Women X’s Caris Rianne and Ashton Clarke reflect on the last five years of Women X Film Festival, from what started as an online venture in 2020 to hundreds attending the 3-day festival at Darlington Hippodrome. (And we’re still growing!)

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Mel and Caris return for the third episode in our popular film festival scams series. They cover a well-known, successful festival that flopped after promising 1,000 films and bogus hotel packages, and a scam script competition offering AI feedback!

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Abbie from the Women X team is joined by Jessie Craig Roche, director of the short film ‘Three Things We Don’t Talk About’. She talks about why horror is so interesting as a genre, particularly for short films. They also discuss Jessie’s filmmaking experience, making a film in between COVID lockdowns, and more.

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Emily Garbutt from the Rianne Pictures team chats with Athanasia Bartzoka, whose film ‘Raja’s Had Enough’ screened at last year’s festival. Athanasia talks crowdfunding £10k for the film and how much work it took to get there, getting into filmmaking after a finance undergrad, and the challenges of balancing life and freelancing work.

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Emily Garbutt from the Rianne Pictures team chats with Athanasia Bartzoka, whose film ‘Raja’s Had Enough’ screened at last year’s festival. Athanasia talks crowdfunding £10k for the film and how much work it took to get there, getting into filmmaking after a finance undergrad, and the challenges of balancing life and freelancing work.

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Women X’s Abbie is joined by Ella Maree Carey, whose film ‘Prawn’ screened at WXFF 2023. Ella discusses making a film during lockdown, her bad directing experience which taught her to embrace failure and learn from her mistakes, and her top tips for making short films.

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In this episode, Caris Rianne is joined by Zoë Bullock, one of the Rianne Pictures script competition finalists! They discuss top tips for entering script competitions, how Zoë got into writing scripts, whether creative industries are becoming more accessible for women, and the differences between writing for theatre and TV.

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Women X's Emily Garbutt sits down with Women X alumni Jo Lane (“MUG”) to talk about making a film with BFI funding, how her own grief inspired her film about a grieving character, and how she came to filmmaking from a background in interactive and fine arts.

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Women X's Emily Garbutt chats with Tyro Heath about her film 'BIRDS', including how it felt to shoot the film in a decommissioned women's prison. She also discusses her documentary background, and how her skills inform her fiction filmmaking.

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In this episode, we delve into Rianne Pictures' experience at the Woman with a Movie Camera Summit, where they gained valuable insights and inspiration from female filmmakers in the industry. The summit provided a platform for discussing challenges, successes, and the importance of female representation in film. Rianne Pictures shared their key takeaways from the event, including their two events!

Caris, our host, offers essential advice on the five crucial steps filmmakers should take before submitting their films to festivals. By following these recommendations, filmmakers can increase their chances of success in the competitive world of film festivals and showcase their work to a broader audience.

Submissions for the Women X Film Festival 2024 are open until May 1st. www.filmfreeway.com/womenx

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