Women Wednesdays

Spotlighting Regina King #WomenWednesdays

20 August 2021
For four consecutive #WomenWednesdays entries, we're spotlighting 4 female actors who decided to take a seat in the director's chair! Utilising their knowledge and...

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Introducing our new weekly series #WomenWednesdays!

20 August 2021
We’re thrilled to introduce our new weekly series #WomenWednesdays, here on our LFA blog, highlighting the power, vision and genius...

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Spotlighting Kinuyo Tanaka #WomenWednesdays

25 August 2021
It’s #WomenWednesdays!   This week we're continuing to put the spotlight on female actors-turned-directors; without further ado, let us give you a snapshot...

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Spotlighting Ida Lupino #WomenWednesdays

01 September 2021
For this weeks’ #WomenWednesdays we’re taking a trip back to the 1950s, to celebrate the female actor-turned-director, producer and screenwriter, Ida Lupino.  ...

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Spotlighting Emerald Fennell #WomenWednesdays

08 September 2021
For our last #WomenWednesdays instalment of female actors-turned-directors, we’re zooming in on the breakout career of Emerald Fennell.   Image credits...

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Spotlighting Janicza Bravo #WomenWednesdays

15 September 2021
Janicza Bravo, the female American director who helmed this summer's hottest release, 'Zola'! Next up on #WomenWednesdays we're highlighting the life and work of this...

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Spotlighting Nia DaCosta #WomenWednesdays

29 September 2021
It's #WomenWednesdays, and today we're spotlighting the female American filmmaker Nia DaCosta, who directed this year's hotly anticipated, Jordan-Peele produced,...

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Spotlighting Ava DuVernay #WomenWednesdays

06 October 2021
For this month’s #WomenWednesdays posts we’ll be spotlighting the work of four Black female filmmakers who have made history with their pioneering, trailblazing and...

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Spotlighting Amma Asante #WomenWednesdays

13 October 2021
Today we’re continuing our series of #WomenWednesdays spotlights throughout #BlackHistoryMonth, by celebrating the formidable career of Amma Asante! This Black British director was born to Ghanaian parents,...

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Spotlighting Euzhan Palcy #WomenWednesdays

20 October 2021
Euzhan Palcy is one of the most significant and pioneering Black female filmmakers in history, but her name isn’t known as widely as you’d...

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Spotlighting Dee Rees #WomenWednesdays

27 October 2021
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Rees had a unique entry into the world of filmmaking, working in a range of different job roles before...

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#WomenWednesdays revisiting Alicia Malone’s incredible talk!

03 November 2021
When you think of a film director, what image comes to mind?   This is the question that Alicia Malone asks...

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#WomenWednesdays Exploring Martin Scorsese’s female characters!

17 November 2021
Happy birthday, Martin Scorsese! The legendary American director turns 79 today, marking a six-decades long career in the film industry....

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#WomenWednesday Spotlighting Sarah Gavron

29 December 2021
Our BA (Hons) Filmmaking class of 2021 were lucky enough to receive their undergraduate degree certificates at our LFA Showcase...

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#WomenWednesdays Spotlighting Alice Lowe

19 January 2022
Our Filmmakers’ Club members were treated to an exclusive Q&A session from Renaissance woman, and screen industry polymath, Alice Lowe,...

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#WomenWednesdays Spotlighting LFA Alumni, Deana Uppal (Director: 'India's Forgotten People)

16 February 2022
Deana Uppal graduated from the LFA Documentary Filmmaking Certificate in 2018, and is one of our treasured, female alumni. Since...

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Celebrating #WomenInFilm in honour of #InternationalWomensDay

31 March 2022
Did you know that women made up only 38% of behind-the-scenes roles in feature film productions from 2020-2021? And only...

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#WomenWednesdays Marian Vosumets Interview: LFA MA Filmmaking Student and Writer/Director of ‘The Body Fights Back’ Documentary.

14 June 2022
Marian Vosumets is an Estonian filmmaker, journalist and founder of the independent production house, Lola Productions. Having forged a career...

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