The world’s leading podcast about women in film
About us
Podcast
Girls On Film is the world's leading podcast dedicated to championing women in film. With 180+ episodes and a dedicated global audience, it creates space for meaningful conversations with actors, directors, critics, and industry leaders who share a passion for gender equity and powerful storytelling.
Awards
The Girls On Film Awards celebrate excellence in diverse storytelling and representation across 12 categories, including Best Feature, Ensemble Cast, and the impactful Ally Award. Founded in 2021, these awards spotlight groundbreaking creators who challenge conventions, champion inclusion, and shape the future of film from all perspectives.
Community Building
Girls On Film is a thriving community that goes beyond audio. Through live events, special screenings and Q&As, it connects creators and audiences, fostering long-lasting professional relationships and friendships in the film world.
Content
Girls On Film produces insightful, impactful conversations that inspire and educate. With topics ranging from representation to creative process, the podcast has sparked fresh perspectives on the film industry for a diverse, engaged audience.
OUR PEOPLE
Meet the team
Charlotte Matheson Producer
Hedda Lornie Archbold
Co-founder, executive producer
Anna Smith
Co-founder, host
Our Patrons
“Having been a fan of what Anna and Hedda have built in the name of really celebrating women in film with the Girls On Film podcast and awards, I'm very proud to be a patron. They have a genuine commitment to representation of women of all heritage and backgrounds working in the industry and their mission complements the work I do at The British Blacklist.”
— Akua Gyamfi
Founder of The British Blacklist
I’m delighted and proud to support Girls On Film. Their podcast, annual awards, and other programmes and events provide a brilliant platform to discover and celebrate women filmmakers and film critics, and the team’s commitment to representation, diversity, and inclusion means they always bring a fresh and fascinating perspective to the films they discuss.”
— Col Needham
Founder of the IMDb
“With only 27% of films released in the UK written and / or directed by women, Girls On Film gives us a much-needed female perspective on films and the broader industry. Just as Girls On Film spotlight women in cinema, their work too deserves championing, and I’ll be glad to continue cheering them on.”
— Melanie Iredale
Cine-activist and Director of Reclaim the Frame
"Girls On Film is doing such important work, celebrating and spotlighting the contributions of women within contemporary cinema, and doing so with such knowledge, passion and warmth through the podcast. And now the Awards give us an opportunity to reflect on female creatives' stunning achievements from the previous 12 months, across the crafts, in front of and behind the camera."
— Tricia Tuttle
Director of the Berlin Film Festival
Laura Mulvey is Professor of Film, Emerita, at Birkbeck College, University of London. She is the author of: Visual and Other Pleasures (Macmillan 1989/2009), Fetishism and Curiosity (British Film Institute 1996/2013), Citizen Kane (BFI Classics series 1992/2012), Death Twenty- four Times a Second: Stillness and the Moving Image (Reaktion Books 2006) and Afterimages: On Cinema, Women and Changing Times (Reaktion Books 2019). She made six films in collaboration with Peter Wollen including Riddles of the Sphinx (British Film Institute 1977; dvd 2013) and Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti (Arts Council 1980). With artist/filmmaker Mark Lewis, she has made Disgraced Monuments (Channel 4 1994) and 23 August 2008 (2013)
— Laura Mulvey
“I have the impression that since Girls on Film podcast first hit our headsets the number of women in key creative roles in film has increased after years of stagnation. I’m thrilled to hear women talk to Anna about how they never knew that the job they have done behind camera, on and off set, was never really achieved by women before them.
— Kerry Fox
Actress and filmmaker
“I am very proud to be a patron of the Girls On Film Awards. The awards honour women in the film industry who have made a change, and work hard every day to keep pushing the boundaries for women, as it is unfortunately still not a no-brainer that all genders should be treated equal.”
— Kirsten Niehuus
CEO of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
“I have been in collaboration with Girls On Film in various ways since they started, so it’s a joy to be asked to be a patron. I promise to help spread the word and support their fantastic work in all possible ways, arm in arm with the team and the other fabulous patrons".
— Mia Bays
Director of the BFI Filmmaking Fund
“Girls On Film celebrates women in the world of film. Being able to discuss and support each other, in the diverse community that we are, is vital in our industry. I am very pleased to support the work that Anna and Hedda are doing in bringing us all together, as ultimately that is what film is about: shared experience!”
— Rosie Fellner
Actress, producer and owner of Rosebud Pictures
Clare Bateman-King has worked in entertainment for over 30 years. Beginning in radio before moving to the film trades, she now leads Marketing and Fandom
events in the U.K. and US, taking clients to ComicCons and Festivals worldwide.
Clare is also a film producer, working on award winning titles such as Chasing Chasing Amy and My Dead Friend Zoe amongst others.
— Clare Bateman-King
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