Panel Discussions - All Talk in 2007!
Our prestigious panels talked long and hard about hot topics facing women in the arts today.
Subjects covered in 2007 included:
Gender and Culture – how do they inform and influence creativity and which comes first?
Our Landscapes, Ourselves – how is language used to describe our relationships with our environments and is gender part of the equation?
Women In Theatre – how has the role of women in theatre changed over the years and where are we now?
Common Ground – can women find commonality across artistic, political, social and cultural divides?
Female Role Models - how important are they, do they exist and what makes a good one?
New York, New York - NYC bills itself as being at the forefront of the arts - is this the case, particularly for female artists?
Freedom of Expression - how important are environment and culture in determining how free women are to express themselves?
Creativity and self-definition – a woman? An artist? Which comes first?
Glass Celing/ Glass Box - have the invisible walls and ceilings really been broken? Or are we just choosing not to notice?
Arts - do they matter? - How important are the arts in providing a vehicle of expression for the female voice?
Women In Film - The ups, the downs and why so few directors are women.
Why Now? - is this the first century women's work can be celebrated without a feminist agenda?
Can women save the world?.....
Universal women’s culture – does it exist?
Birds Eye View Film Festival - Women In Film
Bird's Eye View Film Festival teamed up with Women's Arts International Festival to bring to audiences a stimulating and informative Film Industry Panel Discussion with special guests including:
NATASHA WALTER - Guardian columnist and journalist, regular on Newsnight Review and author of The New Feminism.
BILLE ELTRINGHAM - Director This Is Not a Love Song. Co-founder Footprint Films
POLLY LEYS - Co-producer of The Full Monty and co-director of independent production outfit Hillbilly Film and Television.
"an important celebration of women filmmakers" - The Independent
"pushes the boundaries" - Tracey Emin
The Birds Eye View Film Festival was launched in 2005 as a positive and creative response to the fact that only 7% of film directors are women. Now in its third year, the festival opened on International Women's Day (March 8th) at the National Film Theatre, followed by 6 days of international docs, shorts, features and special cross-arts events at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. Birds Eye View patrons include: Anthony Minghella, Joanna Lumley, Mike Figgis and Juliet Stevenson.
Can Holocaust Happen Again: Discussion with Everlyn Nicodemus
“All human life is sacred and the study of genocide is devoted to the preservation of all human life."
A great discussion with exhibiting artist Everlyn Nicodemus.
Ever wondered what it's like working in film and television? Have you always wanted to present your favourite TV show, appear in a soap, or direct the latest blockbuster? Workshops, discussions, Q&As and all the insider information you'll ever need to help you get your foot in the door, plus goodie bags and plenty of opportunities to network.
A full day event from Pidgin Production's Bea Freeman and special guests.
WOMANKIND - Tradition, War and Freedom
New video documentary of Afghan women’s testimonies (developed with the British Afghan Women’s Society), a presentation of WOMANKIND’s latest research by Kathryn Lockett, WOMANKIND Worldwide, followed by Q&A
WOMANKIND Worldwide invited audiences to an update on The Situation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan. The International Community needs to do much more to protect and empower the women and girls of Afghanistan. Unless the rights that women and girls in Afghanistan have on paper are made reality it cannot be said that the status of Afghan women has changed significantly in the last five years since the fall of the Taliban.
Please note that the BOOK NOW link is now inactive.
04 May 2007 to 24 May 2007
