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We seek articles from female filmmakers that will give advice to beginning filmmakers. This site will cater to women starting their cinematic journey at two different levels: making films for personal use or work to be screened at festivals and other venues.
Contributions should be between 200 and 1000 words and accompanied by a 50 to 100-word bio and an author’s picture. Photographs, screenshots and videos can be used as illustrations when necessary.
News
agnès films co-founders, Alexandra Hidalgo and Caitlan Spronk, will be giving presentations about our website at two conferences this October.
Our first presentation and official unveiling of agnès films will be at the Midwest Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference in Minneapolis. Two weeks after our visit to Minneapolis, we’ll go to Louisville for The Watson Conference.
We are looking forward to the discussion that will be generated by these presentations and to welcoming new members to our community.
New on agnès films
If Only I’d Known Then… Adventures and Misadventures of a First-Time Filmmaker
Alexandra Hidalgo discusses her first filmmaking experience for her short documentary Perfect: A Conversation with the Venezuelan Middle Class about Female Beauty and Breast Implants. Through her narrative, Alexandra gives advice on how to avoid making the same mistakes she made regarding sound, framing and preparing to conduct interviews.
Mirrors, Rage and Feminism: Sauntering Through Agnès Varda’s World
Alexandra Hidalgo profiles French filmmaker Agnès Varda, after whom our site is named. Alexandra looks at Agnès’s career from her early work in the 1950s to her poignant 2008 documentary autobiography The Beaches of Agnès, in which Agnès examines a lifetime of feminist filmmaking, storytelling and activism.