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Girls On Film

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  • Ep 226: 8th Birthday Special: Sandy Powell, Carol Morley, Olive Nwosu & Xenia Patricia at BFI LFF
    In this episode of Girls On Film, we celebrate our 8th birthday with a special panel discussion held at the BFI LFF for Free strand, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Tuesday 13th October 2026.
    Content Warning: The first interview in this episode contains mentions of suicide at 7:39 and from 8:28 to 8:33.
    Host Anna Smith speaks to some of the brilliant women behind this year’s LFF films about their work, journeys and inspirations.
    First up is returning guest Carol Morley, writer/director of 7 MILES OUT, a coming-of-age feature adapted from her acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel of the same name.
    Next Anna talks to Olive Nwosu, writer and director of award-winning feature debut LADY, a love letter to Lagos and to the women who call it home.
    Xenia Patricia, Cinematographer of FILIPIÑANA, the Philippines’ official Oscar entry, joins next.
    Last but not least, returning guest Sandy Powell, the legendary Oscar and BAFTA-winning costume designer, who talk about her new departure as Executive Producer, on QUEER EDWARD II, the powerful documentary exploring the making of Derek Jarman’s 1991 feature EDWARD II, against the backdrop of the anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation in 1980s Britain.
    7 MILES OUT and FILIPIÑANA screen at the 2026 BFI London Film Festival on Saturday 17th October. FILIPIÑANA is released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 20 November.
    Keep your eyes out for release news for 7 MILES OUT, LADY and QUEER EDWARD II.
    To conclude this episode, Anna chats to Sandra Seeling Lipski, founder and director of Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, for a look ahead to Girls On Film’s annual Women in Leadership panel in Palma de Mallorca. This year the festival celebrates its 15th edition and has become an established meeting place for international cinema, championing emerging voices alongside established names in the industry.
    The Girls On Film Women in Leadership panel in Mallorca takes place on Sunday 1st November at the Es Baluard Museum of Contemporary Art, with guests to be announced soon.
    Learn more about the festival here: https://www.evolutionfilmfestival.com/
    Other films mentioned in this episode:
    THE FALLING (2014)
    THE MADNESS OF THE DANCE (2006)
    THE TESTAMENTS TV series (2026)
    BLUE JEAN (2022)
    TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (2022)
    TROUBLEMAKER (short 2019)
    EGÚNGÚN/MASQUERADE (short 2021)
    TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022)
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    Girls On Film is an HLA production
    Host: Anna Smith
    Executive Producer: Hedda Lornie Archbold
    Producer: Anais Ferrato, Nicki Glossop
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    Intern: Lucy Johnson
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    Thumbnail photographer: Garry Carbon
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    1 hr 10 min
  • Ep 225: Sally Phillips, Ebada Hassan & Jeanie Finlay talk docs, women and activism at Latitude 2026
    Girls On Film returns to Latitude for a fourth year, celebrating the festival’s 20th anniversary with a fabulous panel of women from film and TV, chaired by host Anna Smith.
    First up, Anna welcomes actor, comedian, producer and director Sally Phillips, who talks about recent television and film roles (VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NIGHT & DAY, THE HAIRDRESSER MYSTERIES) as well as a current project working with people with learning difficulties.
    Next Anna is joined by Girls On Film award-winner, Ebada Hassan, star of BRIDES and PROPER LADIES who talks about claiming space for women of colour and Muslim creative talent.
    Finally, documentary filmmaker Jeanie Finlay joins the panel to talk about her work, including latest feature ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA, a wryly humorous account of the plight of Teesside fishers who forge a pathway through grief and loss to finding power in community.
    All three guests discuss the last 20 years in comedy, drama and documentary, reflecting on the progress made by women in the industry, in particular the legacy of industry trailblazer Jess Search, co-founder of Doc Society, Good Pitch and Shooting People. Sally also opens up about her challenging experience making the BBC documentary A WORLD WITHOUT DOWN'S SYNDROME?.
    This episode was recorded at The Listening Post at Latitude Festival on Saturday 25th July 2026.
    Special thanks to Latitude for having us, and to our principal sponsors Peter Brewer and Vanessa Smith.
    VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NIGHT & DAY is currently screening at select UK cinemas.
    You can watch THE HAIRDRESSER MYSTERIES on BBC iPlayer.
    PROPER LADIES is available on BBC iPlayer.
    BRIDES is available on BFI Player and Amazon Prime Video.
    ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA will screen in cinemas nationwide from October 23rd 2026. More information about the film here: https://www.glimmerama.com/allriversspill
    Other films and television series mentioned in this episode:
    BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY (2025)
    AUSTIN (2024)
    GREEN WING (2004-7)
    FRENCH & SAUNDERS (2005)
    SMACK THE PONY (1999-2003)
    I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE (1997-2002)
    OBSESSION (2026)
    BACKROOMS (2026)
    CHEWING GUM (2015-17)
    YOUR FAT FRIEND (2023)
    SEAHORSE (2019)
    THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX (2013)
    SOUND IT OUT (2011)
    A WORLD WITHOUT DOWN’S SYNDROME? (2016)
    AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2006)
    WHILE WE WATCHED (2022)
    VIRUNGA (2014)
    GRAND THEFT HAMLET (2024)
    You can also listen to Sally Phillips in ep 100, ep 148 and most recently ep 216 at the Girls On Film Awards. You can hear from Jeanie Finlay in ep 184 and her film SEAHORSE is reviewed in ep 20. You can hear more about BRIDES in ep 202.
    Photo credits:
    Sally Phillips by Pip
    Jeanie Phillips by Jo Irvine
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    53 min
  • Ep224: EIFF live – Molly Manners & Sophie Heldman on EXTRA GEOGRAPHY & THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING
    This episode was recorded live with an audience at Monkey Barrel as part of Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026, where host Anna Smith welcomed two directors whose films are both set at girls’ boarding school, though the stories they tell could hardly be more different.
    Anna's first guest is Molly Manners, director of EXTRA GEOGRAPHY, a hit at Sundance which received its UK premiere at EIFF in a screening presented in partnership with Girls On Film. Manners is also known for the BAFTA-winning TV series ONE DAY. She talks about her route into directing, how she recognises a good take, the leap from television to film, and the pull toward working with women collaborators, including EXTRA GEOGRAPHY writer Miriam Battye and producer Sarah Brocklehurst, both previous guests on the show.
    EXTRA GEOGRAPHY stars Marni Duggan, Galaxie Clear and Alice Englert.
    Anna's second guest is Sophie Heldman, director of THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING, presented at EIFF in partnership with Reclaim The Frame. Set in Edinburgh, the film explores sexuality and prejudice in ways that prove strikingly relevant to the present day. Heldman discusses the story's origins, working with an all-women crew, and filming in Edinburgh.
    THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING stars Clare Dunne, Flora Nicholson, Mia Tharia and Fiona Shaw.
    Together with Anna, Molly and Sophie compare notes on why the intensity of boarding school life lends itself so well to drama, and share their own favourite films from the genre.
    Where to watch
    EXTRA GEOGRAPHY opens in UK cinemas on 2 October.
    THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING opens in UK cinemas early in 2027.
    More from EIFF
    Anna's picks from this year's festival:
    COMING HOME, the classic starring Jane Fonda
    PRETTY BABIES, the directorial debut of Tyler-Marie Evans, exploring sex work and exploitation with a mostly female cast
    SNAPSHOT, on a Victorian, all-female ghost-hunting society taking on misinformation and fake news
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    Tune in soon for our new episode from Latitude Festival 2026.
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    This episode is in partnership with Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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    49 min
  • Ep 223: Sian Clifford on her hilarious leading role in LADY & why FLEABAG will be with her forever
    This week Anna talks with actors Sian Clifford and Laurie Kynaston, and with director Samuel Abrahams about their new film LADY, a mockumentary about a lonely aristocrat who invites a documentary crew into her home, with events taking a surreal turn as her desire to be seen spirals out of control.
    The episode opens with a lively conversation recorded live at BFI Southbank, where Sian, Sam and Laurie discuss how a real life YouTuber inspired the writers, the 15 day shoot at Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk, the improvisational freedom of shooting in documentary style, and the joy of working with a tiny, trusted crew. Questions from the audience touch on class, Britishness and the film's surreal turn into invisibility.
    Anna then sits down with Sian Clifford one-on-one, for a more in-depth conversation, about her leap of faith in taking on the role, the emotional afterglow of the BFI screening, FLEABAG’s lasting legacy, and her recent run of releases including MOTHER MARY and THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND, and what it means to carry a film as a lead after playing mainly supporting roles.
    LADY is in UK cinemas from Friday 14th August 2026.
    This episode was made in partnership with LADY.
