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The Independent

2018-11-12T12:59:49+00:00January, 2017|Press|

Hope Dickson Leach is quoted in Sarah Bradbury's article about female directors in 2017, as are film-raisers Alice Lowe (who says “Get out there and do it. Don’t wait for permission”) and Alex Helfrecht, as well as our colleague Dr. Natalie Wreyford at Calling [...]

Screen Daily

2018-11-12T12:59:49+00:00November, 2016|Press|

A piece by Wendy Mitchell entitled "Raising Films survey spotlights challenges of parenting in film business." Mitchell notes that Parents working in the film industry have “no level playing field” including limited job opportunities, missed work, reduced hours or seniority, and [...]

Interview: Julie Dash

2018-11-12T13:00:08+00:00October, 2016|Interview|

Julie Dash has been making films and television for four decades, and is part of the LA Rebellion generation of filmmakers. Her feature Daughters of the Dust (1991) was the first full-length film by an African-American woman with general theatrical release in the United States. Dash is the [...]

#MakeItPoss: Raising Films’ Survey is Now LIVE

2018-11-05T16:29:06+00:00June, 2016|Our Work|

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 [...]

Am I still a filmmaker?

2021-02-26T12:06:11+00:00February, 2021|Production Stories|

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 support filmmakers as we all slowly [...]

Budgets and breastfeeding – our babies don’t mean we can’t get out there and do it!

2021-02-10T15:08:29+00:00February, 2021|Development Stories, Distribution & Exhibition, Festivals & Industry Events, Production Stories, The Long Read|

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 out how Victoria balanced filmmaking with [...]