Birds Eye View Film Festival

Lektrolab and DJ Bopa lead a VJing workshop equipping beginners with the skills to get them ready for a public appearance.

A selection of the most diverse and extraordinary talent by women from developing countries.

A hypnotic journey to the high arctic, investigating the effects and conseqences of industrialization on the polar environment and native Inuit.

How to let the world know what you're up to online: a panel event and networking opportunity.

UK premiere of cult indie actress Sarah Polley's astounding directorial debut about a middle aged woman suffering from Alzheimer's.

A highly accomplished debut from Canadian-Korean director So Yong Kim about the challenges of dealing with love and life in a new country.

Lektrolab DJ ladies, Lektrogirl, DJ Slippers & Mrs Van De Belt spin the tunes with VJ Bopa and special guests.

A masterclass and guide to getting a great screenplay written and financed.

The first of our imaginative international shorts programmes: films from New Zealand, Serbia, Poland and Portugal.

Turn your Big Idea into reality in this unique pitch workshop.

A screening of Mother's Day by celebrated Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Dangarembga, plus clips and discussion.

Clips and discussions from a panel of the most hip and talented female music video directors.

The story of a young boy living wild and a troubled little girl from an affluent family, from awrd-winning Polish director Dorota Kediersawska.

Tilda Swinton plays a forensic psychologist investigating a woman accused of murdering her newborn baby.

Waste-recyclers in Bogotá approach their dream of having a place to live of their own.

Debut mystery yarn from director Alante Alfandari about a young woman coming to terms with her mother's life as a witch.

Barbara Kopple and Cecelia Peck follow country and western group the Dixie Chicks in the wake of their anti-Bush statement at a 2003 concert.

Everything you always wanted to know about Steadicam but were afraid to ask.

From quirky dance film to hard-hitting drama, a showcase of the best emerging UK talent.

An angry, tender and funny film about the impact of the 1915 Armenian Genocide on the life of young filmmaker Araz Artinian.

Your chance to get hot tips from an award winning writer/director and Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee.

A collection of enthralling documentaries from UK women this year.

The story of letters and an unlikely friendship between an Irish actress and an American prisoner on Death Row.

The story of a war correspondent who by saying goodbye to her previous life finds a new way to live.

Grab a beer, laze at the bar and increase your knowledge in the field of distribution.

A Irish woman looking for her one-night stand in Poland disovers that sometimes you have to lose your way to find a better direction.

An intimate and compelling film following a sex change procedure in Iran, "a paradise for transsexuals"

A powerful film about the chiaroscuro elements of normality, and the excesses of love, attraction and desire.

Is fine art film if it's shown in the cinema? How is a film affected by being shown in a gallery? Includes a full screening of Laurie Simmon's fantastic three-act cinematic musicalThe Music of Regret

Four actors with learning difficulties express their emotions and aspirations.

El Cartel are a collective of hip hop artists operating outside Cuba's government-controlled music industry: the struggle to find the perfect rhyme is eclipsed only by the struggle to get by.

The second of our imaginative international shorts programmes: films from Israel, Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland and Australia.

A beautifully-shot documentary about women's struggles to keep their homes, hopes and dignity intact, that begins with a tragic stampede when a politician offers free saris.

In a dull, West German suburb a rebellious girl gang roams: a hard hitting debut from one of the hottest young directors of the German 'new wave'.

SherryBaby director Collyer talks about her career, The Sundance Lab, and some directorial dos and don'ts.

Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as a cleaned-up heroin addict trying to get her daughter back.