    Sign up to our newsletter at girlsonfilm.org.uk, and keep an eye on our socials for news of our upcoming show at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
    Other films and TV series mentioned in this episode:
    Fleabag
    The Ballad of Wallis Island
    Mother Mary
    Ludwig Season 2
    Life After Life
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    Principal partners Peter Brewer and Vanessa Smith
    This episode is in partnership with LADY
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    39 min
  • Ep 222: Tamsin Greig & Sally Wainwright talk RIOT WOMEN, menopause and joy, at Italian Global Series
    Anna is at Italian Global Series, a festival which transforms two Northern Italian cities into the meeting place for the world’s leading television creatives.
    First up, Anna is joined by multi-BAFTA winning writer, Sally Wainwright and Olivier-award winning actor, Tamsin Greig to discuss comedy-drama series, RIOT WOMEN. They explain why a TV show about five middle-aged women starting a rock band might just be the perfect way to begin a conversation about the menopause. Sally shares advice to women writers and to the industry’s gatekeepers. Tamsin suggests how today’s young actors might approach the challenge of gaining a foothold in the industry.
    Anna then meets Chiara Sbarigia, President of Italy’s Audiovisual Producers Association, which is one of the festival’s organisers. Chiara talks about the festival’s genesis and the venues, history and Italian hospitality which make it so unique. Chiara also shares her experience as a woman working her way up the career ladder in Italy’s audiovisual industry.
    A huge thank you to Italian Global Series for partnering on this episode.
    To find out more about Italian Global Series visit the festival’s official website at
    https://italianglobalseriesfestival.it/en/
    You can watch RIOT WOMEN on BBC iPlayer in the UK, and BritBox in North America and across Europe.
    Television and Radio Series mentioned in this episode:
    STAR TREK: VOYAGER
    STAR TREK: PICARD
    FALLING
    LA FAMIGLIA PANINI
    LAURA’S TREATMENT
    LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
    RIOT WOMEN
    HAPPY VALLEY
    LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX
    GREEN WING
    THE ARCHERS
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    38 min
  • Ep 221: VIRGINIA WOOLF'S NIGHT & DAY: the filmmakers and star on adapting the comedy for the screen
    This special episode of Girls On Film comes to you from Vue West End, Leicester Square. At our Q&A screening of VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NIGHT & DAY host, Anna Smith is joined by the film’s director Tina Gharavi, lead actor Haley Bennett and writer-producer Justine Waddell. Justine talks about her ‘free adaptation’ of Woolf’s 1910 novel and shining a light on Edwardian England’s forgotten female scientists.
    Tina expresses gratitude for the film’s dream cast – which in addition to Haley Bennett, includes Jennifer Saunders, Timothy Spall, Jack Whitehall, Lily Allen, Misia Butler, Elyas M’Barek and Sally Phillips. She also reflects on the joys of shooting in North East England and the challenges of balancing playfulness and experimentation with the demands of script, budget and schedule.
    Haley speaks of finding inspiration in her character, Katharine Hilbery’s big dreams and belief in her own instincts. Set against the backdrop of the suffragette movement the film brings into sharp focus the choices and limitations faced by early twentieth century women but also their determination to break down barriers and create new pathways.
    Other films mentioned in this episode:
    ELOISE AT THE PLAZA
    SIXTEEN CANDLES
    THE BREAKFAST CLUB
    A huge thank you to Vue Lumière for partnering on this episode.
    VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NIGHT & DAY is in UK cinemas from Friday 19 June 2026.
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    29 min
  • Ep 220: The queer feminist horror hit of Cannes + talking gender & body image with Parno Mittra
    This episode of Girls On Film comes to you from the French Riviera. We’re here for the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Anna welcomes five guests who talk about films and feminism amid the glamour that is Cannes.
    First up, Anna discusses the gender balance in some of the festival’s stand out films with film critic Sucharita Tyagi. Their discussion ranges from feminism and trans rights in the darkly comic Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma to the healing power of a canine friend in Chilean dog movie La Perra (Winner of the Palm Dog Award).
    Next Anna is joined by writer-director Katharina Rivilis in Cannes with her first feature, I’ll Be Gone In June, a semi-autobiographical film in which a young woman’s exchange year in New Mexico is set against the backdrop of 9/11.
    Film critic and journalist Tomris Laffly joins Anna to talk about her festival highlights including Palme D’Or Winner, Fjord, Marie Kreutzer’s Gentle Monster and comedy drama A Woman’s Life.
    Finally Anna welcomes Shrimoyee Chakraborti and Parno Mittra to talk about female friendship, their passion for film and their documentary feature, Spirit Of The Wildflower, directed by Shrimoyee and exec produced by Parno. Set in rural India this film follows the lives of two siblings who unite to form a business marketing the traditional tribal drink, mahua. The film explores themes including family, community, feminism and transgender identity.
