New programming head secured films by female filmmakers for close to 50% of the line-up.
Nearly 50% of the films in this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest line-up (73 out of 150) have been either directed or produced by women filmmakers, under its new head of programming and industry engagement Claire Aguilar.
“I wanted to address certain issues in the programming balance - to get films made by and about women,” said Aguilar.
“People said it would be difficult, but it wasn’t a hard goal to achieve, there are plenty of women filmmakers out there.”
Aguilar, who took up the post in January, has also introduced a special Women In Docs strand to this year’s festival (June 5-10) with films in the line-up including Kim Longinotto’s Dreamcatcher, Leslee Udwin’s India’s Daughter, Chloe Ruthven’s Jungle Sisters and Iiris Harma’s Leaving Africa.
Other changes for this edition include the renaming of the Special Jury Prize to the...
Nearly 50% of the films in this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest line-up (73 out of 150) have been either directed or produced by women filmmakers, under its new head of programming and industry engagement Claire Aguilar.
“I wanted to address certain issues in the programming balance - to get films made by and about women,” said Aguilar.
“People said it would be difficult, but it wasn’t a hard goal to achieve, there are plenty of women filmmakers out there.”
Aguilar, who took up the post in January, has also introduced a special Women In Docs strand to this year’s festival (June 5-10) with films in the line-up including Kim Longinotto’s Dreamcatcher, Leslee Udwin’s India’s Daughter, Chloe Ruthven’s Jungle Sisters and Iiris Harma’s Leaving Africa.
Other changes for this edition include the renaming of the Special Jury Prize to the...
- 6/8/2015
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
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