OUTREACH HOW WE CREATED AWARENESS ON GIRLS AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN DENMARK THIS IS WHAT WE DID 3 DOCUMENTARIES 10 SHORT FILMS AND OUTREACH: OUT-DOOR CAMPAIGN EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, EVENTS AND SCREENINGS, CURATED FILMS AND VOXPOP VIDEOS VISIT WHYWOMEN.DK Helen Mirren. Having one of the world’s most respected and critically acclaimed actresses involved in WHY WOMEN? drew a lot of attention to the important cause. Further, it served as a great career opportunity and strong motivation for the young talents to create a film in collaboration with a world-renowned professional – resulting in many fantastic contest submissions and 10 outstanding winners. INFLUENTIAL WOMEN INVOLVED ACADEMY-AWARD WINNING BRITISH ACTRESS DAME HELEN MIRREN NARRATED 10 SHORT FILMS DANISH ARTIST OH LAND CONTRIBUTED WITH THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE FILMS’ INTROS AND OUTROS. H.R.H. CROWN PRINCESS MARY OF DENMARK DANISH AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST PUK DAMSGÅRD FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF DENMARK HELLE THORNING-SCHMIDT ARE FEATURED IN THE DOCUMENTARIES. WHY WOMEN? FILMS SCREENED AT THE WOMEN DELIVER CONFERENCE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENMARK KUNSTHAL CHARLOTTENBORG AROS - AARHUS ART MUSEUM THE WOMEN’S MUSEUM THE ROYAL LIBRARY DR.DK TELEVISION DR1 + DR2 DANISH UNION DANSK METAL 50 LIBRARIES ACROSS DENMARK MINI POLITICAL FESTIVAL HELD IN TIVOLI 5 OUT-DOOR DOKUMANIA SCREENINGS AROUND DENMARK THE DANISH FAMILY PLANING ASSCOCIATION’S ACTIVITIES 7TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM THE CITY OF COPENHAGEN WHY WOMEN? short films were screened at 50 libraries across Denmark. Big posters complimented the films. On the photo 3 young girls are watching our short film about early forced marriage; One Bride, Seven Cows or a Box of Heroin. We screened short films and documentary State of the Women at the Royal Library in Copenhagen. Welcome speech by co-founder of The Why Foundation; Mette Hoffmann Meyer. UPCOMING SCREENINGS DR SCHOOL & DR EDUCATION WILL USE THE FILMS FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL SCREENED AT THE FILM CLUB; ASK WHY? FOR STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF COPENHAGEN MUSIC FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS BEFORE CONCERTS SCREENED AT FILM FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE MORE TO COME... WHY WOMEN? IN NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND RADIO HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, BERLINGSKE, POLITIKEN, EKSTRA BLADET, INFORMATION, FEMINA, COVER, SOUNDVENUE, EKKO, FILMLAND, RADIO NOVA, ELLE, JYLLANDSPOSTEN... AND MORE SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT WHY WOMEN? AND BROUGHT ATTENTION TO GIRLS AND WOMEN’S CONDITIONS TODAY. READ THE ARTICLE IN HOLLYWOOD REPORT HERE WHY WOMEN? ON TELEVISION 25% OF THE DANISH POPULATION WATCHED AT LEAST ONE OF THE DOCUMENTARIES OR SHORTFILMS ABOUT WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND WELLBEING DR1 / DR2 FROM 16TH – 23TH MAY 2016 WHY WOMEN? ON SOCIAL MEDIA 34.000 IMPRESSIONS ON TWITTER DURING THE WOMEN DELIVER CONFERENCE REACHED OVER 100k PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK IN MAY 2016 OUT-DOOR CAMPAIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF COPENHAGEN WE CREATED AN OUT-DOOR CAMPAIGN STIRRING DEBATE ABOUT GENDER INEQUALITY CURATED FILMS AVAILABLE 30 DAYS AT WHYWOMEN.DK BY SOME OF THE BEST FILMMAKERS IN THE WORLD... INDIAS DAUGHTER, LESLEE UDWIN JUSTICE FOR SALE, FEMKE VAN VELZEN & ILSE VAN VELZEN ROUGH AUNTIES, KIM LONGINOTTO VOXPOP VIDEOS WHAT OBSTACLES DOES WOMEN FACE TODAY - IF ANY? WHO IS YOUR FEMALE ROLE MODEL? IF YOU WERE TO GIVE ONE PIECE OF ADVISE TO MEN - WHAT WOULD IT BE? These were the questions THE WHY set out to ask. We’re all influenced by the way women are perceived and treated in society. We have asked people from around the world to answer the 3 questions. And shared the voxpop videos on social medias. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN! LET’S REACH THE REST OF THE WORLD. GET IN TOUCH IF YOU WANT TO SCREEN WHY WOMEN? IN YOUR COUNTRY. CONTACT PRODUCER METTE BJERREGAARD [email protected].