Acclaimed British actor and producer Andrea Riseborough and Dame Heather Rabbatts call for British film industry to commit to working with female directors on feature films in the next 18 months

#4PercentChallenge On International Women’s Day, Friday 8th March – acclaimed British actor and producer Andrea Riseborough is announcing her commitment to working with a female director on a feature film in the next 18 months as part of TIME’S UP’s … Continue reading

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The Justice and Equality Fund supported by TIME’S UP UK announces grants to five women’s groups to end sexual harassment and abuse in the UK

The pioneering Justice and Equality Fund managed by Rosa and supported by TIME’S UP UK, awards five new grants to women’s organisations on International Women’s Day The Fund is backed by film industry professionals including Andrea Riseborough, Emma Thompson, Emma … Continue reading

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NEW VIRTUAL REALITY COMMISSIONS ANNOUNCED AS PART OF EPSRC IMMERSIVE DOCUMENTARY ENCOUNTERS

The University of Bristol, University of Bath and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), in partnership with Watershed, have recently announced the commissioning of three new bold and distinctive VR documentary works. The three projects have been … Continue reading

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Refuge CEO gets warm words but no cash, as shelters are forced to close

Women’s refuges, a crucial and sometimes lifesaving resource for victims of domestic abuse, are facing a real crisis caused by a lack of funds.   One in six refuges in England and Wales has closed in the last eight years, … Continue reading

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CONNECTED FUTURES: A 5G Smart Tourism Showcase

West of England backs the future, bringing together the UK’s leading tech pioneers for ambitious 5G Smart Tourism Showcase On Saturday 16th March 2019, the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) will host Connected Futures, a 5G Smart Tourism Showcase … Continue reading

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India’s UnBox Festival underway for 2019

Aiming to deconstruct the past, deliberate on the present and assemble ideal futures across streams of design, art, culture, technology, and policy This week, Quicksand Design Studio, launches the return of India’s preeminent interactive, multi-disciplinary festival platform UnBox Festival. The 5th edition … Continue reading

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TIME’S UP UK celebrates the women behind the films nominated at the 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards

“I want to give a joyful and grateful shout out for all the women nominated this year from me, Emma Thompson, on a set which boasts a female cameraperson, two camera assists, line producer and UPM, all being completely brilliant, … Continue reading

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Join Us @TIMESUPUK

TIME’S UP UK has this week launched their official TIME’S UP UK Twitter feed and a TIME’S UP UK Instagram feed. Please follow, tell your friends and share the love. TIME’S UP UK will be using these platforms to help amplify the brilliant … Continue reading

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Women and men call for peace and gender equality, reveals groundbreaking study on gender relations in Afghanistan

Tuesday 29 January 2019: Kabul, Afghanistan the International Men and Gender Equality Survey in Afghanistan (IMAGES Afghanistan) produced by Promundo, UN Women, and Global Affairs Canada, in collaboration with local research partners Opinion Research Center of Afghanistan (ORCA) and Afghanistan … Continue reading

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Boys Like Us – a poignant exploration of self-discovery, identity and race by 20 year old film maker Mikael Techane

20-year-old filmmaker Mikael Techane’s debut short film ‘Boys Like Us’ is an affecting journey through innocence, self-discovery, identity, race and poignantly captures the moment where the childlike naivety of youth is stripped away and a new state of self-awareness dawns. He doesn’t intend it to be … Continue reading

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