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We’re so excited to see so many members of the Yes She Cannes She Squad screening work at the London Rolling Film Festival this weekend at Vue Cinema Piccadilly! Across features, shorts, documentaries and the True Spark programme, our community is represented throughout the festival with stories spanning everything from consent and accountability to disability, identity, female power, kindness, resilience and real-life impact. Scroll through below to discover the films, meet

What one generation survives, the next may still have to face. Welcome to She Comes for You. One of six projects selected for our inaugural About Bloody Time: Women Are Seen Project Showcase at FrightFest 2026, She Comes for You is a female-led horror feature using Vietnamese folklore and supernatural horror to explore something frighteningly real: the trauma we inherit from the generations before us. THE KILLER LOGLINE 🩸 After her sister’s death, a woman and her estranged m

Broken noses. Sleepless nights. Lost identity. And then she rips her face off in the sink. Welcome to After Birth. One of six projects selected for our inaugural About Bloody Time: Women Are Seen Project Showcase at FrightFest 2026, After Birth is a body-horror short turning one of the most common- and yet rarely honestly depicted- experiences into something gloriously visceral: motherhood. THE KILLER LOGLINE 🩸 Her baby broke her nose, the house is in chaos, and she’s a sle

Did you catch the About Bloody Time: Women Are Seen teaser at FrightFest? Created to celebrate the BLOODY brilliant women and female-led genre projects at the heart of our first About Bloody Time event, the teaser trailer brought together a taste of 6 projects- ranging from horror, folk horror, supernatural, body horror & sci-fi- to (gloriously strange) satire- all in one bloody brilliant showcase. MEET THE PROJECTS BELOW! DISCOVER THE FILMMAKERS Go follow, discover and suppo

This Thursday, Yes She Cannes is bringing together filmmakers, creatives, and genre fans in London for It’s About Bloody Time: Women Are Seen - an afternoon celebrating the women creating, leading and reshaping horror, fantasy, sci-fi and beyond. Taking place during FrightFest at the Phoenix Artist Club, the event brings the women-in-genre conversations we’ve been building internationally into one room - part networking event, part celebration and part platform for exciting f

Claire Darch Actor / Emerging Director / Intimacy Coordination Trainee Based in the United Kingdom @clmore77 Claire Darch is an actor and emerging filmmaker whose work is shaped by a belief that powerful storytelling and the wellbeing of the people making it should go hand in hand. With a background in performance, project and risk management, and fostering, Claire is now developing her directing practice while training in intimacy coordination. Her focus is on helping create

Patricia Chica Producer / Director / PR ExpertPresident, Flirt Films and ChicArt PR Based in Montreal and Los Angeles @chicatronica Patricia Chica is a producer, director and PR expert whose work spans filmmaking, talent development and strategic positioning within the industry. Through ChicArt PR and Flirt Films Inc., Patricia supports filmmakers, producers and writers in building visibility, reaching audiences and surpassing their professional goals. Her work is rooted in c

Luna Zhang Producer / Film Finance Expert / President, Celes Luna HoldingWomen’s Empowerment Advocate / Speaker@linadreambuilder In this SHE SPOTLIGHT, Johanna sits down with Luna Zhang, an independent producer and President of Celes Luna Holding, specialising in film financing, deal structuring and international partnerships. With experience spanning major productions and independent filmmaking, Luna brings a strategic perspective to financing, packaging and development. Her

Clara Cantos Actress / Director Based in Paris, France @clara.cantos In this SHE SPOTLIGHT, with Clara Cantos, an actress and director whose work is shaped by emotional honesty, lived experience and a belief in stories that disturb gently and stay with you. Moving between acting, writing and directing, Clara is currently developing an original fantasy drama screenplay that is ambitious, dark and female at its core. Her work is rooted in connection, courage and making space fo

Sahra Bhimji Director / Film ProfessorBased in Berkeley, California, USA@sahrafilms In this SHE SPOTLIGHT, with Sahra Bhimji, a director and film professor whose work explores the space between reality and the surreal. With a love for stories that feel grounded yet impossibly strange, Sahra creates work that questions capitalism, patriarchy, embodiment and the ways we understand birth and death. She is currently stepping into her debut feature, Animal Heart, a horror film exp

