BEVFF 2008

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Jo Brand, Meera Syal, Sally Philips, Jessica Hynes, Shazia Mirza and Maureen Lipmann talk about Women in Comedy. Birds Eye View Film Festival joined forces with the BFI to present two retrospective programmes, "Clowning Glories" and "Screwball Women", honouring the role of women as writers, directors and performaers in early screen comedies. Birds Eye View celebrates international women filmmakers. http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk

008 was the fourth year of the Birds Eye View Film Festival: a week of inspiration and celebration, with over 70 events at London's leading cinema venues. Special guests included Jo Brand, Maureen Lipman, Sally Phillips, Michelle Gomez, Martha Fiennes, Chris O'Dowd, Imogen Heap, Miranda Sawyer, Sonja Heiss, Imogen Stubbs and Lucy Porter. Each year we showcase the very best in new features, documentaries and short films from women filmmakers from across the globe, alongside premiere screenings, special multi-media events, Q&As, panel discussions and parties. Birds Eye View celebrates international women filmmakers http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk

Gorgeous snippets of films screened at Birds Eye View Film Festival 2008: a week of inspiration and celebration, with over 70 events at London's leading cinema venues.Each year we showcase the very best in new features, documentaries and short films from women filmmakers from across the globe, alongside premiere screenings, special multi-media events, Q&As, panel discussions and parties.Birds Eye View celebrates international women filmmakers.http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk