Approaching the Eerie: Glint and other stories • 31st October 2024

Approaching the Eerie: Glint and other stories

Hosted the post-screening discussion with directors Sayna Fardaraghi, Mimi Koku, Helena Coan about their films, the uncanny and girlhood.

BFI London Film Festival 2024 • 20th October 2024

What it Feels Like for a Girl: Depictions of Girlhood in Film

A panel of speakers discuss the nuances of portraying girlhood on screen, dissecting some of the best-known examples and looking towards future representations.

BFI • 28th August 2024

Persona + introduction by Lilia Pavin-Franks

A written version of the introduction I gave to a screening of Persona at the BFI on 28th August 2024.

BFI • 24th August 2024

D.E.B.S. director Angela Robinson | BFI Q&A

D.E.B.S. director Angela Robinson Zooms into BFI Southbank to talk with programmer Grace Barber-Plentie about her sapphic spy comedy.

BFI • 24th August 2024

D.E.B.S. 20th Anniversary panel discussion | BFI Q&A

A panel celebrating the 20th anniversary of Angela Robinson's sapphic spy comedy D.E.B.S. Hosted by event co-programmer Lilia Pavin-Franks (she/her) and featuring writer-curator Siavash Minoukadeh (he/they) and writer-curator Cici Peng (she/her).

BFI • 18th August 2024

Pinocchio director Guillermo del Toro on the joy of hand-crafted animation | BFI in Conversation

BFI • 3rd July 2024

Griffin Dunne in Conversation | BFI

BFI • 31st January 2024

Yorgos Lanthimos in Conversation | BFI

Is Paul Dano OK? Podcast • 29th January 2024

Is Paul Dano OK?: Beautiful Creatures (with Lilia Pavin Franks)

Matt and Daryl are joined by events coordinator at the British Film Institute, Lilia Pavin-Franks, to discuss a bit of a Weisz deep cut, Beautiful Creatires (2000).

BFI • 16th January 2024

Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers | BFI Q&A

BFI • 9th December 2023

Sofia Coppola on Priscilla, Lost in Translation and her filmmaking career | BFI in conversation

BFI London Film Festival 2023 • 15th October 2023

Chasing Identity: Queerness and Empowering Ourselves through Film

A discussion with the director of Chasing Chasing Amy, Sav Rodgers, on the nuances of utilising media for self-identification as a queer person. Programmed for London Film Festival 2023.

Women X Film Festival • 10th September 2023

Women X 2023: Pride & Pleasure strand

A strand at Women X Film Festival 2023 I curated. Weaving together narratives of sex, intimacy and empowerment, Pride & Pleasure is a cinematic ode to the power of the body, celebrating what it means to exist, to desire and to connect with oneself.

BFI • 26th August 2023

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 15th Anniversary | BFI panel

A discursive panel, hosted by myself, which opened the Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging anniversary event at the BFI, and delves into the nuances of girlhood.

BFI • 26th August 2023

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging director Gurinder Chadha and star Georgia Groome | BFI Q&A

Cast & crew Q&A, as part of the Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging anniversary event I co-programmed at the BFI.

BFI • 26th August 2023

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 15th Anniversary + Q&A

Co-programmer of this sold-out BFI event. Revisit the much-loved teen romantic comedy as we celebrate its legacy with an anniversary screening and two panel discussions.

Women X Film Festival Podcast • 8th August 2023

Women X Film Festival Podcast: Anna Járai

Women X's Lilia Pavin-Franks chats with Anna Járai about her film 'Virágom, Virágom', inspired by folk communities, heritage, and Anna's Hungarian culture.

BFI • 4th January 2023

Woman with a Movie Camera Summit 2023 | BFI Southbank

Producing the 2023 Woman with a Movie Camera Summit. Programmed Female Musicians and Self-directed Music Videos, The South Korean New Wave and Female Directors and Rianne Pictures presents: Women X Film Festival 2022 award winners.

WeLoveCinema • 31st December 2021

Man of the People: Gene Kelly and An American in Paris

WeLoveCinema • 22nd July 2021

Girlfriends review – feminist classic feels just as fresh in 2021