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The history of women's film festivals begins in the early 1970s during the second wave of feminism. [1] The first international women's film festival took place in New York in 1972, and the occurrence of female film festivals soon spread to the rest of the world with festivals happening in Canada and Germany in 1973, France in 1974, and Iran in 1975. [1]
Women's film festivals are film events geared to promote women in the film industry. Women’s film festivals began due to the lack of female voice within the film industry. [1] To combat this hindrance, their own film festival was designed. Most women's film festivals only screen films directed, produced, or written by women.
The International Festival of Women's Films was founded by screenwriter Kristina Nordstrom in 1972, who also served as festival director. [2] [7] Nordstrom has previously worked as an assistant to Richard Roud, the co-founder and program director of the New York Film Festival. [8] Publicity materials for the festival stated that its purpose was:
On the big screen: 12 movies you didn't know were filmed or set in Central Jersey “Dream Screen,” which is not part of the festival’s competition, is the first film Nigrin is showing at the ...
International Images Film Festival for Women; International Women's Film Festival (Australia) International Women's Film Festival in Rehovot; Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln; Io Isabella International Film Week
The organization was founded in 2010, and its first film festival was held in 2011. [8] Every festival has a theme; the first festival's theme was Women's Voices from the Muslim World: A Short Film Festival. [9] [8] [10] The festival had over 200 films submitted from over 40 countries showcasing what life is like for women in the Muslim world. [10]
Pages in category "Women's film festivals in the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The role of women's films was discussed at the Women's Liberation Conference in Melbourne in 1970, [108] and groups such as the Feminist Film Workers collective (1970s and 1980s), Sydney Women"s Film Group (SWFG, 1972–), Melbourne Women's Film Group (1973–), Reel Women (1979 to 1983 in Melbourne), and Women's Film Unit (Sydney and Melbourne ...