Watch this powerful, important and informative event back on: S*xual violence: How to move beyond passive acceptance.
This event was supported by the UK Film & TV Charity and Chester Abbey Lawfirm.
You'll hear:
-What the best ways are to react and take care of yourself when you experience harassment.
-How to react when you notice harassment.
-How the law works in relation to harassment
-What helplines and free resources are there available worldwide to help with harassment.
and more.
Make sure you take good care of yourself when watching this as it can be triggering. Perhaps watch it with a friend or make sure you have someone you can speak with during and after or find another way to regulate your nerve system whether it's movement, breathing or a creative expression.
One of the reasons why we started the FFC is to equal the playing field in the film industry and let's be honest, the subject 'class' is still such a taboo!
This event was made possible by the BFI with speakers Jennifer Smith (head of inclusion at BFI at the time), Professor Geraldine van Bueren QC and Ameenah Ayub Allen (producer of Rocks and Ali & Ava).
Casting Directors are so important but lets be honest they are not always so easy to approach and we might not always know how to best work with them.
This event will help you level up on your journey to success. We are so excited to have a panel with 3 outstanding and renown casting directors: Sevina Stapert-Meulenberg Casting Director & Managing director/Owner of Thea Meulenberg Casting, Shakyra Dowling CSA and Claire Bleasdale .
Presentation of The Celluloid Celing - a Gender-Based analysis for the Israeli Film Industry by Lior Elefant being compared to the Swedish Film Industry by the Editor in Chief of Nordic Women in Film.
Join our Cohorts and join weekly events where you'll learn from the best such as Dame Sheila Hancock (Acting Legend), Lisa Ohlin (Director nominated for 13 Swedish Oscars) and Hester Ruoff (Producer of award winning film 'Boiling Point')