A short film fund aimed at championing female and non-binary filmmakers led by “Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker has unveiled its first project winner at the Cannes Film Festival.
At Cannes 2023, women’s and non-binary visibility platform Primetime and Bournemouth Film School’s Funding Futures unveiled an initiative to spotlight women and non-binary filmmakers. After some 100 global submissions, a longlist emerged, chosen by a jury of industry heavyweights, including BAFTA nominees Ella Glendining and Ameenah Ayub Allen, Curtis Brown agent Cynthia Okoye, Funding Futures executive producer William Shutt, actor and Primetime founder Victoria Emslie, and “Doctor Who” actors Mandip Gill and Whittaker.
The winning project is “Truckload,” a comedy-drama inspired by real events. Writer-musician Evie Jones, who endured a life-altering accident, channels her experience into the story of Lizzie, a woman navigating life post-accident. Jones said: “Since becoming disabled it became quickly and startlingly clear that I no longer saw my experiences depicted on screen,...
At Cannes 2023, women’s and non-binary visibility platform Primetime and Bournemouth Film School’s Funding Futures unveiled an initiative to spotlight women and non-binary filmmakers. After some 100 global submissions, a longlist emerged, chosen by a jury of industry heavyweights, including BAFTA nominees Ella Glendining and Ameenah Ayub Allen, Curtis Brown agent Cynthia Okoye, Funding Futures executive producer William Shutt, actor and Primetime founder Victoria Emslie, and “Doctor Who” actors Mandip Gill and Whittaker.
The winning project is “Truckload,” a comedy-drama inspired by real events. Writer-musician Evie Jones, who endured a life-altering accident, channels her experience into the story of Lizzie, a woman navigating life post-accident. Jones said: “Since becoming disabled it became quickly and startlingly clear that I no longer saw my experiences depicted on screen,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Jodie Whittaker Short Film Fund Raises Value To $50,000
Exclusive: The Empower Fund, an initiative that champions female and non-binary filmmakers, has seen its value rise to £40,000 after post-production house Picture Shop came onboard to support the Empower Fund with in-kind post services up to a value of £15k. Film equipment company Hawk London had already provided access to a camera kit shooting package worth £15,000 on top of a minimum £10,000 for the winning team, who will see former Doctor Who lead Jodie Whittaker attached to their project. Founded by actress Victoria Emslie’s Primetime, a global platform for women and non-binary people working behind the camera, in partnership with Funding Futures, the fun launched at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and has received almost 100 submissions from around the world. A jury of consisting of Whittaker, another former Doctor Who star, Mandip Gill; Emslie; director Ella Glendining; producer Ameenah Ayub Allen; Curtis Brown...
Exclusive: The Empower Fund, an initiative that champions female and non-binary filmmakers, has seen its value rise to £40,000 after post-production house Picture Shop came onboard to support the Empower Fund with in-kind post services up to a value of £15k. Film equipment company Hawk London had already provided access to a camera kit shooting package worth £15,000 on top of a minimum £10,000 for the winning team, who will see former Doctor Who lead Jodie Whittaker attached to their project. Founded by actress Victoria Emslie’s Primetime, a global platform for women and non-binary people working behind the camera, in partnership with Funding Futures, the fun launched at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and has received almost 100 submissions from around the world. A jury of consisting of Whittaker, another former Doctor Who star, Mandip Gill; Emslie; director Ella Glendining; producer Ameenah Ayub Allen; Curtis Brown...
- 5/15/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The jury for the Jodie Whittaker-backed £25,000 Empower Film Fund for female and non-binary filmmakers has been set.
Whittaker’s former Doctor Who co-star Mandip Gill will be on the jury alongside BAFTA-nominee Ella Glendining (Is There Anybody Out There?), BAFTA-nominee Ameenah Ayub Allen (Rocks) and Curtis Brown Agent Cynthia Okoye. They join Primetime founder Victoria Emslie and Funding Futures exec Will Shutt on the jury, along with Whittaker.
Whittaker will feature in or voice the winning film with the intention of increasing the visibility of the project and filmmaker selected.
Launched at last year’s Cannes by Primetime and Funding Futures, the short film competition will back one female or non-binary filmmaker to make a short film with a minimum of a £10,000 grant in addition to a camera shooting package hire with a value of up to £15,000 from Hawk London, which recently opened a London HQ.
“Accessibility to...
