Raising Films support, promote and campaign for parents & carers in the U.K. screen sector. Join the family. On insta @raisingfilms and now also Bsky & Threads
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BIG Monday news! We are reopening submissions to our #RaisingFilmsRibbon which celebrates & acknowledges anyone in film & television making work possible for parents & carers, and accounting for their needs. Apply via the form on our website 👉 raisingfilms.com/raising-fil… 🧡💛🧡
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Happy birthday Raising Films 🥳
Co-founded by filmmakers & academics, Raising Films has spent the last 10 years supporting, promoting & campaigning for parents & carers in the UK screen sector.
In 2021, Emma Corrin presented Raising Films with BIFA's Special Jury Prize 💙
🥳🧡💛 WE ARE TEN!!! 💛🧡 🥳
10 years after our launch at the #CannesFilmFestival in May 2015, we are celebrating our double digits!! We’ve achieved a lot, and have learned even more with thanks to all of you. 💛🧡💛
#Happy10thBirthdayRaisingFilms #makingitpossible
Join us on instagram, BlueSky and threads, and Facebook which is linked to our insta. We plan to build up more on LinkedIn too, if that’s more your jam. We’ll keep this open for a couple more weeks with this message pinned so you can find us.
We’ve always said that we hoped we would be irrelevant after ten years of doing what we do, but the industry hasn’t yet changed enough to make us completely redundant. However, we are planning to leave Twitter/X soon, which is sad as this is where we really built our community.
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This month marks a whole decade of work by of an organisation whose support & mentorship has been *invaluable* to parents/carers working in film & TV, me included. I hope one day they won't be needed anymore but till then, I'm wishing @RaisingFilms a very happy 10th birthday!🎂🍾
In advance of the MOTHERBOARD screening at @ritzy_cinema this Sunday 30th March, w/ Q&A hosted by @ReclaimTheFrame we are very excited that #Motherboard’s award-winning director, #VictoriaMapplebeck, has shared her story with us here: raisingfilms.com/interview-w…
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Join us for a special Mother's Day screening for all... MOTHERBOARD, a 20-years-in-the-making labour of love 👩👦 📸
Our @melanie_iredale will be in conversation with filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck
📅 Sun 30 March, 2pm
📍 @RitzyCinema, Brixton
🎟️picturehouses.com/movie-deta…
ALT An image from MOTHERBOARD: a mother and baby. The baby strapped to the mother's front. The mother's face obscured by a camera pointing at the audience. Pale blue background
Thanks to #SeanBaker at the #independentspiritawards for talking about this, generally and for parents and carers 💪 full speech on @IndieWire
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‘The Girl With the Needle’ Stars Trine Dyrholm and Vic Carmen Sonne Ready for Oscar Campaign in the Trump Era, Talk Abortion Rights: ‘Every Woman Should Be Able to Choose' variety.com/2025/film/global…
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*Breaking News*
Our 2024 Looking Glass Report shows that mental health in film, TV, and cinema is getting worse.
35% rated their mental health as poor or very poor in 2024, up from 24% in 2019.
Only 12% think the industry is mentally healthy place to work.
63% say the industry has a negative impact on their mental health.
This needs to change. Download our new Looking Glass Report for key insights:
eu1.hubs.ly/H0ghz6D0
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Now available to watch online: our chat with some of the women nominated for #BAFTA & #Oscars awards 🏆
Hear about their films:
🌟DAUGHTERS
🌟LOVE LIES BLEEDING
🌟PORCELAIN WAR
🌟THE BRUTALIST
🌟THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
& about courageous filmmaking
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=_iGe5Dbi…
ALT A screenshot of a webinar in gallery view with seven smiling faces. In the top left says "Reclaim The Frame" The names read: Melanie Iredale, Paula DuPre Presmen, Natalie Rae, Line Langebek, Mona Fastvold, Angela Patton, Andrea Cornwall, Text along the botoom reads: "Thank you Andrea, Mona, Line, Angela, Natalie and Paula"
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As part of #SaveThePCC, we are looking to cement our status as a culturally significant institution. We need examples as to why you love what we do & want to hear your most cherished memories of the cinema.
So tell us: #ILovePCC because…
Tell us here: princecharlescinema.typeform…
The government has just launched an inquiry into shared parental leave (SPL) and paternity pay in the UK. #OrganiseNetwork is running a survey to create a huge people-powered report that will be delivered straight to the inquiry. Share your views here:
the.organise.network/surveys…
One week to go now! This is the draft standards for the creative industries, by #CIISA and we hope this will make the industry safer & more inclusive, with better awareness of pregnancy/ maternity discrimination, and individuals knowing who they can report bad practise to 🙏
There’s just two weeks to go to respond to the industry consultation of ‘The CIISA Standards'. Don’t miss your chances to have your say on enabling safe and inclusive working environments! Consultation closeson Monday 27 January. Read and respond at ciisa.org.uk/standards/
There’s just two weeks to go to respond to the industry consultation of ‘The CIISA Standards'. Don’t miss your chances to have your say on enabling safe and inclusive working environments! Consultation closeson Monday 27 January. Read and respond at ciisa.org.uk/standards/
Happy-nearly-end-of-term Everyone!! Hope you all have a great break over Christmas / Hanukkah, & see you in 2025 🧡💛🧡💛 Leaving you this to read: @ReclaimTheFrame ‘s article quoting from our research alongside #MarielleHeller ‘s NIGHTBITCH 💛🧡💛 reclaimtheframe.org/post/nig…
The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority aka #CIISA’s industry consultation of ‘The CIISA Standards’ is now live! Make the industry a better place, and join the sector-specific webinars in Dec to hear all about them. To register go to
bit.ly/4eQTyov
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We'll be at FOCUS next week, talking about how film would be better off if it sought to retain parents & carers.
Inspired by Marielle Heller's NIGHTBITCH🐾 and drawing on research and recommendations from @RaisingFilms @cinemamasco @PregnantScrewed @bectu
Join us @focuslondonshow
ALT text reads: The industry would be a better place if it took better care of its parents' In association with Reclaim The Frame Melanie Iredale, Director, Reclaim The Frame