Bird's Eye View

BEV 2013: Celebrating Arab Women Filmmakers

Our 2013 Festival is now over, but if you missed out or just can't get enough then there are more chances to catch programme highlights in the coming months:

• Programme highlights at London's Mosaic Rooms, April-May 2013, including features Yema and Festival Award-winner On The Edge and sell-out docs El Gusto and In The Shadow of a Man. Details and booking at: mosaicrooms.org.
• Live music and more at Bristol's Watershed including Amira Kheir's glorious Sudanese jazz score for fantasy-drama One Arabian Night on Sun 14 April and Festival hit and Doha Tribeca Award-winning doc In The Shadow of a Man on Sat 20 April. Info & booking at: watershed.co.uk.

The Festival was a spectacular success with a unique programme continuing to celebrate and support women filmmakers while shining a timely spotlight on Arab women. We welcomed over 4,000 cinema-goers across four venues, with 24 events including 10 UK premieres, 2 London premieres and 2 live music world premieres, and with more than half all events selling out!

Download full 2013 Festival brochure pdf here

BEV's new Creative Director Kate Gerova said: 'I'm delighted that this year's special Festival has been such a hit with audiences, and I'm especially pleased that it has seen growing industry attendance as well as Birds Eye View's first ever International Delegates programme in partnership with the British Council and BAFTA.'

The Festival also achieved record media attention including interviews and features for BBC News, ITV News, Radio 4's Film Programme, CNN. the Independent, Guardian and Telegraph and widespread coverage across other UK and international press all helping raise the profile of the most exciting new directors from across the Middle East and North Africa.

A huge thanks goes out to all our partners, supporters and volunteers who helped make the Festival possible. We'll be back soon with much, much more to come from Birds Eye View...