Last week was incredibly exciting for BEV, with the private launch of our forthcoming festival, a wonderful new chair for the organisation, and a confirmed festival programme, including special guest director Susanne Bier. Read on for more info:
We are pleased to announce that our festival was officially launched last Tuesday. Check out the blog to find out who was there, what they said and get a flavour of the 2010 programme. Includes video highlights from Rachel's programme announcement speech and stirring words from one of our most celebrated actors, Fiona Shaw.
Elizabeth Karlsen joins us as the new Chair of the Birds Eye View board of trustees, bringing her experience of years of producing outstanding and commercially successful films (from Ladies in Lavendar to Sounds Like Teen Spirit), company management and a high level network to boot. Click through above to read her impressive biography.
Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier is currently in the spotlight. The Hollywood re-make of her film 'Brothers', which stars Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal has just been released. Bier is the screenwriter on the re-make and writer-director of the 2004 original. She is one of Europe's most accomplished and consistently adventurous film figures, so we can't wait to welcome her to the festival for a masterclass and mini-retrospective. Click above to go to our First Weekenders page and find out more about Brothers.
Directed by Alison Grist, starring Immodesty Blaize
Some of you will remember Immodesty Blaize eloquently introducing 'Salome' as accompanied by Bishi at last year's fest. She now stars in Burlesque Undressed - a lavish and dazzling journey right into the heart of the art-form, featuring a compelling mix of live performance, interviews from burlesque stars past and present, captivating music and all-round show-stopping entertainment. In cinemas now.
She Writes - A Training Programme for Emerging Women Screenwriters
She Writes is looking for eight women writers who must have at least one writing credit. The programme will take place over a year, during which time participants working on a feature screenplay will enjoy a residential retreat, attend specialist workshops, meet with mentors, gain a better understanding of the industry and workshop their projects with actors. For more information and to find out how to apply, click through to our site!
