Redressing the balance – why aren’t there more women film directors?
Contrary to what many would have you believe, women have played an integral part in film since its inception, and not just in front of the cameras or in ‘feminine’ jobs. Arts Hub UK's Marian McCarthy looks at the upcoming 'Birds Eye View' Film Festival.
13 Oct 2004
Marian McCarthy
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Contrary to what many would have you believe, women have played an integral part in film since its inception, and not just in front of the cameras or in ‘feminine’ jobs. Arts Hub UK’s Marian McCarthy looks at the upcoming ‘Birds Eye View’ Film Festival.
‘If this is what being a bird is, I’m proud to be one.’ Joanna Lumley, OBE – Birds Eye View Patron.
Marian McCarthy is a freelance editor and writer. She started her career in editorial at Simon and Schuster UK and went on to join AP Watt Literary Agency, UK in order to see the world from other side of the fence. She then became an editor at Bloomsbury UK and only left when the travel bug became too strong. She recently moved to Melbourne and started her own company, Darling Divine Editorial.