Welcome to the 2012 Underwire Festival!
This year, we’re at the Ritzy in Brixton for four knockout days of screenings, sessions and networking showcasing the very best raw cinematic talents of women working across the industry.
Scroll through the calendar below to see what tickles your fancy (you can change the view to suit your preferences).
Ticketing is through the Ritzy Box Office - we highly recommend giving them a call rather than online, especially if you’re looking to purchase an all evening ticket. The number is 0871 902 5739.
Any queries please email us at [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you all for a beer!
Gemma and Helen
Underwire Festival Co-Directors
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Nov23Friday: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Best Screenwriter
award supported by Euroscript
Gerald’s Best Client - Stephanie Wessell
Island Queen - Nat Luurtsema
The Visit - Amelia Hann
Meconium - Rosanne Flynn
Pitfall - Francesca Fowler
Tickets are £10.50, or join us for both Dream Drafters and She Scores programmes for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov23Friday: 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Best Composer
Supported by Imagem
Glitter and Storm - Susan Stenger
Safe (A tale about Hope) - Francesco Ghersina
12 - Justine Barker
Spare - Lucy Claire Thornton
Unravel - Eleni Hassabis
Le Fiamme Di Nule - Rossella Faa
Breathe In - Mariah Wester
Tosh - Naomi McLean
Tickets are £10.50, or join us for both Dream Drafters and She Scores programmes for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov23Friday: 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm
LOCO presents LIVE WIRE, a night of live and filmed comedy hosted by Cariad Lloyd. Featuring live comedy from Lou Sanders, Hils Barker, Briony Redman, Sonya Vine & Lady Garden and films by Alice Lowe & Jacqueline Wright, Becky Sloan, Louisa Fielden, Cariad Lloyd & the Blaine Brothers. Join us to celebrate Britain’s smartest and funniest women, and to meet other young comedy writers, performers and film-makers. LIVE WIRE is part of LOCO’s year-long focus on women in comedy, in partnership with Underwire. More details at www.locofilmfestival.com
Tickets are £10.50. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
A freelancer’s CV is their calling card. It may be the first thing an employer sees, therefore it has to work. Sara Putt Associates run CV clinics in order to advise people on how to present themselves in the best possible way through their CV. During a 15 minute session we analyse their existing CV and advise them on changes they should make.
Sessions must be booked in advance. Click here for the booking form.
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Nov24Saturday: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Euroscript’s Script Clinic that regularly features at the BFI and London Screenwriters’ Festival, visits with UnderWire to provide an opportunity for writers to get advice from experienced script doctors about their stories, scripts and ideas.
Sessions must be booked in advance and materials need to be submitted. Click here to book your slot, between 11am and 1pm on Saturday 24th November.
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Nov24Saturday: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
with Abigail Addison
Panel discussion featuring several talented ladies who bring their ideas to life using animation techniques. The speakers will show work and share their career stories.
Speakers include Lizzy Hobbs, Birgitta Hosea, Ellie Land, Kate Anderson and Matilda Tristram.
Tickets are £7.50, or join us ALL DAY on Saturday 24th Nov for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Walking the Wire: the practicalities of building, managing and succeeding in the creative media industries.
A mega marathon of a workshop providing practical and empowering information vital for women working in the creative and media industries. From how to do it to who’s doing it great, from having kids to finding a mentor, we’ll be covering it all. This is the careers shot in the arm we all need, from those just embarking on their professional journey to those finding themselves at a fork in the road.
This event is FREE! but please make sure to complete the form below to secure a place.
Produced by Tamsyn Dent: PhD Researcher on Gender and the Creative Media Industries and Olivia Bellas – Consultant to the Cultural Industries, Director of The Original Ranch
1pm - 1.45pm - A Guide to Wearing Multiple Hats
Practical tips on how to get work and stay in work as well as juggling different roles across different sectors. Q&A with Jules Wright; Founder/Director The Wapping Project, Film & Video Curator, Theatre Director
1.45pm - 2.30pm - Making Work Work for You
Revealing current industry and academic research this section will both inform participants on the realities facing women working in the creative industries and provide some examples of good practice – women who have made it work for them.
2.30pm - 3.30pm - Spread the Love
Benefits of Networks, mentors, role models: Find them, keep them, create them, become them.
Panel discussion with:
Mentees from WFTV (Women Film and Television) Mentoring Scheme
Sian Harries is a comedy writer who writes gags for TV and Radio and was the winner of the BBC Radio One Best Comedy Drama Sketch 2006.
Uli Hesse has produced and directed for 15 years: Documentaries, current affairs and specialist factual programmes on medical science, history and arts.
