[Reader-list] [Announcements] Invitation for Submissions: Birds Eye View Film Festival

[The Sarai Programme]

Dear Sir/ Madam I’m writing from the Birds Eye View Film Festival in  
London www.birds-eye-view.co.uk. We’re a women’s film festival  
screening international features, documentaries and short films at  
London’s leading film venues – the National Film Theatre and the  
Institute of Contemporary Arts. We are interested in any films made  
by women and would be delighted if you would distribute this email to  
your members so they could consider submitting to us. Past  
contributors have included internationally award-winning documentary  
maker Kim Longinotto, Martha Fiennes (UK), Jocelyne Saab (Lebanon),  
Xiao Jiang (China), Oscar-winning Andrea Arnold, oscar-shortlisted  
Shelley Saywell, Sundance winning Heather Lyn MacDonald, British  
artist Tracey Emin, and some of the most exciting emerging women  
filmmakers from around the world.

“World cinema straight from the hearts and souls of women. Cutting  
Edge, Urgent, Now!” Bonnie Greer (Playwright and Critic) “An  
Important Celebration of Women Filmmakers” The Independent


“Good exposure in a well publicised Festival… As BEV’s reputation is  
growing so fast, this is a great event to be part of.”  – Magali  
Charrier, director “The Space Between Us” (short film) “If this is  
what being a bird is, I’m proud to be one” – Joanna Lumley

The 2007 Birds Eye View Film Festival will launch with a Gala  
screening on International Women’s Day (March 8th) at the National  
Film Theatre (www.bfi.org.uk), presented by a leading UK celebrity  
(past presenters have included Juliet Stevenson, Meera Syal, Jerry  
Hall, Fiona Shaw..). We will continue in the prestigious Institute of  
Contemporary Arts (www.ica.org.uk), closing with an Awards Party on  
Tuesday March 14th. CompetitionAwards will be presented to Best Short  
Drama, Best Short Animation, Award for Innovation and Best Film.  
Further awards tbc. I’d be delighted if you could send us a screening  
copy of your film (preferably DVD but VHS is also acceptable), with  
press pack and stills (on CD/DVD) to: Birds Eye ViewUnit 310a,  
Aberdeen Centre,22-24 Highbury GroveLondonN5 2EA Our deadline is  
December 3rd, so it would be great to receive a screening copy as  
soon as possible. If you have any queries you may find the answers  
here www.birds-eye-view.co.uk/contact_2.htm otherwise please feel  
free to email me.

Kind regards,
Leila Jordan


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