Bechdel Test Fest

A celebration of films that pass The Bechdel Test | Check our podcast Who Is She? that profiles revolutionary female filmmakers

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

Across 100+ titles, discover the feminist messaging behind this underappreciated genre. Complete with beautiful illustrations from @vulgadrawings!
Order yours now 💜💚❤️ https://t.co/8mKoMmAzNW

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

❤️ LOVE & BASKETBALL's 25th anniversary at Rio Cinema this Sunday complete with filmed intro from iconic writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood!

🏀 Post film Q&A with Rio's Feminist Film Group & Critic/founder/author Corrina Antrobus

🎟️ SUN 27 JULY https://t.co/CrWWd0YxMD

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

And then... A @BechdelTestFest reunion! @corrinacorrina on her book I Love Romcoms & I Am A Feminist with @BethKWebb, exploring the genre from Mae West to Moonstruck to Mel Gibson (who is *not* what women want).

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

Across 100+ titles, discover the feminist messaging behind this underappreciated genre. Complete with beautiful illustrations from @vulgadrawings!
Order yours now 💜💚❤️ https://t.co/8mKoMmAzNW

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

✨ Back for a lil' treat! ✨

As part of @BFI's London Film Fest, BTF co-pilots @corrinacorrina & @BethKWebb will be chatting about Corrina's new book I LOVE ROMCOMS & I AM A FEMINIST!

Oct 12, 2pm FREE as part of the Film In Print spesh! 🎟️https://t.co/o59aNaKMTa

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

LAST CHANCE KLAXON! The @Cinema4Gaza auction of all auctions ends today! (Fri). Along with a beer with Tessa Thompson & a chat with Susan Sarandon, BTF OGs @BethKWebb
& @_stephwatts have contributed to the lots!
BID for you & do a solid for Gaza 💸 https://t.co/pRGdnNjGBE

[Reclaim The Frame @ReclaimTheFrame]

Bids are still open for @Cinema4Gaza auction 'til 12 April!

Between now & then, a few #ReclaimTheFrame recs to get you bidding

📸 HOARD polaroids by @LunaCarmoon
📖 Bed-time story from Tilda Swinton
📼 Mentoring from @pranobaileybond
🎭 Walk on part in @GurinderC's next film

[Cinema For Gaza @Cinema4Gaza]

New lots new lots!!!! Starting with…

A catch up with the one and only Melissa Barrera over Zoom 😍

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

The @Cinema4Gaza auction is GO! Thanks to the stupendous rallying work of critics @HannaFlint, @Leila_Latif & Sophie Monks Kaufman, money can't (normally) buy film booty is up for grabs. Over £36k raised in day one. Live all week! Browse, bid, share! 🇵🇸 https://t.co/AQWYOnPFyY

[Rich Mix @RichMixLondon]

Join us on Wed 21 Jun for a screening of Pretty Red Dress – Dionne Edwards’ heartwarming tale of a young family and their different relationships with the same red dress.

Followed by a Q&A with the director and producer Georgia Goggin.

Book now > https://t.co/MyBmcy0oNW

[The Garden Cinema @TheGardenCinema]

We're delighted to host a weekend of screenings and events celebrating the films and music of Sally Potter.

Sally will be in conversation after the screenings of Orlando and Yes, and will introduce Ginger & Rosa and The Party.

9-11 June
Full Listings: https://t.co/w3zQ9OV4oi

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

This Thursday @RichMixLondon – an omnibus of 5 short films by Saudi women filmmakers, presented by @RedSeaFilm and @Gen2030UK will take a deep look into Saudi’s ever-changing society. Followed by a director Q&A hosted by @BethKWebb!
🎟️https://t.co/hhHou8QwRf

[BFI @BFI]

Submissions for #LFF Expanded 2023 are now open! We're looking for innovative creators of XR and immersive projects from all over the globe. Deadline: 15 May. https://t.co/KYUYdOtdU9

[Club des Femmes 💜🏳️‍🌈🌏 @clubdesfemmes]

Wanna find out more about the lesbian hotspot 'the Gates' in Chelsea where Pat Highsmith, Dusty and Diana Dors cruised? 💗🌈💜
Get to @riocinema PINK PALACE next Wed 26 April for THE GATEWAYS GRIND + short + live intro: only £5!
https://t.co/Yvgxt5ewk4

[T A P E @tapecollective]

A #SHABU summer is coming…☀️

The sun is finally out, hurrah! Can’t contain the excitement as we throwback to when SHABU graced the big screen @BFI Southbank @ICOtweets Screening Days last month.

Keep your eyes peeled for an official release date. Dir. by Shamira Raphaela 📽️

[F-Rating / F-Rated @F__Rating]

New podcast alert! We spoke to multi-award winning director and screenwriter, the brilliant Amma Asante MBE

She has directed Belle, A United Kingdom, The Handmaids Tale, Mrs America & SO many more

Whole episode here: https://t.co/pWauT5CK8G

@AmmaAsante @AnuAnandHall @hollytarq

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

The @first_filmclub is back! Go see Nia DaCosta’s award-winning debut #LittleWoods + @KL_Jackson's short film Independence. April 12th. Come, watch & enjoy & lively post-film Q&A! 🎟️ https://t.co/PDMVDmaSgN

[Team Picturehouse @picturehouses]

The @first_filmclub returns this April! ✨

Head to @CentralPictureH on Wed 12 Apr to see Nia DaCosta’s award-winning #LittleWoods + @KL_Jackson's @bfinetwork funded short film Independence.

Both directors will be there in person for a post-film Q&A! ⬇

https://t.co/ddU8oichgs

[Bechdel Test Fest @BechdelTestFest]

📢THIS WEEK'S WOMEN-LED RELEASES

⭐RIOTSVILLE USA Dir Sierra Pettengill (Dogwoof)

⭐THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH, based on the story of Maud Maréchal

⭐PLEASE BABY PLEASE, Dir Amanda Krama

⭐GOD'S CREATURES, Dir Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer.

[Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest @fringefilmfest]

Calling all fairies, dykes, trans babes, and intersexxy artistes 📣📣 we want u!!! 😩😈 Submissions are OPEN NOW for Fringe! 2023 💥 on from 16-24 September 💦💋

Submit by 31 March for just £4 🤑✨ Regular Deadline is 14 May on @filmfreeway 🎬

https://t.co/Y5w6KdP72z"

[F-Rating / F-Rated @F__Rating]

Sunday: the perfect day to listen to our new podcast talking to remarkable women in film:

@HelenLOHara talks about women at the beginning of Hollywood
Rebecca O’Brien talks about working on My Beautiful Launderette
@SarahGavron talks about #filmmaking

https://t.co/T7ZjSF6EtA