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Nothing But Comedy In Suffering As Sinitta Monero Introduces Her New Webseries
Venus vs Mars, Dear Jesus, Brothers With No Game, Undiagnosed, Meet The Adebanjos are just a few British webseries which have found their own levels of success over the last few years. It’s a tough genre to maintain without ongoing funding through subscriptions,...
‘Colour Her In’ Film Theme Showcases Women Animators
It’s a pleasure (and in some respects a duty) to connect with much younger audiences and one way in which we try to do so is through animation - but you don't have to be a youngster to enjoy what's on offer in our programme! Animation is a genre where women filmmakers...
Focus On What Brings Us Together: Women Of The Lens Interviews The Sycamore Gap Film Director
We’re featuring 46 films this year and a personal look behind these productions is a good insight into some of the reasons why these heart-felt stories come into being. The Sycamore Gap (2018) is set in 1841. It follows an intimate love affair between two women and in...
Creative Decisions Revealed From Women Filmmakers In Our December Programme
Giving voice to women in filmmaking is part of the ethos of Women Of The Lens and the power of their creativity is as immense as it always was - our submissions portal was awash with it. Below we hear from five women in our December programme who reveal some of the...
Women Of The Lens Film Festival Returns With A Packed 2018 Programme
I knew it was going to be tough, but like preparing for childbirth paradoxically no amount of preparing prepares for what’s to come. I knew that starting out was going to be bumpy but the ways in which the she-dog would bite threw me…for a bit. One kinda imagines...
Could A Film Subsidiary Spark New Life Into The UK’s MOBOs?
So, the UK's MOBOs (Music Of Black Origin) awards and ceremony platform will take this year off. MOBO will suspend its annual event to have a rethink about its way forward. That's a good, brave move. At that level of visibility, the pressures of maintaining a presence...
Tinge Krishnan’s Been So Long: Review
Oh, oh so you were expecting a serious thriller…perhaps a drama? Or did you think it would be just another comedy? Okay, a docu-drama where some real-life story is played out by actors? Nope. Been So Long (2018) directed by Tinge Krishnan is a musical and judging from...
Journalist Marverine Cole Hears Black Girls’ Cries In New BBC4 Mental Health Broadcast
"…We are standing up to be heard, to tell our truths unapologetically and to call out injustices against us. For too long this has been kept under wraps. That can only be a good thing…" Journalist and Broadcaster Marverine Cole has been on a journey since completing...
Key Grip Grace Donaldson Provides A Steady Set Of hands For Pin Cushion
An area we think is important to highlight at Women Of The Lens is the numerous careers that can be found behind the camera. One such role we were given insight into is that of Key Grip. In-between her busy schedule, we were pleased to interview Grace Donaldson who is...
Women Of The Lens Says “Thank You!” To Our Followers
We’re sending out a great big “Thank You!” to you our followers. So, these are some of the things we’ve found out about you since we’ve become friends; Seventy-seven percent of you are women on Facebook; on Twitter women make up 66% and finally on Instagram 74% of you...
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We accept all genres of media in our programming: romance, science fiction, action adventure, thrillers, drama, film noir, animation, mixed media and web series. This means that our audiences can enjoy a rich selection of stories.