Congratulations to our friends Film Fatal in Austria, who have recently completed their first study on the compatibility of work and care responsibilities for film industry. Headline: it's fatal! Or as they say: "Filmmaking: be available, be flexible." We're honoured that [...]
On Sunday 5 December, Raising Films attended the 24th British Independent Film Awards live at Old Billingsgate, where we were honoured to receive the Special Jury Prize. Awarded by the BIFA Main Jury, which this year included Jennifer Ehle, Alice [...]
Coverage in Broadcast on the launch of our Creating Inclusive Productions Resource Extract: The campaign group felt compelled to act after a survey found almost 80% of parents and carers in the industry said their responsibilities have a negative impact. [...]
An interview with Shelly Love on the release of her debut feature A BUMP ALONG THE WAY. As well as singing the praises of Northern Ireland Screen, Love is full of praise for Raising Films, "Their job is to try [...]
Director Shelly Love interviewed ahead of the release of her feature A BUMP ALONG THE WAY in the Irish News, with a name-check for Raising Films and our Family Support Fund, run in conjunction with the Film & Television Charity. [...]
Coverage of the launch of We Need To Talk About Caring - our report into the scope and scale of caring across the film and TV industries. Link to full story Read more and download the report here - We Need [...]
Coverage of the launch of We Need To Talk About Caring - our report into the scope and scale of caring across the film and TV industries. Link to full story Read more and download the report here - We Need [...]
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 [...]
Following The Guardian piece from Carey Mulligan about childcare on set, one of our founders, Hope Dickson Leach provided a statement to Reuters.
Our sister organisation Illuminatrix, who represent female DOPs in the UK, give us an awesome shout out in this #IWD2018 piece for Little Black Book: “There's other societal issues that prevent women from accelerating in the world of freelance filmmaking, and [...]
Our co-founder Hope Dickson Leach spoke to international film community site Mandy.com about becoming a filmmaker, founding Raising Films out of frustration, how we've turned that frustration into action – and what we want to do with the funds we're raised [...]
Co-founder So Mayer responds to the BFI/BAFTA principles and guidelines on harassment and bullying by asking what comes next, and how we can support the full realisation of the guidelines: We want these guidelines to work, but need more specific and [...]
Independent feminist film site agnès films, Jessica Gibbons quotes our co-founder Nicky Bentham on why we're running our crowdfunder: Conversations about inclusivity have never been more alive than they are right now, and Raising Films are committed to generating solutions. “Thanks to our [...]
Hope Dickson Leach gave Raising Films' response to the BFI's principles and guidelines on harassment and bullying in the film industry on Good Morning Scotland. (Unfortunately the show is no longer available on the BBC Scotland site.)
An extraordinary reminder, in support of our crowdfunder, from silent film historian Pamela Hutchinson that women have a) worked in the film industry since its inception, and b) that the same barriers to sustainable and sustaining careers remain #100Years on. When [...]
Over at Women and Hollywood (Happy 10th Anniversary!), Melissa Silverstein writes in support of our crowdfunder, summing up the problems we exist to address: Motherhood shouldn’t prevent women from making films, but it can. Caring for one’s elderly parents or sick [...]
Raising Films co-founder Hope Dickson Leach was part of this post-#MeToo roundtable article by Martha Hayes. The article mentions our Making It Possible survey and includes Hope talking about both persistent discrimination and possibilities for change. “It’s a myth that there [...]
Mark Kermode wraps up his 2017 Films of the Year round-up with a tribute to both co-founder Hope Dickson Leach's debut feature The Levelling and to Raising Films. This year also saw the long-awaited release of The Levelling, a tremendous debut from writer-director [...]
"Open letter on film industry harassment attracts 500 signatures" is the headline for coverage of our open letter which draws attention to the need for systemic and structural solutions. As Tom Grater notes: The letter calls for “a detailed, in-depth, sector-wide, independent investigation” [...]
Raising Films contributed an edited version of our open letter to Sight & Sound's portfolio article, "What next after Harvey Weinstein?" We also endorse Rebecca O' Brien's call: The BFI, BSAC (British Screen Advisory Council), BAFTA, Women in Film & Television UK, the Production Guild, the unions – [...]