Nov 30, 2010 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View
Women 5 times more likely to leave jobs in creative industries, says Skillset
Kathryn Bigelow
Here at BEV we’re all about championing women who take the creative lead in filmmaking. Since we launched the festival in 2005 we’ve shown hundreds of fantastic features, documentaries and short films all created by women, not to mention music videos, art installations, video games and the odd commissioned live music performance – all of which showcase and celebrate the amazing talent of creative women working in the UK. Read the full story
Feb 26, 2010 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View
Paola Mendoza, pictured above, plays adoring mother Mariana in the film
Entre Nos is based on real life events and follows Mariana and her two children who, having been abandoned by their husband/father, are thrown out onto the hot Summer streets of Queens, NY. What follows is the story of one family’s struggle to survive in a dangerous and foreign world.
BEV are privileged to have the UK Premiere of award winning Entre Nos. We caught up with Directors Paola Mendoza and Gloria La Morte
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Feb 16, 2010 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View
Marion Davies in The Patsy
The Birds Eye View Sound and Silents Retrospective this year features three delightful blonde and boisterous stars. Kelly Robinson, BEV retrospective programmer, gives her insights into these actresses and the flaxen-haired characters they play. The Musicians: Patti Plinko, Gwyneth Herbert and Jane Gardner, who will be putting their own spin on the films with specially commissioned original scores, tell us how it’s going and what their personal take is. Read the full story
Feb 16, 2010 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View
By Lucy Bolton
Marilyn Monroe stars in Gentleman Prefer Blondes
The blondes who feature in the Birds Eye View Sound & Silents series and the Blonde Crazy Retrospective demonstrate the complexity of the images and personality traits that have been attributed to blondes from the earliest days of cinema. Like her fellow feminine filmic staples –the showgirl and the femme fatale – the blonde can be unfairly dismissed as a predictable set of conventions and relegated to the role of one-dimensional spectacle.
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Jun 30, 2009 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View
BEV had a swell time meeting filmmakers and enjoying the top selection of flicks at the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival last week.
Our BEV Reception at the EIFF delegate centre went down a treat with the festival crowd, and we’ve brought back some goodies for you too.
Check out our video interviews with women directors and talent from features in the official programme. Enjoy…
(Images: Sir Sean Connery presents actresses Katie Jarvis – FISHTANK (above left), and Kerrie Hayes – KICKS (above right), with their Trailblazers awards)
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Jun 30, 2009 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View
American Teen is the touching and hilarious Sundance hit from Director Nanette Burstein, following the lives of five teenagers through their senior year of high school in a small town in Indiana. It screened at the BEV festival in March this year, followed by a fantastic Director Q&A with Nanette Burstein via video link-up to the States. Audiences loved it!
COMPETITION: To celebrate the release of American Teen on DVD Birds Eye View has five copies to give away to our lucky blog readers. Don’t miss out! Read on for details…
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