Dear <<First Name>>
The first cohort of our fully online Making It Possible personal and professional development programme have started the course and feedback so far has been really positive. The current COVID situation and its impact on the balance of work and parenting and caring responsibilities has brought into sharp focus how important our unique programme is. There are two more cohorts who will start the programme in August and September.
You can read more about the content of Making It Possible over on our website and if you're interested in future iterations of the programme please let us know using this quick online form.
Until next month...
The Raising Films team
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Screen Skills Ireland Supports Launch of Raising Films Ireland
We are delighted to formally announce the launch of Raising Films Ireland, our newest Chapter and acknowledge the support of Screen Skills Ireland, the skills development unit within Screen Ireland, via the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme.
The Chapter has grown from an initial meeting back in February that brought together a group of women working in film and TV with representatives from Women in Film and TV, Screen Producers Ireland, Screen Skills Ireland, Writers Guild of Ireland and Screen Skillnet.
The Chapter will launch on Tuesday 18 August with a conversation between Dr Susan Liddy and Hope Dickson Leach, as part of Screen Skills Ireland's series of 'Screen Talks', that will be followed by the formal Chapter launch and an announcement of their plans for the next year.
Dr. Susan Liddy lectures in the Department of Media and Communication Studies in MIC, University of Limerick. Her research interests relate primarily to gender issues in the Irish film industry; motherhood and the film industry and the representation of older women on screen and behind the camera.
Hope Dickson Leach is a co-founder of Raising Films and has just released a new short film, STRONG IS BETTER THAN ANGRY, as part of The Uncertain Kingdom project. She is currently developing several new feature films in the US and UK including a documentary based on Rachel Cusk’s seminal book ‘A Life’s Work’ with Passion Pictures. Hope is part of the new National Partnership for Culture in Scotland.
Speaking about the launch, Gareth Lee, Screen Skills Ireland Manager, said, “Screen Skills Ireland is proud to support the Irish Chapter of Raising Films and their mission of inclusion for caregivers. The research and work done by this chapter will help to ensure that talented professionals in the screen sector do not have to leave their careers to become parents and/or carers."
Please share this news about our latest Chapter with your network, friends and colleagues based in Ireland.
The Raising Films Ireland Chapter can be contacted via email.
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#RaisingOurFutures
The culmination of #RaisingOurFutures took place on Wednesday 15 July with an online zoom session. And, as you'll know we commissioned a series of provocations from six visionary thinkers to contribute to the #RaisingOurFutures conversation about the future of working, the future of caring, or the future of humanity as we return to work after lockdown.
Each of those six thinkers offered provocations in response to this question, with Alex J Gardner creating this powerful linocut illustration as their provocation.
The fine art digital print of Alex's illustration is available to purchase at either A2 or A3 size and there's also a colouring-in version with spaces for you to fill in your wants, needs and demands. Please share photos of your completed versions by posting them on social media using the hashtag #RaisingOurFutures.
Use the button below to head to our website to either buy your own copy of the illustration or to download the colouring in version.
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Discounted Sheffield Doc/Fest digital pass for Raising Films community
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A fast paced tour of this year's Sheffield Doc/Fest programme
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The good people at Sheffield Doc/Fest are offering Raising Films a special partner discount rate for the festival's Digital Industry Pass. There is an allocation of 30 passes on offer at a discounted price of £40 (+VAT), this discount is available until 31 August.
The Digital Industry Pass is available to filmmakers, artists and members of the film and digital art communities. It gives access to Doc/Player - an online library with over 70 films from the 2020 Official Selection (until 31 August) plus Q&A recordings, industry sessions and pitches.
This year Sheffield Doc/Fest will run online until November with the following on offer for holders of a Digital Festival Pass:
- Doc/Player – our online industry screening platform offering a curated programme of new films from all over the world, from across the festival's non-competitive film strands: Into the World, Rebellions, Ghosts & Apparitions and Rhyme & Rhythm. The Doc/Player will run until 31 August 2020.
- Streaming of talks and panels in August.
- Digital Industry Catalogue and Industry Representatives Guide.
- Streaming of talks with filmmakers and on-screen talent and industry panel sessions taking place in Sheffield during our autumn weekenders: September to November.
Grab your pass using the button below!
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Over on Instagram we regularly update our LinkTree with sources of support and help. For this month's newsletter we're taking a closer look at a toolkit that focuses on diversity and inclusion.
Creative Equity Toolkit
This toolkit has a focus on supporting racial equity in the arts, cultural and creative industries in Australia. However the assets and materials available via the toolkit are useful for us here in the UK. The Creative Equity toolkit is a digital platform of practical resources to help arts leaders, creative workers and practitioners and organisations take action on creating diversity in their sector. Creative Equity Toolkit will feature toolkits, guidebooks, directories and how-to instructions, along with links to research, case studies, and policy documents.
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We have a Raising Films chapter in Australia, find out more on our website.
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SUPPORT RAISING FILMS
Raising Films is registered with EasyFundraising. If you set up a profile with EasyFundraising everytime you buy something online from over 4,000 shops and sites Raising Films will receive a small donation from the retailer. It costs you nothing!
Signing up only takes a moment and it's completely free, so please get involved if you can. Think of it as a birthday present to us...!
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