Organised by Shiny Awards
*PLEASE NOTE WE'RE MAINLY PROMOTING THIS EVENT FROM OUR WEBSITE AND THE EVENT IS NEAR CAPACITY!* Despite what it may look like here :)
All welcome, women & men, it is going to be buzzing!
We use this edition of Shiny to look at women in the commercial video industry.
The panel will be led by the audience asking questions. So it's up you!
As a starter and a help, we hope you'll ask some of these gnarly questions:
What does the female director landscape look like in the commercial video industry?
Are women directors getting commissioned more often and what level of the industry?
How many female big hitters are there, compared to men?
How many new female directors are entering the industry at the lower and mid-points?
What are the reasons for gender disparity in commissioning, and what needs to be done about it?
Music videos, one of the easiest entry points in the industry, are still mostly directed by men. Why?
What are the responsibilities of production companies, agencies and brands in creating gender equality?
Quotas vs “Commissioning the best director for the job”.
Does ‘female’ commissioning exist - eg home/ beauty/ children/ periods? Is it a help or a trap?
What support is currently out there for emerging female directors?
How can we support new emerging female directors to stay in the industry?
Is it worth banding together with other women/ activist groups?
How does choosing to have a family affect a female director’s career?
!! WE'RE ISSUING A CHALLENGE TO FEMALE DIRECTORS !!
As usual, the screening reel for this event will be the latest heat for submissions to next year’s Shiny Awards.
Let’s try and have at least 50% of the work directed by women
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE eod SATURDAY 20th JULY
60 Great Portland Street
London W1W 7RT
18.30
Doors open
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19.00
Heat 3 screening:
The third selection of the best recent entries to the Shiny Awards
from emerging & diverse filmmakers.
Open to men AND women, enter your video before end of day Saturday 20th July.
Each video submission includes one free ticket to the event.
*Enter on the Shiny website, by end of Saturday 20th July. Screening notifications by 21st July.
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19.30
Where Are The Women?:
We're looking for what really happens at the interface of women directors and commissioners.
We bring together key gatekeepers in commissioning, curating and production to bang our heads together.
19.30 Where Are The Women?: We're looking for what really happens at the interface of women directors and commissioners. The panel are a great group of women, whose experiences cover:
- starting out as a director,
- managing a successful career as a director,
- the benefits and challenges of 50:50 gender crewing,
- being a top level Creative Director
- running female-owned businesses and inspiring women to run their own businesses
Jo Moore - Creative Director, Engine
Jo Moore is a Creative Director at ENGINE with an award-winning career, including wins at D&AD, Cannes and the British Arrows. Jo started her career with a 10 year stint at BBH, before the bright lights of WCRS and ENGINE caught her eye. During her time at ENGINE she's created notable work for the Sky, Santander and King.
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Naomi Grant - Director, Founder LAMBB
Naomi’s work has been winning awards since she started in the industry a couple of years ago. She set up LAMBB, a production company and collective of black female creatives to redefine images of black and brown people in the media.
Mia Powell - New Business, Prettybird
Prettybird, where Mia Powell looks after new business, are a leading production company in London & Los Angeles, working with major brands and category defining directors. They are pioneering in their commitment to female equality and to achieving 50:50 gender splits in all their crewing.
Jordan Jeansonne - Agent & editor SHP, founder member Owned By Women
SHP is a leading China/ UK filmmakers’ agency. Jordan is an owner of SHP and a founding member of Owned By Women. Owned By Women serve as an inspiration for women in advertising production who wish to step up to ownership of companies they work for or who wish to set up their own businesses, and a practical resource for those looking to work with women-owned companies.
Sara Dunlop - Director, Rattling Stick
Sara is a multi-award-winning director from world class production company Rattling Stick and was recently featured in Campaign’s ‘The Annual - Top 10 Directors list’. As well as being a Free The Bid ambassador, this year Sara directed a Royal Air Force TVC challenging the sexist roles and negative clichés of women in advertising – created as Engine‘s winning entry for the Channel 4 Diversity In Advertising Award.
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20.15 - 21.30
Networking:
Chat with the panel and hook up with other filmmakers, production companies, agencies and the production services people at the event. Drinks and pizza generously supplied by Trailer Park, and we're on hand throughout the evening to help everyone meet each other.
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