Where: Alexandria, VA, USA
When: June
Female Shorts Film Festival celebrates cinematic works of women in the arts. This festival is dedicated and focused to seeking out and promoting cinema created by and for women. The festival is part of the Virginia Commission for the Arts 2010 statewide celebration, Minds Wide Open, which celebrates women in the arts.
Female Shorts Film Festival (FSFF) aims to promote and support the vibrant artistry of independent cinema from female filmmakers of all genres. The FSFF seeks films that are engaging and innovative, reflecting a distinctive vision and independent spirit. Films that feature subjects related to the arts, that illuminate the artistic process, or that emphasize the art of film are encouraged.
Female Shorts Film Festival Official Site
Female Shorts Film Festival
MadCat Women’s International Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, USA
When: September
A US touring festival dedicated to women's films from around the world.
" The MadCat Women’s International Film Festival seeks to exhibit provocative and visionary works that are original in their use of the medium. The festival’s goal is to emphasize innovative works by women that challenge the use of sound and image and explore notions of visual storytelling. This international festival advances an alternative vision by emphasizing work that exploits the medium."
MadCat Women’s International Film Festival
Cineffable: Paris International Lesbian & Feminist Film Festival
When: October - November
Celebrates lesbian and feminist films by women from around the world, as well as related exhibitions and debates.
Cineffable: Paris International Lesbian & Feminist Film Festival
Miami Women’s International Film and Arts Festival
Where: Miami, USA
When: Mar 26 - Apr 2, 2010
Films, visual and performance arts made by women from all over the world. Miami Women’s International Film and Arts Festival 2010 will include eight days of film viewings in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties as well as workshops, panel discussions conducted by industry professionals, and parties.
Visit Miami Women’s International Film and Arts Festival
Portland Women’s Film Festival (POW Fest)
Where: Portland, Oregon,USA
When: Mar 18 - Mar 21, 2010
The festival focuses on the art and cinematic contribution of women filmmakers from around the world.
Portland Women’s Film Festival
Submissions
Birds-Eye-View Film Festival
When: March 4th-12th 2010
Birds Eye View celebrates & supports international women filmmakers, taking place during International Women’s Week each March, at the BFI Southbank and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Birds-Eye-View Film Festival website
Time Out Gay and Lesbian London
Everett Women's Film Festival
Where: Everett, Washington, USA
When: Feb 26-27, 2010
The Everett Women's Film Festival is a weekend festival which provides a venue for the presentation of Women's work in cinema. The 2010 festival features old and new films from international filmmakers, including Courtney Hunt, Sandra Nettlebeck, Sandi Cioffi , Havana Marking, Roberta Cantow, Alice Winocour and Jessica Oreck , as well as shorts by the students of the Reelgrrls after school media and technology training program.
See the Everett Women's Film Festival schedule
