Jane Ray

Artistic Director @whickerawards, Director @catflapmedia and befuddled parent..all ove

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@stephensackur @BBCRadio4 @bbcworldservice “Journalism that holds power to account has never been needed more than now”. Stephen, I am breaking my “no more X” rule to thank you for nearly 30 years of fine journalism & today’s sign-off to Hardtalk on FOOC. Baffled by the logic of axing it, grateful for you for fronting it

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@charliechar @Annabel__always Spot on Charlie. We’re hardly ‘new funds’, @whickerawards have been trolling along for 9 years now, but we still turn up @sheffdocfest like ‘old pennies’, every summer to gift £127k to emerging directors. That’s 127,000,000 pennies, 🤔 I think ?

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

⁦@whickerawards⁩ are at doc filmmakers (and musician )Dick Fontaine’s memorial. Great Jazz and 4 generations of family and friends to celebrate the great man #NFTS

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@FallingTreeProd Such happy memories of Chris, mulling things over in a muddy Irish field @HearSayFestival and always enthralled by his wise and gently probing curiosity about the world.

[The Whickers @whickerawards]

We are thrilled to announce our 2023 Film & TV Funding Award finalists! 💫

These five extraordinary projects will battle it out at this year's @sheffdocfest for the chance to win our £100,000 award 🏆🎉

Find out more about our talented finalists here: https://t.co/aUaL1jIAAB

[The Whickers @whickerawards]

We are delighted to announce the 14 incredible projects that have made it onto the shortlist for our Film & TV Funding Award 2023! 🎉✨

This year’s shortlist is as diverse and exciting as ever, find out more... https://t.co/88uIzDUcSj

[The Whickers @whickerawards]

Our artistic director @chookyray had a fantastic time speaking at #TNBXPO2023 this morning, alongside the incredible @shanimalss from @TheDocSociety, @Editbob from @MAMAYouth and Courtney Pryce from @bectu

It was a real privileged to be invited, huge thanks to @TNBFC ❤️

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

A real pleasure to work with Alison Davis Wood’s Documentary students ⁦@MediaAtIllinois⁩.

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

So proud of ⁦@ThomsonRadio⁩ AKA Him Indoors getting out and about ⁦@MediaAtIllinois⁩ spellbinding journalism students across the mid west.

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@whickerawards .. though hard to see for big drums and elegant vocalists, fellow judge Adel Ksiksi of AJD sees It’s PITCH your dreams. Of course.

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@whickerawards We’re in Seoul for the 19th EBS doc festival and K-Docs Pitching Academy. I’m a mentor& judge. Big honour. Find self in TV live audience for launch trying to puzzle out the tag line … itch your dreams.. ditch your dreams 🤨⁉️…

[Julia Moon @JuliaMoonDocs]

Just caught up with @whickerawards final pitch recording. Blown. Away. Absolutely inspired by the stories, the passion and the commitment of all the filmmakers & wish you all well on your journeys. Will look forward to seeing the finished films back @sheffdocfest one day...

[The Whickers @whickerawards]

Meet the winners of our 2021 Film & TV Funding Award Ilyas Yourish (@elyas_yourish) & Shahrokh Bikaran (@shahrokh_bn) with KAMAY and Kit Vincent (@kitvincent11) with RED HERRING.

Welcome to the Whickers family ♥️♥️♥️

More about their projects here: https://t.co/gR49gikEr2

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@cate_blanshit Haven't they just accidently played the film in reserve? And it's really about getting stains out? Otherwise it makes no sense whatsoever and that cheerful blond needs help.

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@Chicken_lil_ass Can't I have Jennifer Saunders?

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@Chicken_lil_ass Come now, no need to be sad, here's a Barnet travel map to help you decide where next to shop with your Monzo

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

@Chicken_lil_ass Why the Tiny Tear of course.

[The Whickers @whickerawards]

📢 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 📢

First-time feature director? Got a great idea for a documentary? Apply now for our 2021 Film & TV Funding Award worth up to £95k.

Find out more & read the full criteria here: https://t.co/cm13w9pAkH

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

I've just been on a programme! Insufferably chuffed to have popped up on @BBCRadio4 asking a question of @OyinBraithwaite on the brilliant Book Club and getting a damn fine reply. 🙏 #decoloningnarratives #booklovers
https://t.co/AOQwMcvLVf

[Jane Ray @chookyray]

Big cheer for our postal services for delivering...lockdown cheer. Apologies to Akuol for using quite so much parcel tape and such a tight knot on the bow. I was taking no chances #PostalService

[The Whickers @whickerawards]

A few weeks ago our 2020 Film & TV Award Winner, @AdeMabior was diagnosed with COVID19, halting the next stage of production on her film.

After much rest Akuol has almost recovered, so we thought a surprise in the post would cheer her up. Watch here: https://t.co/1FnKOsskGG 🎉