Articles from Interviews
Feb 28, 2011 | No Comments | ByBen
Rosamund Pike
The Oscars in numbers make grim reading for women in film: 248 films eligible for best picture, 5,755 Oscar voters, 500 feet of red carpet – and 0 women nominated for best director. But that’s not to say there isn’t hope. Speaking at the programme launch for BEV 2011, Rosamund Pike issued a call to arms to be “gloriously, attractively, sexily ambitious” in combating the film industry’s imbalance of opportunities for male and female filmmakers. Read on to watch her speech in full… Read the full story
Feb 14, 2011 | No Comments | ByBen
Jessica Albarn's The Boy in the Oak
Writer, illustrator and filmmaker Jessica Albarn is one of the UK’s hottest talents. She’s just updated her illustrated book The Boy in the Oak into an animated film, complete with a voiceover by Jude Law and music from Damon Albarn. Birds Eye View spoke to Jessica about The Boy in the Oak and the move from illustrating to animating. Read the full story
Nov 22, 2010 | 1 Comment | ByLouise Forbes
Helen Jacey's The Woman in the Story
Have you ever watched a film and been disappointed by the lack of strong female leads? Are you looking for the key to creating a successful female character? Birds Eye View’s Louise Forbes spoke to Helen Jacey about her new book ‘The Woman in the Story’, the first screenwriter’s guide to creating female characters. Read the full story
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