FILM FESTIVAL 2007
CALENDAR 2007
OPENING NIGHT
FEATURES
SHORTS
DOCUMENTARIES
ACTION AID
BRING A BABY
FINE ART TO FILM
MEET THE FILMMAKERS
ELECTRIC LADYLAND: MUSIC VIDEOS
WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES
SOUND AND SILENTS: LIVE MUSIC TO SILENT FILM
AWARDS
PARTIES
SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS
EDUCATION
FESTIVAL VENUES & BOOKING
SPONSORS

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This March saw the 3rd Birds Eye View Film Festival - by far our biggest yet. The festival has really taken off, with 6 days of sell out screenings, inspiring Q&A's with women directors from all around the world, masterclasses, special cross-arts events, parties, networking and exciting training programmes for emerging talent across 6 major London film venues.

SEE HIGHLIGHTS BELOW:

• Opening Night Gala: International Women's Day: NFT
  International Women's Day celebration introduced by Jerry Hall . Enjoy a live performance from Mercury Prize Nominee Zoe Rahman, a screening of shorts from the best new international talent and a party in the NFT Filmcafe. With tunes courtesy of mash- up queen and BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac , this event promises to be a great taster for the festival delights to come.

• ActionAid Partnership: Films by women from developing countries Birds Eye View is partnering with ActionAid to produce a special programme of films made by women in developing countries. From innovative animation to hard-hitting documentary - this is a fascinating glimpse of diverse talent we rarely get to see...

• International Features
  A truly fantastic selection including SHERRYBABY dir. Laurie Collyer, starring Maggie Gyllenhall , STEPHANIE DALEY dir. Hilary Brougher, starring Tilda Swinton , PRINCESS (PRINZESSIN) dir. Birgit Grosskopf, AWAY FROM HER dir. Sarah Polley, starring Julie Christie and the Oscar nominated DON'T TELL dir. Cristina Comencini

• Sound & Silents: Live music to silent film: Barbican & NFT

2 innovative events with specially commissioned soundtracks from cutting edge female composers performed live to stunning programmes of silent films from our earliest women pioneers and contemporary  artists.

• International Documentaries
  Moving, thought-provoking and inspirational films.

• International Short Films
  The very best of emerging talent from around the world. Animation, drama, documentary, experimental.

• Bring-A-Baby Screening: Hampstead Everyman Cinema
  Baby-friendly screening of the best international shorts - just because you have a little one, doesn't mean you need to take your finger off the pulse!

• Workshops & Masterclasses
  A series of training classes for emerging women filmmakers, including writing, cinematography, distribution and networking workshops.

Other highlights include an exploration of the intersection between fine art and film , specially composed soundtracks played live to silent films from our earliest women director pioneers at and a special closing night gala . Plus parties, premieres, director Q&As, education events and awards...

TO BOOK TICKETS:

ICA: www.ica.org.uk 020 7930 3647

NFT: www.bfi.org.uk/nft 020 7928 3232

BARBICAN: www.barbican.org.uk 020 7638 8891

CINE LUMIERE: www.institut-francais.org.uk 020 7073 1350

EVERYMAN CINEMA CLUB, HAMPSTEAD: www.everymancinema.com 087 00 66 4777