A non-profit initiative supporting women and gender-expansive film directors at the financing stage. Key events at Cannes, Venice, Toronto and Berlinale.

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We’re officially open for applications for our Empower Fund in partnership with #FundingFutures! One Founder Member will be given a £10K grant & the opportunity to work with Jodie Whittaker. Deadline 5th Feb. Find out more: primetime.network 🎥♥️ variety.com/2023/film/news/d…
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Are you a female or non-binary filmmaker? Looking for ways to finance your film?🤑 @BreakingLens – a fantastic initiative for underserved filmmakers – has got you! Check out how to apply for their 2022 funding here > breakingthroughthelens.co.uk… #womeninfilm #filmfunding
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"I felt like I was deeply damaged by the stereotypes that I saw of Arab people in the media, and Sirens is my way of counteracting that," says director Rita Baghdadi. She spoke to @SarahRapp about Siren's debut at the Sundance Film Festival trib.al/UxlJgsT
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In TWO days!! Join #FilmFatales for a discussion about making the leap from indie film to the studio world on Friday March 12th at 2pm PT. With Ekwa Msangi (@ekwapics), Laura Terruso, Leslye Headland(@LeslyeHeadland) and Lena Khan. RSVP: ffla031221.eventbrite.com
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My brother says happy new year and my cat says suck a bag of dicks.
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THRILLED to have been chosen as one of 10 directors in @BreakingLens filmmaker's finance initiative with LILLY, my feature film based on the remarkable life of Fair Pay icon Lilly Ledbetter. deadline.com/2020/06/10-proj… @LillyLedbetter1 @lanierisom
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Breonna Taylor’s name is no longer trending and the police that murdered her are STILL free. If you see this please reply/quote/tweet on your own. ARREST BRETT HANKISON, JONATHAN MATTINGLY & MYLES COSGROVE FOR THE MURDER OF #BREONNATAYLOR. – at Los Angeles, CA
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Watch @NiaDaCosta’s award-winning film ‘Little Woods’ together this Friday followed by Q&A! Shout out to Primetime member @cidhue for hosting the event through her incredible platform @NYCWomeninFilm. Check them all out. Event link below 👇🏿👇🏽👇🏻
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Develop your skills and your career with a ScreenSkills bursary. Bursaries are now open for applications. You can find out more about bursaries and how to apply here: bit.ly/2IoYRiV @BFI @TNL_UK
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Trailblazing Women On & Off Screen/Women In Screen@WomenInScreen24 Apr 2020
‘She Found it at the Movies’ great collection on female desire compiled by @christinalefou on #BFIPlayer #FemaleFilmmakerFriday
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#FreidaFilms, an all inclusive company & committed to #diversity #equality & #accessibility, are seeking creatives who are looking to collaborate and network with others. For more information, visit: freidafilms.com/ 📲
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Are you a woman interested in working in the film, games or television industries? Do you have 5 minutes to spare? Then enter #BAFTAConnects by THIS THURSDAY for the chance to call or video chat with leading female figures in those industries.

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RIP Sarah Maldoror: a model of Marxist Pan-Africanist Cine-Feminism “African women must be everywhere. They must be in the images, behind the camera, in the editing room and involved in every stage of the making of a film. They must be the ones to talk about their problems”
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Join the screenwriters of ' A Quiet Place' and the producers of ' Peanut Butter Falcon' and ' The Kings Speech' for the next @MakeYourFilm20 online event! Ticket sales go towards our COVID-19 Response > bit.ly/2XpS9kQ
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A FREE OPPORTUNITY FILMMAKERS! Submission: Submit through any social media channel by tagging @rogercorman and #CormanChallenge. Deadline: April 30 at Midnight PST. More info 👇 latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Filmmakers in quarantine be like... 😂 😂 #lockdown #quarantine #filmmaker
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Our Comedy Script submission window closes today (Monday 20th April) at 5pm. Ensure you leave time. If this is your 1st submission to us you'll need to set up an account. We may not be able to help with tech problems. *No Late Submissions will be accepted* bbc.in/2AMJX2n
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We've had three of these threads so far, covering our supporters favourite female-led content on @NetflixUK, @primevideouk and @skytv 📺📽️♀️ Keep your eyes peeled for our picks from @BBCiPlayer tonight - and we'd love to know what you've been watching! #ERA5050
Each Monday, we're curating a thread of female-led and gender balanced films & TV shows from different streaming services📺 This week #ERA5050 warrior @sallyrosegrey chose 6 of her favourite things on @primevideouk 👇Scroll down to find something new, or rediscover a classic...
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