Beatrice Ní Bhroin, London

Tuesday 6^th July saw the first of the volunteer meetings where the main agenda was to relay the pricing and programme plans to members to ensure we’re on track for an attractive festival. New expertise joining the team in the final months means there is a continued vibrancy in our ideas and we hope to neglect nothing in our planning.

Businesses local to ‘The Lost Theatre’ are being informed of the coming festival as we hope to encourage their participation, whether as a recommended place to eat between sessions or to mingle post films while residents from the area will also be offered a discount.

With the core of the films having passed through my hands at some point I am confident in the quality of content we’ll be able to share over the four days of the festival. Categorising sessions is next step and with the help of our viewing panellists I have been working with extensive feedback.

Next week’s meetings are dedicated to the festival’s marketing before the launch of tickets and events. It’s important for us to propagate the ethos of FD4W so that workshops and networking during the festival are productive. Celebrating women’s talent for story telling is only the first step as we aspire to establish a space to cultivate female talent in film beyond what little we’ve claimed thus far!

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