Cindy Pace Depasquale - Based in London, England, Cindy Pace Depasquale an award winning writer/producer/director from Los Angeles
And joined by -
Fatima Najm: Journalist, filmmaker and founder of Creatives against Poverty: film making workshops, mentoring programmes and voluntourism projects in Congo, India, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
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Nov24Saturday: 2:10 pm – 3:20 pm
Outstanding work by female practitioner aged 15 - 25
supported by BFI Future Film
The Golden Bird - Director - Cat Bruce
Breathe In - Director - Kate Dolan
The Peculiar Case of Mr Pretzel - Director - Leesa Ulanova & Writer - Veera Burger
Candy Girl - Director - Lucy Luscombe
Wild - Production and Costume Designer - Anna Oldham-Cooper
Tosh - Director - Daisy Jacobs
Fifty - Composer - Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Passengers - Director, Producer, Writer and Co-Editor - Isla Ure
Tickets are £10.50, or join us ALL DAY on Saturday 24th Nov for just £15.Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Continuing the spirit of our national Underwire Tour we are offering 10 places for an in depth chat with Sarah Mosses (Partnerships Manager) from the BRITDOC Foundation, getting you up to speed on all things doc. Do you have questions about funding, distribution, marketing, social impact? Sign up for the forum and get the answers you need. As part of the session, please bring a 60 second clip of your documentary in progress / or a doc you really like on DVD.
To reserve your place, please complete the form below:
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Nov24Saturday: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
with the London Short Film Festival
A filmmaker, a critic and a programmer look at the gender gap, roll up their sleeves and get myth-busting on common misconceptions about female filmmakers and the struggles they face in making the transition from short films to features. Carol Morley (Dreams of a Life), Hannah McGill (Sight & Sound, The List), Lizzie Francke (Senior Production Executive at British Film Institiute Film Fund) and Kate Taylor (Independent Cinema Office) will take a series of familiar complaints, rip them to shreds, and then read the shreds like tea leaves, looking forward to a time when the question “How does it feel to be a woman filmmaker?” is never asked again.
Tickets are £7.50, or join us ALL DAY on Saturday 24th Nov for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Why DSLRs are changing DIY filmmaking from the avant garde to the mainstream
From Aardman Animations to many of Underwire’s submissions, the film industry is taking notice of the beautiful quality of projects shot on DSLRs. This workshop will identify key areas of growth for the technology; whether distributed online or in professional formats, DSLR shooting techniques are becoming the norm and we will trace the development of the style. Using filters, post-production techniques, and manual shooting settings, the session will also illustrate some of the best techniques to help productions achieve the camera’s sought-after professional and dreamy look. We will feature clips from up-and-coming artists as well as more mainstream productions to pinpoint and identify just why DSLR shooting is on the rise
Tickets are £7.50, or join us ALL DAY on Saturday 24th Nov for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
with S4London
A prize winning film from UnderWire 2011, “Nocturn” is being re-shown at the 2012 festival as a case study for the process of short film production, along with a series of Q&As from the team that made it. See the film’s trailer here.
Join writer/director and XX Award winner Leanne Welham, Producing Award winner Rosie Crerar, director of photography Kate Reid and make-up designer Kari Rodnes to talk about writing and making this great short film. 2011 Producing Award judges at Underwire Film Festival 2011 were impressed by Rosie Crerar “skillfully negotiating a night shoot in several locations and securing a top-class professional cast, while managing a relationship with the film’s funding bodies, UK Film Council and Screen South, throughout the production.”
S4 is an on-going screening night taking place on the third Wednesday of every month that forms an in-depth look at the craft of short films & their writing, shooting and production via a series of Q&As and screenings. See www.facebook.com/s4london and @s4london for more info.
Tickets are £7.50, or join us ALL DAY on Saturday 24th Nov for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Female Filmmaking Duo Bert&Bertie host a fun Game Show format session that pits co-creatives against single genii in an hour-long test of wit, skill and creativity.
Expect questions, creative challenges and audience participation as the Bertish Council discover the answer to their burning question: ARE TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE?
Tickets are £7.50, or join us ALL DAY on Saturday 24th Nov for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Best Director
award supported by Directors UK
Skirt - Amanda Boyle
Days of Awe - Rehana Rose Khan
This Life That Chose Me - Chloe White
Belly - Julia Pott
Sweetheart - Eva Riley
Candy Girl - Lucy Luscombe
Summit - Medeni Griffiths
Tickets are £7.50, or join us ALL DAY on Saturday 24th Nov for just £15. Buy tickets by calling the Ritzy Box Office on 0871 902 5739 or online here.
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Nov24Saturday: 8:00 pm – 12:00 am
Join us for a celebration boogie from 8pm at the Kaff bar, just a two minute walk from the Ritzy cinema
Categories: Networking Drinks