Svetlana Serigny Documentary Producer / Author / SpeakerBased in Cannes, France @svetpanuta In this SHE SPOTLIGHT, with Svetlana Serigny, a documentary producer, author and speaker whose work is rooted in lived experience and driven by a mission to shift perspectives on disability, resilience and caregiving. Entering the industry outside traditional pathways, Svetlana uses storytelling as a tool for impact. Her work brings deeply personal realities into public conversation,

Ankita S Pandey Producer / Founder, Gaia Film ProductionBased in London, UK @ankitaenvisions / @gaiafilmproduction In this SHE SPOTLIGHT with Ankita S Pandey, a London-based producer and founder of Gaia Film Production, whose work centres on socially driven, character-led storytelling that challenges perspectives while remaining deeply human. With a background in architecture, Ankita has built her path into film through discipline, resilience and a commitment to telling stori

SABRINA CULVER Actress / Producer / Founder, Twin Flames Productions In this SHE SPOTLIGHT, we meet Sabrina Culver, an actress, producer and founder of Twin Flames Productions, whose work is rooted in inclusive filmmaking, sustainable practice and making space for women’s stories across generations. From early days building imaginary dressing rooms instead of forts, to a career spanning more than 100 roles across film, television and soaps, Sabrina has never lost the creative

By Elizabeth Blake-Thomas, Mother Daughter Entertainment The festival is over and you have returned home. Now what? The first thing you should do is pause for a moment and congratulate yourself. Attending and navigating Cannes is no small achievement. Many people talk about going for years but never actually take the step to make it happen. They dream about it, plan for it, and imagine what it might be like, but life, work, or finances get in the way. You made it happen. You

Last October, during a torrential downpour, I was out to lunch with some film folk somewhere in the southern portion of Palma, just by the sea. It was the middle of the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, my first film festival, and I felt as though people could actually see me floating. I was simply happy to be there—to soak up all the culture and information that people seemed to freely give once you were “in the door.” We were sitting in this nice restaurant—ne

LEIGH ARIANA TRIFARI/MINERVA WORLD MEDIA 12 May 2026. All rights reserved. Women directors remain a minority in Cannes’ 2026 Competition — just five of twenty-two titles (24%) are helmed by women — yet their presence shapes some of the festival’s most anticipated films. Main Competition — Films Directed by Women Marie Kreutzer’s Gentle Monster and Valeska Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure anchor the lineup with psychologically rich, cross-border narratives, while France field

THE CATCH Directed by JO SOUTHWELL Writers: Emily Barr, Craig Barr-Green Starring : Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ben Miles, Omid Djalili, with Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton The Catch is an elevated horror in which a ruined celebrity chef travels to Cornwall in search of a mythical delicacy, only for his obsession with the rarest catch to spiral into a terrifying confrontation with a community of vengeful mermaids. In a new exclusive interview on Horror Valentines, Ella spoke with Director Jo

WENCH EXPERIENCES Founder/Director: Sapna Moti Bhavnani Key Team: Heidi Honeycut Projects Include: Wench Film Festival, Wench Films A dying man seeks the ultimate release: birth in reverse. In a new exclusive interview on Horror Valentines, Ella spoke with Sapna Bhavani about Wench Experiences. A pioneer of all things horror in India, Wench specialises in immersive, horror themed experiences and events that empower the female gaze. Known for curating unique gatherings such as

MAN EATING PUSSY Written and Directed by LEE LAWSON Produced by Lawsonian Starring Grace Glowicki and Julian Richings A dying man seeks the ultimate release: birth in reverse. Man Eating Pussy is a drama / horror which follows a terminally ill man who finds solace with an enigmatic prostitute whose inhuman body provides both carnal satisfaction and final deliverance. In a new exclusive interview on Horror Valentines, Ella spoke with writer and director Lee Lawson about Man Ea

NOXTURNE Written and Directed by KRISTINA KLEBE Produced by Wolf Kitten Pictures Starring : Kristina Klebe, Byron Clohessy, Laila Robins, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Kim Director, Robert Clohessy Noxturne is a fantasy / thriller that follows a world-renowned pianist whose life is shattered after a devastating accident leaves her wheelchair-bound and dependent on her younger boyfriend as both caregiver and companion. As her recovery becomes increasingly isolating, disturbing visions