#femalescreenwriters

[hanalasagal]

#femalefilmmakerfriday #flashback My movie premiere #elvisandnixon #tribecafilmfestival #centerpiece 2016 #femalescreenwriters #iloveny!!!

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Women artists (generally, but particularly in Jamaica, I’ve found), whether writers, fine artists, musicians, filmmakers, etc … often struggle absolutely alone. No one “rallies around” a female artist at the helm, especially if it’s her own independent project, no one, not like her male counterparts or colleagues ... even if she’s better than her male counterpart. That is one of the disappointing things I find here. It’s everywhere, but I refer to my very immediate environment.

Mary Wells, Jamaican screenwriter (Davies, 2015: 709)

I came across this quote from a source that I was researching for my master’s project. The source itself is very interesting to me because is it basically comprised of first-person accounts from four women who live in Jamaica, all with their personal challenges to overcome, but who are trying to succeed in their craft of screenwriting against the backdrop of the Jamaican film industry. These interviews, as recorded by author Tanya Gail Davies, are riveting to me because they help bring to life the real experiences that these artists go through to realize their ambitions.

In keeping with my research project, I am interested in how the Caribbean creative industries treat women, have they had or are they having good experiences in meeting their creative goals, and how these experiences are shaping them as creative practitioners.

Source:

DAVIES, T.G. (2015) Jamaica. In: NELMES, J. & SELBO, J. Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

[theblcklst]

Happy ‪#‎WomensHistoryMonth‬! Check out Kate's list of 500 Feminist Films: https://blcklst.com/lists/500-feminist-films #feministfilms #femalefilmmakers #femalescreenwriters #yesshecam #womenbehindthecamera

[theblcklst]

We had a great weekend at #AthenaFilmFestival with four screenwriters selected for the inaugural ‪#‎AthenaFilmFestival‬ Lab: ‪#‎DeeChilton‬,‪#‎BrittaLundin‬, ‪#‎JenniferNoonan‬, and ‪#‎KristinaZacharias‬! http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/15/athena-list-2016 "We’re working with the Athena List on a screenwriting lab because it’s 2016 and the reality facing screenwriters who are women is a moral and economic outrage,” says Leonard. “It is our sincere hope and expectation that by providing an apparatus where writers can find support, a crucible where they can improve their work, and a platform where it can be celebrated, we’ll be able to shift the numbers toward a more representative industry that will inevitably result in better and more profitable films.” #screenwriters #screenwriting #femalescreenwriters #yesshecam #femalefilmmakers #filmfestivals #labs #opportunities

[theblcklst]

Female screenwriters: wanna come to a minilab with us and #athenafilmfestival this February? The evaluations deadline for the lab is this Sunday, 11/1: https://blcklst.com/help/category/31 #yesshecam #womenbehindthecamera #femalefilmmakers #femalescreenwriters #feminism #screenwriting #minilab #blacklist