Day: February 19, 2020

• Who Canne? Women Canne! The Cannes Film Festival Selection Unveiled

  

  The Cannes Film Festival will be running from 12th May to 23rd May and the selection committee has been unveiled. Last year, the festival revealed its committee for the first time which included four women, three of whom return this year.  This year’s committee now includes five women which we will list below:

  Bianca ‘Bee’ Garner

  February 19, 2020

  Film Festivals, Film Industry, Women in Film

  Cannes 2020, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival Selection, Female Filmmakers, Female Representation, Women in Film

• In Competition: The 6 Female Directed Fims With A Chance To Win At Berlin

  

  This week sees the Berlin film festival kick-off with six of its 18 competition films boasting a credited female director, representing a 33% proportion, compared with Cannes last year with 19% and Venice with 9%. Although six films isn’t an even split, it is still an improvement in the right direction. So, what are these six films and which ones are we most keen to catch at the festival?

  Bianca ‘Bee’ Garner

  February 19, 2020

  Female Filmmaker, Female Filmmakers, Film Festivals, Women in Film

  #Berlinale2020, Berlin Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Cecilia Roth, DAU. Natasha, Eliza Hittman, Erica Rivas, Female Directors, Film Festival, First Cow, John Magaro, Kelly Reichardt, Lars Eidinger, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Natalia Meta, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nina Hoss, Orion Lee, Sally Potter, Sidney Flanigan, Stéphanie Chuat, The Intruder, The Roads Not Taken, Véronique Reymond, Women in Film