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Did This Film Really Just Sexualise Children? Caught up in a marketing nightmare Cuties/Mignonnes directed by Maïmouna Doucouré had its fair share of controversy before it even released September 9th on Netflix. The films Netflix poster portraying 4 pre-teen girls in skimpy outfits had the internet in an uproar as people began calling the film …
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Back In Isolation With Nothing To Watch? For those currently living in Australia you would be aware of the second wave of COVID-19 currently hitting hardest in Victoria. I'm not about to get political in regards to mask-wearing and people flouting restrictions, but hopefully the next part of our curated list of female directed content …
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scripts don't often turn into films without the Director having a vision for that script. So how does that happen? Well... with Directors notes. A Directors Notes or Treatment is a document that explains your film, why you're making it and who you're making it with. So I thought it would be valuable to share some of the things I picked up during this exercise with anyone else out there who is writing a Director's Notes for the first time too.
Sydney Film Festival Kicks Off Virtually Back again for its 67th year the Sydney Film Festival has truly embraced their 5050by2020 pledge with 75% of the 33 films directed by women. We also have the Europe! Voices of Women program back again for 2020 and whilst unfortunately I don't get the opportunity to interview the …
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My Experience So Far Being Nudged Into Freelance I thought I was one of the lucky ones. Still working as a full time production assistant for a TVC company that was still running shoots and pumping out content during one of the worlds worst economic downturns and pandemics. Despite a sense of uneasiness I had …
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I hope you have been enjoying some of the films from this lists part 1 and part 2. I would love to hear which ones you've seen and which ones you'd recommend in the comments below. I have been amazed to see just how much I hadn't even seen on the Netflix home page. Whilst …
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I've had an epiphany this week. I'm sick of being an assistant. I went to a pitching event the other weekend where in response to the age old introductory question 'what do you do?' I said I was a production assistant and "aspiring" director. The reply was something I had heard before when introducing myself …
30 Amazing Women & Counting Featured Filmmaker 30! It such a momentous occasion to have featured this many fantastic filmmakers on the blog and so for this post we're showcasing a director with two varying film projects to talk about. I asked Hannah Brooke what made her want to become a film director and I …
The Power Of The Arts Through Film & Music When I was in high school all I wanted to do was history yet the way the class timetable fell meant I ended up in Music class instead. It wasn't as if I disliked music; to end up in the class it had to be on …
Unfortunately working in the film industry can sometimes leave you with feelings of doubt, impostor syndrome, and a general lack of self confidence. But something you might notice in those that have moved their way up the film career ladder is that no matter how much skill you have or how much knowledge you possess, it's the confidence that sells it.