Films and females come together this week at the Bird’s Eye View (BEV) festival. The result is a sum greater than it’s parts, kicking off on the day recognised across the world as International Women’s Day, 8 March 2007. Host venues are the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), the National Film Theatre (NFT) and the Barbican, with smaller events happening at the Everyman Cinema and Cine Lumiere in London. The focus of the festival is as diverse and entertaining as Britney Spear’s hairstyles – including music videos, short films, features, documentaries, silent films with live music, bring-a-baby screenings, workshops or other feel-good and screen-related gatherings. The growth of the festival this year is enriched with the collaboration of Action-aid, and their cutting-edge films from female directors in developing countries.