OCTOBER NEWS
INTRODUCING MORE CINEGIRL PARTNERS
Our exciting new partnership programme is all about nurturing collaboration and celebrating diversity in the world of film and television. Together, we’re building a stronger, more vibrant community where talents and ideas flourish.
Wizzo & Co
Wizzo & Co is independent and strives to ensure its roster is carefully curated, which in turn allows the team to maintain personable relationships all round.
Shiny Awards
Shiny Awards is a not-for-profit company helping new and underrepresented directors launch careers in commercial production. Shiny Awards are hosted by advertising agencies in the UK, Europe & USA. The team also promotes regular talks about hot industry topics at brand and agency offices. Many directors who entered Shiny have since signed to major production companies and won at major awards. 70% of Shiny Awards shortlists are always films by underrepresented directors.
BEAM Network
BEAM Network is a community support group founded by and for East & South East Asians working behind the scenes in the UK media industry. BEAM was founded to tackle the fact that East & South East Asians are one of the most under-represented groups in British media. With over 1,600 members, they run regular meet-ups, workshops, mentoring, and industry networking events.
Look Beyond The List
Look Beyond The List is a resources site for underrepresented groups working behind the camera in scripted TV and film, primarily focused on the UK with a worldwide reach. The site includes details of talent lists, support groups, social action links and more to promote inclusivity and equity. Head to the menu at the top of the page to explore. Look Beyond The List invites those with hiring power in scripted TV and film to throw out preconceptions, to look beyond the CV format, and to think outside of the systemic norms. We invite you to look beyond the list.
6ft From The Spotlight
6fr From The Spotlight puts wellbeing and mental health at the heart of your production. Its vision is to bring about real change in the film and TV sector by promoting, designing and implementing positive working cultures. The team combines its industry knowledge with training as mental health, wellbeing, leadership and employment law experts to deliver insightful support to your production and crew.
SPOTLIGHT ON: AVELEEN ROSE ENTERTAINMENT
Aveleen Rose Entertainment is a music and film production company based in Royal Leamington Spa, dedicated to creating original and positive content.
Corina Sabou, the founder and CEO of the company, shared with us a few thoughts about the concept and the drive behind the business.
‘We want to bring forth more original storytelling through music and film and improve the audience’s experience through the content we create. I believe art in general, and especially music and film can significantly contribute to the betterment of our health and wellbeing and significantly improve our lives. Just like farms who produce organic food, and restaurants that prepare healthy meals, we create healthy content tending to people’s emotional needs, so everyone can benefit and improve their life experience, no matter where they are.’
Apart from their in-house productions of music and film, Aveleen Rose Entertainment offers a variety of services to the film industry, such as music composition, live music performance, choreography and movement direction, production services, art direction and costume design.
‘We love to collaborate and work on a variety of projects; it just broadens the perspective of what is possible and creating with others is such a magical experience.
‘We are also very focused on the environment we create and what we can do differently for creatives and artists who work with us. We want to ensure they have opportunities to sustain their careers and fulfil their potential in the creative industries and be fairly compensated for their efforts. We offer career progression opportunities for those working in film, as well as opportunities for emerging talent, and we are fully inclusive.
‘We are a young company, but we are very passionate and excited to bring a fresh perspective and a new approach to content creation and audience interaction. We will explore and alchemize until we find the right recipe for both the creators and the audience.’
‘We have a few projects in the pipeline and we cannot wait to show you what we can do.’
EMERGENCE FILMS IN PRODUCTION FOR INHERITANCE
Emergence Films is in production for their next feature film Inheritance (written by Rachel Noll James, directed by Emily Moss Wilson, produced by Sienna Beckman, Rachel Noll James, Austin Highsmith Garces, and Emily Moss Wilson). They were granted their SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement in August and were able to go into production on location on Bainbridge Island, WA in early October. The film stars Rachel Noll James, Austin Highsmith Garces, Wes Brown, Michelle Hurd, and Chris Mulkey.
Check out this exclusive first look interview with Screen Rant:
Emergence Films is a development and production company based in London and Seattle, WA that is committed to championing female-identifying filmmakers and historically underrepresented storytellers around the world.
STUDENT PROJECT ENJOYS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Hanna Lange, a commercial directing student at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, was blown away by the response to her spec commercial for the flower gifting service Interflora/Fleurop.
‘At ceremonies, birthdays or other special occasions, men usually receive a handshake or alcohol and the women receive flowers,’ she said. ‘I was wondering how many men actually receive flowers as gifts and came across the Interflora/Fleurop campaign, which states that 88 percent of men receive flowers for the first time at their funeral, but 48 percent would love to receive flowers as gifts. I wanted to use these statistics in my advertising in a humorous and accessible way.’
In Hanna’s commercial, the speaker at a funeral shares this information with mourners in a professional but dry and humorous way. This makes a grieving woman reconsider and she present her flowers to the cemetery gardener instead of the deceased. At this surprise he flies away with his bouquet. The spot ends with a call to action to send flowers - preferably with Fleurop - before it's too late.
The project won the latest Shiny Award in Amsterdam, was nominated for Best Costume at Conero Film + Adv Festival in Italy, and Hanna was nominated at the Shark Awards for Best New Director.
NEW CINEGIRL ISSUE LANDS IN DECEMBER
We’re so excited to share our Winter 2023 issue with you! Each issue features everything from interviews and profiles toguides and reviews – it’s a must for navigating the ups and downs of life onset.
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