As the Bird’s Eye View Film Festival reminds us every year, there is still only a ridiculously small proportion of female directors working in the film industry. But while filmmaking remains a male-dominated world, there have been numerous opportunities within the movies themselves for women to get even. In a list where exploitation meets feminism, we look at ten of the sassiest, sexiest, baddest girls in the history of cinema.
Feature by Virginie Sélavy

For much of the 1990s, writer-director Harmony Korine was readily identifiable as the enfant terrible of the American indie scene, a twisted prodigy with a penchant for drugs, drama and artful rebellion. Here, he candidly talks about poetry, faith and dreams.
Interview by Tom Huddleston

In anticipation of the Bird’s Eye View Film Festival, a celebration of women in cinema which takes place in March, Sarah Wood from Club des Femmes explains why it is vital to offer an alternative space for female directors who do not fit in the mainstream.
Feature by Sarah Wood

A report on the Femmes Fantastique day at the London Short Film Festival, January 2008.
Feature by Lisa Williams

Ladyfest London is an arts festival which celebrates female creativity in all its forms and this year it’s London’s turn to host this exciting event. Showcasing women’s talents in music, art, comedy, photography, film and spoken word, Ladyfest London will be taking place on May 9-11, 2008. Here, organisers Kanchi Wichmann and Josefeen Foxter tell us about their favourite films.

Mulling it over, I’ve decided that while Che might grab the points on the martyrdom front, I reckon Marley pips him in the broader Christ-like Figures Of The 20th Century category.
Column by CJ Magnet