About me

Winnie Imara is the Founder of ’Seven Black Women’ a collective that aims to produce untold stories & create new opportunities in Film, TV & Theatre, through programmes, masterclasses & production, in previous masterclasses they’ve had guests working in Channel 4, BBC, Fable Pictures, Searchlight Pictures, BFI, High end TV dramas & more, they’ve recently produced a writers initiative called 'The Script Window' connecting emerging writers with industry professionals & look to build more initiatives and opportunities within the company. She is also working on a creative social enterprise called ‘The Heritage & Honour Collection’ documenting & sharing on Black Women in History from 1500-1999 Britain through this she provides creative writing workshops with Black history for all women, young women & girls, she was also a speaker on the MuseumNext Generation Summit sharing on Black Women in history and has recently been commissioned to produce a series of workshop on Black Women in history at the Museum of London. Winnie has also been part of programmes such as LMF Female Founders Mentoring Programme, The Elephant Room x Carks OMM programme & Hatch Enterprise Female Founders Launchpad. She is also a Mentor on the 'I Like Networking Mentoring Programme' She was part of the LMF mentoring programme 2020 The Great Strides Programme by The Elephant Room x Clarks 2021 The Hatch Enterprise Launchpad Programme 2021 Bridge the Gap Producers Programme She has written and been featured on: Black Girl Fest - Community Spotlight Clarks - Styles & Stories blog Sistem Magazine Cinegirl Magazine Postscript Magazine

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• Excited to share a project I worked on with Somesuch directed by Raine Allen- Miller
• Does anyone know of any production companies based in the mid-lands?
• Still looking to connect with Sound Recordists, preferably women. Please feel free to reach out to me on my instagram Thanks!

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Projects

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  RSPCA Shoot directed by Raine Allen-MillerProduction: Somesuch
• 10

  Featured on CinegirlWrote an article on Cinegirl https://www.cinegirl.net/home-all-issues/sisterhood
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  2021So grateful to have a year full of creativity I was able to write a few articles and take part in a few projects and really do what I love. Now more than ever it's so Important to do what you're genuinely passionate about and enjoy doing Let's go 2022

Projects credited in

• 2

  Small Chops - The TrailerA trailer for a short film called 'Small Chops', based on the book Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez. Edited for production company Seven Black Women
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  To Have A LoverA short film: A young woman visits her ex-partner to perform one final, bizarre act of intimacy. The film explores desire, grief and the role of art in moving on.

Work history

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New Work Assistant ProducerTalawa
May 2023Croydon, United KingdomFreelance
Supporting & Co-producing Talawa First Festival for 6 weeks.
YAC CommitteeThe Africa Centre
Mar 2023London, United KingdomFreelance

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Skills

• Writing
• Producing
• Script Editing
• Dramaturgy
• Performing
• Leadership
• Management

Education

FilmmakingNational Film and Television School
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023Beaconsfield, United Kingdom