness shown by [...]
Raising Films is seeking to support six writers (either individuals or pairs) by providing a free residency space for the week of Monday 25 to Friday 29 March 2019. We are aiming to help those who need some focused time [...]
Today (Friday 30 November 2018) is Carers Rights Day and we are marking the occasion here at Raising Films by announcing We Need To Talk About Caring our 2019 Carers Survey (following on from our Making it Possible survey and [...]
Film programmer Gaia Meucci Astley explains how the uncertainty of freelance work and the logistics of juggling availability for work with childcare was eased with support from the Family Support Fund from The Film & Television Charity. Over to Gaia… Since [...]
Today at the Adelaide Film Festival our sister organisation in Australia unveiled their new report - Honey I Hid the Kids! - exploring the experiences of parents and carers in the Australian Screen Industry. Their findings are so similar to those [...]
The latest industry data, continued inequality and why has there been no change? Written by Raising Films Consultant, Tamsyn Dent August 2018 saw the release of Who’s Calling The Shots, the latest report from Directors UK (DUK) on gender inequality amongst [...]
Thanks to our crowdfunder, Raising Films is embarking on a new phase in its existence. After three years of work as a volunteer-led organisation, with the support of a part-time project manager, we are now seeking to build on our work [...]
Our host for the party and raffle will be Raising Films Ambassador Alice Lowe: Check out the prizes from our incredible sponsors This Mama Does, Picture Hooks (Vivian French), The Old Vic, Bloom & Grow Asia, Indicator/Powerhouse, Film 4 Productions, Peccadillo [...]
I came to the UK in 2015 with a determination to do my masters in documentary directing at NFTS and pave my way into the British film industry. Easier said than done. I was 43, married and a parent to two [...]
Sure, on the face of it, it all sounds incredibly exciting and possibly even glamorous. Writer/producer/actress finally secures finance for feature film she has been trying to get off the ground for years and travels to New Zealand to make it. [...]
Guest post by Dr. Tamsyn Dent The statutory rights for parental leave in the UK are a minefield. In fact, the entire legislative employment framework on workers’ rights is confusing and wildly fails to reflect the realities of working patterns in [...]