Within the Zürcher Filmtalk - Die Socialising- und Networking-Plattform der Zürcher Filmszene
Helen Jacey will explore some of the questions concerning positive female character representation. Although we now have more female characters on our screens, why do so many female screenwriters find it difficult to get their female-led stories into production? Why do female characters in male-protagonist-driven films appear to fit into such narrow slots? What do we expect of female protagonists anyway? Depending on which hat we don - writer, director, producer, actress, distributor - are our agendas at odds with each other when it comes to the «great female character» and, if so, in what way(s)?
A lively and provocative talk promising to raise issues and promote awareness for all filmmakers.
Helen Jacey
Screenwriter, author and lecturer. Helen is currently working on a second edition of her book THE WOMAN IN THE STORY: WRITING MEMORABLE FEMALE CHARACTERS, the first guide for screenwriters on female representation from the writer's perspective, to be published by Michael Wiese Productions in 2016. As a screenwriter, Helen has developed numerous feature, TV, and radio projects for leading producers in the UK and internationally. Helen teaches screenwriting at Bournemouth University and is a story consultant and coach for film institutions and filmmakers from all over the world. Her renowned seminar, Writing the Heroine's Story is having its fifth year anniversary and continues to inspire writers from all over the world.