    Films mentioned in this episode:
    I’ll Be Gone In June
    Spirit Of The Wildflower
    Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma (release date Aug 21 2026)
    Elephants In The Fog (Winner of Un Certain Regard Jury Prize)
    Clarissa
    Hope
    I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning (Winner of the Palm Dog Grand Jury Prize)
    L’Affaire Marie-Clare (Women On Trial)
    La Perra (Winner of the Palm Dog Award)
    Once Upon A Time In Harlem
    Fjord (Winner of the Palme D’Or)
    Garance
    Gentle Monster
    Thelma and Louise (1991)
    A Woman’s Life
    Minotaure (Winner of the Grand Prix)
    Girls On Film would like to thank our fabulous sponsors for their support in Cannes:
    Astella Jewellery; DISAUTHORITY; Elstree Studios; Hech Nutrition; HLA Agency; IMDb; Jane Owen PR; JJDConsultancy; Lilac Grove Entertainment; Strike Media; The Members Club In Cannes; Variety.
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    49 min
  • Ep 219: From Mexico to Cannes: a new film about Leonora Carrington + How to do PR at a film fest
    Anna speaks to three women with different perspectives on the film industry. First up, director Lena Vurma and actor Olivia Vinall discuss their new film Leonora in the Morning Light, a visually glorious exploration of the life and work of artist Leonora Carrington. Lena explains what drew her to make a film about one of surrealism’s lesser-known figures whilst Olivia shares the challenges and rewards of embodying a woman whose life spanned continents and who experienced war and mental illness alongside the difficulties and joys of a career as a female artist. They talk about the film’s extraordinary locations in Mexico and the South of France and the female friendship at the heart of Carrington’s story.
    In the second half of the show, Anna is joined by Jane Owen who discusses her role as founder of award-winning Public Relations company, Jane Owen PR. Jane tells us how her PR team prepares for the parties, networking and deal-making opportunities at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. She also shares her PR highlights of the last few years, and her love of old movies and the stars who made them. Jane talks about positive changes in the industry, which present opportunities for smaller indie films and shares the skills essential for success in film PR.
    Leonora in the Morning Light is on general release in UK cinemas from 29th May 2026. Find further details about the film and screenings here: https://www.modernfilms.com/leonora
    DIRECTORS Thor Klein & Lena Vurma
    CAST Olivia Vinall, Alexander Scheer, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Ryan Gage, Istvan Teglas, Luis Gerardo Mendez
    Other films mentioned in this episode:
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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    With thanks to Principal Partners Peter Brewer and Vanessa Smith, and our sponsors for this episode, Lilac Grove Entertainment
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    38 min
  • Ep 218: What does it take to make it in film? Tips and tales from Pippa Harris & Julie La’Bassiere
    Girls On Film: International Women’s Month – Industry Special
    To bookend International Women’s Month, here is the second of two Girls On Film episodes this March that feature inspiring conversations with high‑profile industry leaders who shape the screen industries.
    In this episode, we spotlight producer Pippa Harris and entertainment marketing specialist Julie La’Bassiere. They share where they started, how they rose to the top of their field, and the films that fuelled their passion. They also share the lessons they’ve learned along the way and offer empowering advice for the next generation of women ready to make their mark.
    Dame Pippa Harris is one of the most influential producers working today. Co‑founder of Neal Street Productions with Sam Mendes, she is the force behind some of the most acclaimed screen stories of recent years, from the Academy Award‑winning 1917 to the beloved long‑running BBC drama Call The Midwife. This year, she’s made headlines with the acclaimed adaptation of Hamnet, as well as an ambitious upcoming series of four films about The Beatles. Her latest film, The Magic Faraway Tree, is in cinemas now and Belsen: What They Found, which Pippa executive produced, has been nominated for a BAFTA in the TV Awards (Specialist Factual).
    Julie La’Bassiere is the Chief Strategy Officer at DDA, a leading international creative communications and PR agency specialising in entertainment and brand marketing. At DDA, she spearheads creative strategy across film, TV, gaming, and global brands.
    Enjoy this powerful double‑bill of industry trailblazers, sharing the films that shaped them, the paths that propelled them, and the advice that will inspire the next generation of women in film.
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    46 min

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Girls On Film is a film review podcast from a female perspective, hosted by film critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and produced by co-founder Hedda Archbold at HLA Agency

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