Abbie from the Rianne Pictures team is joined by Siobhán Cannon-Brownlie, director of ‘Witches’ which screened at Women X last year. Siobhán discusses how she combines her background in theatre with her relatively new venture into filmmaking, her journey so far, and how she uses comedy to explore more difficult topics.

Abbie from the Rianne Pictures team is joined by Siobhán Cannon-Brownlie, director of ‘Witches’ which screened at Women X last year. Siobhán discusses how she combines her background in theatre with her relatively new venture into filmmaking, her journey so far, and how she uses comedy to explore more difficult topics.

Women X’s Abbie chats with filmmaker Abbie Lucas, whose film ‘Voices’ screened at Women X Film Festival in 2023. Abbie talks about how her knowledge of editing helps her to be a better director, and the tips she uses to work most effectively with actors.

Mel and Caris return for the third episode in our popular film festival scams series. They cover a well-known, successful festival that flopped after promising 1,000 films and bogus hotel packages, and a scam script competition offering AI feedback!

Abbie from the Women X team is joined by Jessie Craig Roche, director of the short film ‘Three Things We Don’t Talk About’. She talks about why horror is so interesting as a genre, particularly for short films. They also discuss Jessie’s filmmaking experience, making a film in between COVID lockdowns, and more.

Emily Garbutt talks with Cat White about how healing from family loss led her to make her film ‘Fifty-Four Days’. She also shares her unique, organic funding process for the film, being a gender equality advisor the UN, and creating her own production company for Black and minority filmmakers.

Emily Garbutt from the Rianne Pictures team chats with Athanasia Bartzoka, whose film ‘Raja’s Had Enough’ screened at last year’s festival. Athanasia talks crowdfunding £10k for the film and how much work it took to get there, getting into filmmaking after a finance undergrad, and the challenges of balancing life and freelancing work.

Women X’s Abbie is joined by Ella Maree Carey, whose film ‘Prawn’ screened at WXFF 2023. Ella discusses making a film during lockdown, her bad directing experience which taught her to embrace failure and learn from her mistakes, and her top tips for making short films.

In this episode, Caris Rianne is joined by Zoë Bullock, one of the Rianne Pictures script competition finalists! They discuss top tips for entering script competitions, how Zoe got into writing scripts, whether creative industries are becoming more accessible for women, and the differences between writing for theatre and TV.

Women X's Emily Garbutt sits down with Women X alumni Jo Lane (“MUG”) to talk about making a film with BFI funding, how her own grief inspired her film about a grieving character, and how she came to filmmaking from a background in interactive and fine arts.

Women X's Emily Garbutt chats with Tyro Heath about her film 'BIRDS', including how it felt to shoot the film in a decommissioned women's prison. She also discusses her documentary background, and how her skills inform her fiction filmmaking.

Caris offers essential advice on the five crucial steps filmmakers should take before submitting their films to festivals. By following these recommendations, filmmakers can increase their chances of success in the competitive world of film festivals and showcase their work to a broader audience.

Listen to a Christmas special episode of our first podcast Not Having It All, where hosts Caris, Laverne and Neha discuss where the magic of Christmas films went.

Caris reflects back on her highlights of each year of Rianne Pictues in celebration of the 10th anniversary.

Learn all the behind the scenes magic of this year's film festival, Festival Director Caris Rianne and Festival Producer Ashton Clarke take us through all the moments from the start to the end.

Learn all the behind the scenes magic of this year's film festival, Festival Director Caris Rianne and Festival Producer Ashton Clarke take us through all the moments from the start to the end.

Welcome to the first in a series of interviews recorded LIVE at this year’s Women X Film Festival! Charlotte from the Women X team sits down with Joanne Michael, producer of ‘Blind Spot’, to talk about her film and all things crowdfunding. She tells us why she wanted to be a filmmaker, the inspiration for ‘Blind Spot’, and how a successful crowdfunding campaign made it happen.

At Women X Film Festival, we sat down with Amber Clarke-McGrath to talk about her short 'Hairy'. Amber talks about taking on multiple roles when creating the short film, the inspiration behind it and her film festival strategy.

Charlotte from the Women X team chats with Samantha Castro, director of ‘Love That’. They talk about how Samantha went from attending Women X last year to becoming one of this year’s filmmakers, why she founded Newcastle Film Club, and what’s on her bucket list as a filmmaker.

Welcome to the first in a series of interviews recorded LIVE at this year’s Women X Film Festival! Charlotte from the Women X team sits down with Joanne Michael, producer of ‘Blind Spot’, to talk about her film and all things crowdfunding. She tells us why she wanted to be a filmmaker, the inspiration for ‘Blind Spot’, and how a successful crowdfunding campaign made it happen.