Is There Anybody Out There director Ella Glendining is among a delegation of disabled filmmakers the BFI is set to send to this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
The full cohort also includes production and development exec Anna Keeley (Love Lies Bleeding), Inclusivity Films founder Sarah Leigh, and Chilean-born, Welsh-based filmmaker Cristián Saavedra.
The quartet will participate in IFFR Pro’s CineMart co-production forum and Talent Development initiatives and attend the Pro Hub programme of industry discussions, workshops, and mentoring meetings.
The BFI has said the trip is supported by the BFI International Fund and is the first time it has focused solely on Disabled talent at a festival or market.
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