1. What do you do? I’m a full-time scriptwriter, working in television, radio and animation, based in Cornwall 2. Who do you look after? I share childcare with my wife for my two children, Eliza and William, although now they’re twelve [...]
Laura Rees (who participated in Making It Possible 2020) on her decision to do a difficult, stressful and complicated thing at a difficult, stressful and complicated time AKA making a feature film during lockdown... In this piece Laura talks about [...]
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 at the history of women’s struggles [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 along that journey and the power [...]
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 10min Director: Darius Marder Ruben (Riz [...]
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 delighted that one of those highs [...]
Clare Shields is an independent producer and together with her husband Alex runs Sixty Clicks Productions. The saying ‘it takes a village’ applies so vividly here as Clare and Alex, embarking on their second short narrative film together, faced a [...]
Ahead of the release of ROCKS in cinemas across the UK and Ireland this Friday 18 September Raising Films spoke to the creative team behind the film, with the interview conducted by Grace Barber Plentie. We're so grateful to Grace [...]
Davina Quinlivan, Senior Lecturer in Film, Kingston School of Art, Kingston University, is a mother to two small boys and a carer for her elderly mother. In this piece Davina explains how and why film is such an important part [...]
For our latest community story Carla Buckingham asks, "Am I too old, too female or too ‘Mummy’ to make the cut in TV and film?" This is personal account of the journey Carla took towards her current status as a [...]
The wonderful Share My Telly Job and The Talent Manager recently ran a live webinar 'Flexible Working in TV: A way through COVID-19 and beyond' with over 500 attendees. In case you were unable to join we're sharing the opportunity [...]
On set for WITH LOVE FROM CALAIS; Annemarie Lean-Vercoe on camera, Manjinder directing her daughter, Lyla. Director Manjinder Virk shares her experience of making her latest film, 23 DAYS, entirely in lockdown with her all-female team, how they collectively made [...]
Ruth Abrahams is an independent Radio Producer and Media Relations Manager whose radio series ‘The New Anatomy of Melancholy’ is currently running on BBC Radio 4. Dr Tamsyn Dent, Raising Films’ researcher, took some time to catch up with Ruth [...]
One of our Making It Possible participants - Kirsty Robinson-Ward - kindly took some time out to share her thoughts on how the parent/work/life balance affects women across every career stage, how carving out dedicated (and guilt-free) time to focus [...]
Patty (left) and Sarah “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in possession of children must be in need of a job-wife.” Patty Papageorgiou and Sarah Beatrice shared a job role at the BBC and they sat down [...]
Raising Films caught up with screenwriter Andrea Gibb on her latest work ELIZABETH IS MISSING. Andrea talked to us about transferring Emma Healey's novel of the same name to the screen and how her personal experience of caring was reflected [...]
May Davies is an emerging Production Designer working on short films, live performance and art installation. She has recently completed her first two indie feature films as designer and when she's not designing she assists in the Art Department on [...]
Kim Albright took some time out (fuelled by caffiene and sugar) to write a piece for Raising Films about production and parenthood. Thanks Kim, over to you! One kid is asleep (I think, I hope!), the other at forest school [...]