Festival Programme
Day 1: Thursday 18th March
ALL DAY GMT
Short Films are available to watch throughout the festival
12:00 - 12:25 GMT
LIVE Introduction to the festival with Yalda Hakim and Aisha Clarke
12:30 - 13:00 GMT
LIVE Film Review with Anna Smith and Sue Carpenter
13:00 - 13:05 GMT
LIVE An introduction to GGM by GGM International and GGM UK
18:00 - 19:00 GMT
LIVE Panel Talk with Mia Bays and Isra Al Kassi of Birds' Eye View
Day 2: Friday 19th March
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
LIVE Filmmaker Q & A on Mental Health and Disability
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
Live workshop with Twitch
18:30 - 19:52 GMT
LIVE Feature Documentary: I Am Belmaya (82 mins)
20:00 - 20:45 GMT
LIVE I Am Belmaya Q&A with director Sue Carpenter and 3 GlobalGirls
Day 3: Saturday 20th March
11:00 - 11:50 GMT
Networking: live session for filmmakers on Zoom
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
Live workshop with Sister Studio
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
LIVE Career Talk with Uzma Mir
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
LIVE Filmmaker Q & A on Sexual Harassment and Violence
16:00 - 17:00 GMT
Live workshop with Tamara Jacobs: Finding your voice
18:00 - 19:00 GMT
LIVE Keynote with Yalda Hakim
Day 4: Sunday 21st March
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
LIVE Career Talk with Zara Janjua
16:00 - 17:00 GMT
Live workshop with Tamara Jacobs: Developing your story
18:00 - 19:00 GMT
LIVE Awards Ceremony, hosted by Anna Smith, with jury members and winners
Film Submission
Our film programme was selected from an open call for submissions, run through FilmFreeway. We charged a small submission fee towards the running of the festival.
Submissions for the 2022 GlobalGirl Media Film Festival will open later during the year.
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About the festival
GlobalGirl Media UK is launching our first film festival, welcoming over 30 global films by women.
Awards
GGM UK are really excited to award a number of prizes to the best films in the short film programme.
How to book
This year's festival is completely online. Ticket prices range from £3 - £15 with varying access.
Festival News
News about the festival and updates or additions to speaker, workshop and events programme.
Festival Jury
Our festival jury pick the winners of 4 prizes: Documentary, Drama, Student & Best Director
About GGM UK
The GlobalGirl Media Film Festival is organised by UK based charity, GlobalGirl Media UK.
Our Team
This festival would not have been possible without our amazing volunteers and charity trustees.
How to help
Looking to sponsor a prize, volunteer at the festival or share the festival with your network?