Jun 30, 2010 | No Comments | ByAmy Mole
'The Bigelow Effect' Panelists
As Edinburgh Festival comes to a close, I return to BEV HQ after a heavy absorption of international film-making gems, in the delights of Scotland. I was seriously impressed before I arrived on just how many films made by women had made the line-up. Not talking hundreds, but a good 25%. I now happily return to London with a list of one’s-to-watch in my pocket. Read the full story
Nov 3, 2009 | No Comments | ByClare Callan
www.ukjewishfilmfestival.org.uk
Birds Eye View are co-presenting two programmes at the UK Jewish Film Festival
We are looking forward to some amazing films from women directors.
The first of these is the UK premiere of Wedding Song (Le Chant des Mariees). Following the success of Karin Albou’s award winning debut Le Petite Jerusalem this much anticipated film is a richly sensual portrait of friendship between two inseparable sixteen year old girls, one Jewish and the other Muslim, in Nazi occupied Tunis. Read the full story
Jul 16, 2009 | No Comments | ByMarcie Maclellan
Bishi
Birds Eye View is excited to be at the Latitude Festival this weekend, yet again working alongside Bishi & Neil Kaczor as they present their new live soundtrack, specially commissioned to accompany Salome by the Birds Eye View Film Festival. Bishi is a singer, multi instrumentalist and DJ based in London whose new album Nights at the Circus was nominated for the Times Award and for a South Bank Show Award. Marcie MacLellan was able to speak to her in the midst of gearing up for the release of her second album.
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)
Jun 12, 2009 | No Comments | ByTamsyn Dent
Birds head to Belfast Queens Film Theatre
This May, for the first time ever, the Birds were invited to sunny Northern Ireland to host a guest season of events at the Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) in Belfast.
The season took place from the 15th – 17th May and included highlights from our 2009 festival programme, a special panel discussion, ‘Women Make Movies’ with a specific focus on the film industry in Northern Ireland plus three cinema classics from our Femmes Fatales season.
Have a read of the following blog by Birds Eye View’s Development Manager, Tamsyn who hosted the event to find out all the goings on plus some top tips from Belfast based female filmmakers.
May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments | BySophie Ivan
Fish Tank, directed by Andrea Arnold
On Saturday BEV managed to catch Fish Tank, one of the three women-directed features screening in competition at Cannes (alongside Isabel Coixet’s Maps of the Sounds of Tokyo and Jane Campion’s Bright Star – more on that coming soon). BEV has been a supporter of director Andrea Arnold since screening her short Dog in November 2002, at the first ever Birds Eye View event! In 2005 we were the first festival to screen her Oscar-winning follow-up, Wasp, and welcomed Andrea for a Q&A just after receiving the award. And in 2006 Andrea spoke at a BEV event about the experience directing her first feature, the acclaimed Red Road, so – to put it mildly – BEV has been getting just a little excited about feasting our eyes on Fish Tank… Read the full story
