Birds Eye View

  • BEV celebrates & supports international women filmmakers. The flagship BEV Film Festival runs at London's BFI Southbank and ICA, with exclusive previews, shorts, retrospectives, training and cutting-edge live performances.

  • Read more about BEV

News from our friends

Two poetic responses to Habibi, dir. Susan Youssef

Apr 3, 2013 | No Comments | By

To celebrate BEV’s screening of Susan Youssef‘s award-winning poetic love story Habibi (Darling, Something’s Wrong With You Head) at our closing night gala on 10 April, we decided to commission a particularly special blog piece for our lovely readers.

We asked the outstandingly talented and widely acclaimed poet Sabrina Mahfouz to compose us a poem in response to the film, and what a gem it is… We then spoke to Sarah Irving, a freelance writer and translator specialising in Palestine and the wider Middle East, to ask for her reflections on this cinematic treat. Read her guest review below! Read the full story

Review: On The Edge, dir. Leila Kilani

Apr 2, 2013 | No Comments | By

Writer/director Leila Kilani’s presents her audacious first feature in capitalist critique On The Edge, next Tuesday 9 April at Birds Eye View Film Festival. Rebecca Ellis, TV & Film Reviewer for Little White Lies, gives us a lowdown on the feature, winner of Best Film at Paris Film Festival. 

Read the full story

Birds Eye View Announces New Creative Director + International Womens Week Events

Jan 22, 2013 | No Comments | By

- Kate Gerova joins Birds Eye View (BEV) from her position as Head of Distribution at Soda Pictures
- Plus first 2013 events announced for International Women’s Week in March: WADJDA Gala preview & live music

BEV is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kate Gerova, bringing 10 years of expertise in film distribution to the new role of Creative Director of BEV. Kate joins BEV from Soda Pictures, where she has been both Head of Distribution and formerly Head of Publicity. Read the full story

Exclusive Preview Screening + Q&A: My Brother The Devil, dir. Sally El Hosaini

Oct 15, 2012 | No Comments | By

We were overjoyed to chat to emerging writer/director Sally El Hosaini back at our International Women’s Day Gala in March, where we got an exclusive sneak preview of her debut feature My Brother The Devil. Since then we’ve been itching for the UK release, and finally it’s here! So what better way to celebrate than to put on yet another BEV preview for our friends and followers? Read the full story

BEV’s Sound & Silents at Latitude 2012

Jul 26, 2012 | No Comments | By

It’s official! Birds Eye View will be returning to Latitude 2012 as part of the much loved Sound & Silents programme. This year we’ll be bringing you Sparrows (1926) from the screen icon and movie mogul Mary Pickford. Read the full story

Exclusive BEV preview of Your Sisters Sister, dir. Lynn Shelton

Jun 18, 2012 | No Comments | By

This month, Birds Eye View will be hosting an exclusive preview screening of Lynn Shelton’s new film YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, FREE for all friends and supporters who RSVP in time! Read the full story

« Older Entries