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Film Directors Speak On The Importance Of Festivals
We caught up with the directors at our event and had a chat with them about the importance of screening their work, meeting other professionals and what communities can do to support platforms like Women Of The Lens. Read the extracts below, then click the button to...
Satisfaction Guaranteed at Women Of The Lens
Influential Blog, The Mizz Adventures Of Chelsea Black, reviews a saucy little short film, Satisfaction. Directed by Yvonne Sewankambo, it tells the story of mis-communications of the bedroom type. Fun and joke aside, it also highlights the need for being unafraid to...
Women Of The Lens Partners With Melan Magazine
We're excited to be collaborating with Melan Magazine as our Media Partner Melan Magazine's remit is about being an online confidante for the UK woman of colour. The digital publication features news, information, fashion, health and beauty, travel and lifestyle, all...
I couldn’t be without my DoP! Filmmaker Noella Mingo answers difficult questions
"As the film shows, they were once young, vibrant and full of fun. In fact, these four women still have the same mischievous streak they did when they were youngers." As we countdown to our Festival dates, we caught up with some of the filmmakers in our April...
Channel 4’s Black To Front Programming: Review
DJ Yinka Bokinni and social media star Zeze Millz will host Channel 4's Unapologetic chat-show.Women Of The Len Film Festival Founder, Jennifer G. Robinson writes in Black Film Bulletin (December 2021) about Channel 4's programming titled Black To Front. The landmark...
Rebecca Hall’s Passing Leaves Closed Ended Questions: Film Review
(Ruth Negga as Claire / Tessa Thompson as Irene - image credit: Netflix)May contain spoilers Irene is hot and bothered – and not just by the extreme New York heat. In the store she enters and in the hotel restaurant in which she takes refuge, she still can’t shake off...
Movie Promotion Hacks
From script to screen and all inbetween, carefully plan the marketing of your production. What we’ve witnessed in the independent filmmaking process is that filmmakers forget about the marketing and promotional aspects of filmmaking. They suddenly ‘remember’…maybe,...
Submission Terms & Conditions 2021
By submitting your production via FilmFreeway to Women Of The Lens Film Festival (aka Women Of The Lens or the Festival) you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions: Women Of The Lens Film Festival is not responsible for the streaming quality of online...
‘My Life’ laid bare by Mary J Blige
The My Life in the title of the Amazon production is that of Mary J Blige and we meet this Queen as she prepares to perform at the Barclays Centre, New York. The Yonkers native presides on stage wearing her signature thigh-high stilettoed boots, padded-shoulder jacket...
Insight to Industry Podcast Festival Production
We continue our Insight to Industry podcast with Wendy Cummins, the founder of Radiate Windrush Festival. Wendy Cummins is founder of Radiate Windrush Festival, which takes place annually in celebration of the Black Caribbean British community. Born in London to...
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