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@minabarber.bsky.social

Writer/Director - | BAFTA Connect | ALUNA Labs | BBC Writersroom | SKY Arts Award alumni https://fillinghamweston.com/mina-barber-new-to-fwa/

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Wish I could be in Japan for Cherry Blossom Season 🌸 one day, but for now, the tree at the end of my street will do 🌳

15.04.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mid week laurels! 😊 thanks again for placing my short 'HOT SAUCE' in the @femalepilotclub & BBC Comedy initiative 2025 πŸ’ƒ

27.03.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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❀️ Loved every version of 'Mickey 17' - Bong Joon-ho

09.03.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks, @WFTV_UK. Good to catch some shorts, connect with some brilliant women working in film and TV, and catch up with friends! πŸ’œ #wftvfestival #shortfilm

07.03.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TV nostalgia continues with new gameshow based on musical chairs Game of Chairs will have 10 contestants move around a circle who try to land on a seat when the music stops

Please god β€” and I say this with love β€” make some scripted television

03.03.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 14
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There's simply no universe where what these two guys are saying should be controversial

03.03.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 703    πŸ” 156    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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New series of Alphablocks out on BBC iplayer with two episodes written by me! ☺️ more eps to come πŸ’«

28.02.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Petition Update!

Petition Update!

"And so began the journey north to safety, to our place in the sun"- Mad Max 2⁠
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"Wow, we have been completely bowled over by your amazing support over the last few weeks.⁠
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It has been thanks to you that we have been able to speak to the landlord for the first time in 18 months and are now feeling more positive that we will be able to agree reasonable market terms for a lease without a break clause. We've still a long way to go but with all of you behind us, we're sure we'll make it.⁠
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Thank you,⁠
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From all of us at The Prince Charles Cinema."⁠

"And so began the journey north to safety, to our place in the sun"- Mad Max 2⁠ ⁠ "Wow, we have been completely bowled over by your amazing support over the last few weeks.⁠ ⁠ It has been thanks to you that we have been able to speak to the landlord for the first time in 18 months and are now feeling more positive that we will be able to agree reasonable market terms for a lease without a break clause. We've still a long way to go but with all of you behind us, we're sure we'll make it.⁠ ⁠ Thank you,⁠ ⁠ From all of us at The Prince Charles Cinema."⁠

PETITION UPDATE!

Thank you for all your support thus far! Negotiations with the landlord have resumed & are now feeling more positive that we will be able to get a lease without a break clause. There is still a long road ahead. Read the statement from Managing Director Ben Freedman in the images.

26.02.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 222    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6
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How To Write A Play | Online Tutorials - Royal Court

From the Royal Court

New 6 episode video series from award-winning playwrights Sabrina Ali, Tife Kusoro, Ryan Calais Cameron, Beth Flintoff, Nina Segal & Vinay Patel, helping you to start, write & finish a play.

royalcourttheatre.com/how-to-write...

25.02.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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😁 πŸ™πŸΎ Back on my feet and signed with a lovely writing agent πŸ₯³

24.02.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

@markravenhill.bsky.social decided to act upon Exercise 61 - procrastination last week and wrote a short film! I just needed a nudge - Thank you!!😊

24.02.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Rather than leaving, I archive these chats so I don't get the 96 messages and can scan them when I have time.

17.02.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In a tough time... this message from a friend made me smile πŸ˜ƒ but I also thought - are they sure they got the right person?? πŸ˜‚β˜ΊοΈ

28.01.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get well soon πŸ’œ

17.01.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!! appreciate the message - getting there πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈ

06.01.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Nick - thank you so much for the well wishes - every little helps πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’œπŸ’œ

06.01.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Angela thank you so much!!! Getting there. ❀️❀️❀️

06.01.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whoop! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ very cool to make it to the quarter finalist list for Female Pilot Club Comp, with my comedy script, 'Hot Sauce' 🌢 and it's great to see so many other brilliant female writers on the list! 😍 #femalepilotclub #bbccomedy

16.12.2024 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bit of film networking drinks last night πŸ₯‚ which normally I run away from but so good to catch up with friends ❀️. I'll just be using it for that in future πŸ˜‚

15.12.2024 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just watched up to Ep 3, and now I'm well and truly hooked!! πŸ˜ƒ

11.12.2024 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Movie poster for the film 'Conclave' about voting in a new pope. Red background with three priest characters, two looking left and right the background dressed in black robes and one in the foreground dressed in red robes holding a ballot paper

Movie poster for the film 'Conclave' about voting in a new pope. Red background with three priest characters, two looking left and right the background dressed in black robes and one in the foreground dressed in red robes holding a ballot paper

'Conclave' read on social media that it's 'Mean Girls' with priests. A lot of characters give each other the stink eye, so it's not wrong πŸ˜‚. Very Godfather family meeting style thriller. Loved the ending ❀️

10.12.2024 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really struggling with Ep 1. Maybe I'm just not focusing enough, but I guess I'll hold on until Ep 2...

09.12.2024 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible."

- Alan Rickman

09.12.2024 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I can confirm that 'After the Party' is just excellent, great character writing, and layered performances that had me hooked from the start

07.12.2024 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So good!!!! Saw it yesterday 😍

07.12.2024 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Film poster for Wicked the movie. With the young Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West floating on a broom reaching out to her school friend Glinda the Good Witch

Film poster for Wicked the movie. With the young Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West floating on a broom reaching out to her school friend Glinda the Good Witch

Loved this film so much...me and my sister were told we were too dark skinned and ugly when we were young, so l love this story 😭 ❀️ Cynthia and Ariana were just πŸ’« and Idina and Kristin made me grin. Roll on the sing a longs 🎀 and time to go and finally watch that season of Bridgeton πŸ˜‚

07.12.2024 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trust me, I put my out of office on and people just ignore it...πŸ€ͺ

06.12.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh shit! Take it easy. X

06.12.2024 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Women's Prize for Playwriting pink logo on a yellow background.

Submissions open: Monday 13th January 2025.
Submissions close: Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

Women's Prize for Playwriting pink logo on a yellow background. Submissions open: Monday 13th January 2025. Submissions close: Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

πŸ“’Announcing: the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025. Bigger, bolder, brighter.

Submissions will open on Monday 13th January and close on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

05.12.2024 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

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