A deeper dialogue needs to happen between employers and employees of what the day-to-day responsibilities carers undertake alongside their film or television work actually entail. Only then will we start to see a little empathy begin to bloom. In a world [...]
Balancing work and family life can be challenging, especially if you have people depending on you for their care and wellbeing. Working in the turbulent world of film and commercial TV can make it even harder to fund alternative arrangements to [...]
Filmmaker Hope Dickson Leach reflects on the last couple of weeks representing Raising Films at a range of exciting events that took place around the UK The last week has seen a flurry of activity around the country. Gatherings of people looking to [...]
This autumn, we are pleased to bring more opportunities for industry professionals to access our unique and family-friendly 'Making It Possible' training events. This programme is supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, with BFI’s Film Forever National Lottery funds, [...]
Raising Films is going to be participating in lots of film festivals over the coming year – and we're pretty excited. For your viewing pleasure, and to celebrate awesome family and caring-centred filmmaking, we'll be offering recommendations for each of them for festival attendees, [...]
Literally: coming from the Edinburgh International Film Festival, where Penny Woolcock is kicking things off with her Making It Possible keynote. https://twitter.com/FFFilmmaking/status/745553156436746240 https://twitter.com/eiffindustry/status/745552839196303362 As Wendy Mitchell writes in Screen International today: Parents working in the film industry have “no level playing field” including limited [...]
... apart from us of course! We'll be announcing the results of our survey on Weds 22nd June at Traverse Theatre 2 at 10.30 am, and our Making it Possible event is open to EIFF Passholders. But it's no use making it possible if [...]
It's so stark that even Variety noticed: May has bloomed with reports on gender inequality in the UK film and television industries. It's a lot of data, so we're very grateful for this handy round-up from The F-Word by Ania Ostrowska. The take home? Not great. Directors UK infographic, [...]
The Raising Films team are excited to announce a unique opportunity for emerging filmmakers to access expert, personalised advice and support on balancing film and family. In partnership with EIFF and Directors UK, and funded by Creative Scotland, Raising Films is holding a career [...]
"I'm excited, and a little unnerved, to be part of this original event, which brings my professional and parental responsibilities into the same space for the first time," said Making Films, Making Change panellist Jennifer Armitage, Screen Officer at Creative Scotland. It was the first time [...]
Our survey needs you! Raising Films has launched the first UK survey into how caring for dependents can affect your career development and possible solutions to help minimise the stress of juggling Family and Film. Please fill it out here and [...]
To kick off our plans for 2016, we are looking for an Events Manager who will plan, manage and deliver film festival events to increase awareness of Raising Films as an organisation, and to lay the foundations for our research and [...]
According to the NHS, our campaign baby is reaching its seventh month developmental markers, more or less: Raising Films is sitting up (supported by our fabulous Indiegogo donors) and getting ready for teething problems as we head into 2016, ready to make [...]
Thanks to our Raising Films team, contributors, members, donors, promoters, Twitter chatterers, posters, sharers, supporters, childcarers, partners, parents and children -- WE DID IT! 105% of our total raised, from 230 amazing contributors from around the world. Thank you Raising Films [...]
Yes, we channelled our inner Barden Bellas for our third tweet-up and asked Twitter to talk cold, hard facts about the price (hash)tag: #FundRaisingFilms. We had filmmaker Paulette Caletti on hand, and tons of questions about how to integrate parenting, filmmaking and [...]
Raising Films was formed to support all parents and carers working in film – but also because we recognise that, due to both practical issues, and social attitudes, parenting and caring predominantly affect the ability of women to start and sustain [...]
While we're running our crowdfunder to hire a Raising Films Project Manager -- 52% funded, please support us if you can! -- we're also investigating what our new staff member will be researching: what are the biggest challenges and questions for parents [...]
The summer holidays are upon us and the Raising Films family are busy. Busy with kids, busy with films, busy with marking and proposals and budgets all the things that make up our busy lives. Like all parents, we've realised we [...]
My PhD originated in response to a trend in data. In 2009 Creative Skillset, a UK based institution that monitors and supports the training needs of the creative media industry found from a census survey only 27% of monitored individuals were [...]
Two deadlines next week. Two children who keep wetting the bed. One partner out of the country for five days and a summons for Jury service to respond to (get out of). No I haven't had time to watch the Milli-Brand interview. Being [...]