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I am wearing waterproof mascara for the last day of our Women in Film and TV Mentoring Scheme.  Six months after we started, twenty talented women are now firm friends and, together, helped by our industry mentors, we have changed our lives from the inside out.

After a wander through the labyrinthine Business Design Centre tucked away in Islington, I entered the bright and vibrant space of The Impact Factory for an Assertiveness workshop with the equally bright and vibrant Kate Arneil.

In January 2011, having been selected as 1 of twenty participants on the WFTV Mentoring Scheme that year, I arrived for the induction day. When I applied for the scheme, my sole thought had been of my mentor and how my interactions with that person could help me reach the next level of my career. Little did I know then that several of my fellow mentees would become, just two years later, my film collaborators (and great friends!). I was also delighted to discover that my mentor, Carol Wiseman, was an old-school filmmaker.

A Discussion About The Status of Women directors on the occasion of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

WFTV member Alison Winter shares her experience of moving to La La Land and connecting with WIF LA members to write and star in web comedy Divine White's Introduction to Hollywood.

And the award goes to…. a man. There is rarely much suspense during Awards season, as the jostling and campaigning between crowd-pleasing “serious” films ensures the honoured few are not far from mainstream sensibilities.  Yet in the nominations, there is at least the possibility of diversity being recognised: a chance for the industry to give a nod in the right direction, that says, “OK, you are unlikely to win, but hey – good job!”

On 12th November 2012 I attended a debate hosted at BAFTA on Sexism in the UK’s TV industry. The debate was (I assume) created in response to claims made across various platforms during the recent ‘Savile’ crisis that the culture of sexism / sexual harassment that had existed during the 70s & 80s have improved today. This post is my report and thoughts on the points made during that debate.