Whittaker’s former Doctor Who co-star Mandip Gill will be on the jury alongside BAFTA-nominee Ella Glendining (Is There Anybody Out There?), BAFTA-nominee Ameenah Ayub Allen (Rocks) and Curtis Brown Agent Cynthia Okoye. They join Primetime founder Victoria Emslie and Funding Futures exec Will Shutt on the jury, along with Whittaker.
Whittaker will feature in or voice the winning film with the intention of increasing the visibility of the project and filmmaker selected.
Launched at last year’s Cannes by Primetime and Funding Futures, the short film competition will back one female or non-binary filmmaker to make a short film with a minimum of a £10,000 grant in addition to a camera shooting package hire with a value of up to £15,000 from Hawk London, which recently opened a London HQ.
“Accessibility to...
- 2/19/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
“Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker will lead a short film fund aimed at championing female and non-binary filmmakers.
The Empower fund, a community-led initiative backed by Primetime, a global vetted platform to help the industry find and hire more women above and below the line behind the camera, and Bournemouth Film School, was launched at the Cannes film market. It aims to remove the barriers of access to finance and star power that restrict underrepresented filmmakers. The fund will focus on championing female and non-binary filmmakers and grant them access to a minimum of a £10,000 grant in addition to other perks.
Whittaker will feature in or voice the final film, with the intention of increasing the visibility of the project and the filmmaker selected. The actor will also collaborate to create a prompt for filmmakers as a starting point for a character or story she would like to explore. There...
The Empower fund, a community-led initiative backed by Primetime, a global vetted platform to help the industry find and hire more women above and below the line behind the camera, and Bournemouth Film School, was launched at the Cannes film market. It aims to remove the barriers of access to finance and star power that restrict underrepresented filmmakers. The fund will focus on championing female and non-binary filmmakers and grant them access to a minimum of a £10,000 grant in addition to other perks.
Whittaker will feature in or voice the final film, with the intention of increasing the visibility of the project and the filmmaker selected. The actor will also collaborate to create a prompt for filmmakers as a starting point for a character or story she would like to explore. There...
- 5/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Kindness In Film Summit’s debut online conference on Sept. 30 boasts a host of industry luminaries.
Speakers set to feature at the event include Bianca Gavin (Pulse Films), Bee Devine (Sky), Gareth Unwin (Screenskills) Jules Hussey (Brazen Productions), Sara Putt (Sara Putt Associates), David Vickery (Industrial Light & Magic), Victoria Einslee (actor and founder Primetime) and Paul Brett (Flying Tiger Entertainment).
In addition, casting director Shakyra Dowling, John Maidens (BBC Studios), Chris Overton (Slick Films), producer Sunshine Jackson Underhill, Line Langebek (Raising Films), Pinky Lilani (Kindness in Leadership), Will Hanrahan (First Look TV), Lucy Powell (Film & TV Charity), Ita O’Brien (Intimacy on Set), Robin Millar (Chrysalis Records), Sadhbh Murphy (Network Ireland Television), Bob Clarke (Mama Youth), Michelle White (Six feet from the Spotlight) and Anna Southgate (Penwoman) will also speak at the event.
Writer and actor Zara Janjua, Sajid Varda (U.K. Muslim Film), producer Candida Julian-Jones, psychotherapist and former...
Speakers set to feature at the event include Bianca Gavin (Pulse Films), Bee Devine (Sky), Gareth Unwin (Screenskills) Jules Hussey (Brazen Productions), Sara Putt (Sara Putt Associates), David Vickery (Industrial Light & Magic), Victoria Einslee (actor and founder Primetime) and Paul Brett (Flying Tiger Entertainment).
In addition, casting director Shakyra Dowling, John Maidens (BBC Studios), Chris Overton (Slick Films), producer Sunshine Jackson Underhill, Line Langebek (Raising Films), Pinky Lilani (Kindness in Leadership), Will Hanrahan (First Look TV), Lucy Powell (Film & TV Charity), Ita O’Brien (Intimacy on Set), Robin Millar (Chrysalis Records), Sadhbh Murphy (Network Ireland Television), Bob Clarke (Mama Youth), Michelle White (Six feet from the Spotlight) and Anna Southgate (Penwoman) will also speak at the event.
Writer and actor Zara Janjua, Sajid Varda (U.K. Muslim Film), producer Candida Julian-Jones, psychotherapist and former...
- 9/28/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Carey Mulligan and Himesh Patel among talent spotlighting issue.
British filmmakers and actors have named the women and people of colour they believe should have nominated for a Bafta in the wake of a recent diversity row.
Time’s Up UK has called on talent including Carey Mulligan and Yesterday star Himesh Patel to suggest who they believe should have been recognised in the Bafta Film Awards nominations, in which the four acting categories were all white and no female filmmakers were selected for best director.
The organisation has launched a social media campaign today to celebrate those who they feel should have been nominated,...
British filmmakers and actors have named the women and people of colour they believe should have nominated for a Bafta in the wake of a recent diversity row.
Time’s Up UK has called on talent including Carey Mulligan and Yesterday star Himesh Patel to suggest who they believe should have been recognised in the Bafta Film Awards nominations, in which the four acting categories were all white and no female filmmakers were selected for best director.
The organisation has launched a social media campaign today to celebrate those who they feel should have been nominated,...
- 1/27/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
“Downton Abbey” actress Victoria Emslie announced the launch of Primetime, a new database which “spotlights women from all over the world working above the line and below the line in film” at Cannes on Monday as part of an ongoing push to encourage the hiring of more women in film.
“Currently men outnumber women anywhere from 2:1 to 3:1 onscreen. Women tend to hire more women which leads to more female-led content being made; so to change the conversation onscreen we need to change the conversation behind the screen,” Emslie explained of the database’s launch at Cannes. “At Primetime we hope our mission will be met with a united front and desire to drive towards better work culture and hiring practices, in addition to hiring some pretty badass women.”
Women who wish to be included in the database must have at least three credits from IMDb, major theater companies,...
“Currently men outnumber women anywhere from 2:1 to 3:1 onscreen. Women tend to hire more women which leads to more female-led content being made; so to change the conversation onscreen we need to change the conversation behind the screen,” Emslie explained of the database’s launch at Cannes. “At Primetime we hope our mission will be met with a united front and desire to drive towards better work culture and hiring practices, in addition to hiring some pretty badass women.”
Women who wish to be included in the database must have at least three credits from IMDb, major theater companies,...
- 5/20/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Women remain underrepresented right across the film industry Photo: Beegaia
A new database aimed at making it easy for studios and filmmakers to find female talent in pre-production, production and post-production is being launched today at the Cannes Film Festival. "To change the conversation onscreen we need to change the conversation behind the screen," said its founder Victoria Emslie in an interview with Screen Daily.
The database, called Primetime, will be open to anyone who identifies as a woman or has experienced oppression as a woman as long a that person has at least three IMDb credits or credits from major theatrical productions or Apa registered companies. The team behind it plans to launch a graduate membership in the near future in order to help those who are at an earlier stage in their careers.
"Currently men outnumber women 2:1 onscreen and 3:1 in some cases. We need to move...
A new database aimed at making it easy for studios and filmmakers to find female talent in pre-production, production and post-production is being launched today at the Cannes Film Festival. "To change the conversation onscreen we need to change the conversation behind the screen," said its founder Victoria Emslie in an interview with Screen Daily.
The database, called Primetime, will be open to anyone who identifies as a woman or has experienced oppression as a woman as long a that person has at least three IMDb credits or credits from major theatrical productions or Apa registered companies. The team behind it plans to launch a graduate membership in the near future in order to help those who are at an earlier stage in their careers.
"Currently men outnumber women 2:1 onscreen and 3:1 in some cases. We need to move...
- 5/20/2019
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Actor Victoria Emslie has founded Primetime to showcase women working above and below the line.
A new international database, Primetime, is being launched today in Cannes to showcase women working above the line and below the line.
The site can be found here.
Primetime is endorsed by organisations such as Time’s Up UK, Era 5050 and The Geena Davis Institute. A number of UK agencies such as 42 Management and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates are encouraging their clients to list themselves.
Founder Victoria Emslie, an actor with credits including Downton Abbey and The Theory Of Everything, is also involved in the Time’s Up UK movement.
A new international database, Primetime, is being launched today in Cannes to showcase women working above the line and below the line.
The site can be found here.
Primetime is endorsed by organisations such as Time’s Up UK, Era 5050 and The Geena Davis Institute. A number of UK agencies such as 42 Management and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates are encouraging their clients to list themselves.
Founder Victoria Emslie, an actor with credits including Downton Abbey and The Theory Of Everything, is also involved in the Time’s Up UK movement.
- 5/20/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
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