 Birds Eye View was founded by Rachel Millward and Pinny Grylls in 2002, to celebrate and support women filmmakers.Backed by key figures in the film industry, Birds Eye View describes its work as “a positive response to the fact that (as of 2005) women make up only 7% of directors and 12% of writers in the film industry”.The organisation's work includes an annual festival of films by women filmmakers, held in London, as well as a touring programme and year-round training and career development programmes for emerging women filmmakers in the UK.