Female Filmmakers Film Festival

All submissions must be 7 minutes or under in length. "Audience Awards and all the panels and connections you provided are phenomenal and the support you show for burgeoning filmmakers and female ones at that is simply brilliant." Sarah Clift, WFC Grand Jury Prize, Tangerine Entertainment’s Juice Award, MT Film Office Prize winner "This was such an AMAZING, life-changing weekend!! I especially loved the women’s film challenge roundtable session. I received fantastic and practical advice that I’m already starting to implement." Allison Otto, GOOD DOCS WFC winner "It’s festivals like these that help us women filmmakers break through the set archetypes of what ‘directors’ look and sound like." Cali Bondad, WFC Honorable Mention, ChromaColor Prize, POV Prize​ A disparity of any kind is caused by lack of opportunity. Along with its partners, Audience Awards is doing its part in providing opportunities to women filmmakers worldwide.As Directors UK’s 2016 report says, “By shutting out entire segments of society, we exclude unique voices and limit the scope of our culture as a whole.” We would like to include those voices and expand the scope of our entire culture. Audience Awards is a platform created by female filmmakers. As women, we know what it takes to get a leg up in this industry and we work every day to help make your film dreams come true. The Challenge: Female filmmakers are invited to submit short fiction or nonfiction films, 7 minutes or under, to gain exposure and prizes to accelerate your careers. The top films are juried by industry professionals and premiere at Audience Awards Film Festival in LA, June 2018. The Women’s Film Challenge Mission: To exalt female-driven stories and the work of women in film To promote and engage audiences to support female filmmakers To encourage emerging talent to continue to create To provide a platform for female filmmakers to find and become role models To build awareness worldwide of the abundance of talented female directors, writers, editors and producers in this industry To connect female filmmakers to brands and brand opportunities To contribute to the revolution that is just beginning To show the #femalelens – behind and in front of the camera The films will be juried by an industry panel and the top 10 films are deemed the finalists films. The Women's Film Challenge Premiere is the Audience Awards Film Festival Saturday Night Headline Red Carpet Event! The global audience will vote for the finalist films the week leading up to the premiere at AudFest 2018. MENTORSHIP: WFC winning filmmakers will also be matched with top-tier women in the film industry at a mentorship brunch during the Audience Awards Film Festival. Following the premiere, awards will be announced for: Best Narrative Film Best Documentary Film Honorable Mention (Jury) Best Film: Audience Choice Honorable Mention (Audience) Best in Score Best in Cinematography Best in Sound Best in Editing Entries will be evaluated based on the following judging criteria: Creativity (45%) Technical Merit (30%) Adherence to the Assignment (25%) The finalist films in this challenge may be used across additional multiple distribution channels. ***In the event that your film is accepted, your will receive an email that explains how to submit your film to the online film festival. You will then need to upload your film before the contest start date.***