Alliance of Women Filmmakers

Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival

#LAWomensFest

March 25 - March 28, 2021

#LAWomensfest is produced by Alliance of Women Filmmakers (AWF), a non-profit dedicated to the advancement and equality of women in entertainment. The festival serves as a platform for women filmmakers worldwide to share their unique stories with diverse audiences.

This year marks the festival’s 17th year which will be held virtually, and feature films made by women from around the world including, Austria, Israel, Italy, India and Nigeria to name a few.

Alliance of Women Filmmakers has established a worldwide network of Artists who share their same mission of creating opportunities and powerful screen images of women. Purchase tickets to connect with visionary filmmakers, see great films and celebrate the achievements of women storytellers from around the world.

Screening Times/Ticket Links

Thursday March 25^th 6:00pm Doc Shorts Program One

https://tinyurl.com/DocShorts1

Thursday March 25^th 7:30pm Doc Shorts Program Two

https://tinyurl.com/DocShorts2

Friday March 26^th 7:00pm “On Our Own Island”

https://tinyurl.com/OnOurOwnIsland

Friday March 26^th 8:30pm Corona & The Jewels

https://tinyurl.com/CoronaJewels

Friday March 26^th 9:30pm “She Saved Me”

https://tinyurl.com/SheSavedMe

Saturday March 27^th 10:00am Shorts Program 3

https://tinyurl.com/narrativeshorts3

Saturday March 27^th 11:45am Shorts Program 5

https://tinyurl.com/narrativeshorts5

Saturday March 27^th   1:30pm Shorts Program 1

https://tinyurl.com/narrativeshortsone

Saturday March 27^th   3:15pm Shorts Program 4

https://tinyurl.com/narrativeshorts4

Saturday March 27^th   5:00pm Shorts Program 6

https://tinyurl.com/narrativshorts6

Saturday March 27^th   6:45pm Shorts Program 2

https://tinyurl.com/narrativeshorts2

Saturday March 27^th   8:30pm Shorts Program 7

https://tinyurl.com/narrativeshorts7

Sunday March 28^th 9:30am Revolt She Said

https://tinyurl.com/DocFeatureOne

Sunday March 28^th 11:15am 1974, 1979 Le Nostre Ferite

https://tinyurl.com/lenostre

Sunday March 28^th 12:30pm My Yang Gang Diary

https://tinyurl.com/yanggangdiary

Sunday March 28th 2:15pm SKY BLOSSOM: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation

https://tinyurl.com/docfeaturefour

Sunday March 28^th 4:00pm A Towering Task: Story of the Peace Corps https://tinyurl.com/towering-task

Sunday March 28^th 6:00pm Eye of the Strom

 https://tinyurl.com/Docfeaturesix

Sunday March 28^th 7:30pm The New Abolitionists

 https://tinyurl.com/thenewabolitionists

2019 #LAWomensFest Hanna's Homecoming

2019 #LAWOMENSFEST NARRATIVE FEATURE

HANNA'S HOMECOMING

Directed By: Esther Bialas

Starring: Maximilian Beck, Simone Geibler and Sascha Alexander Gersak

Saturday, March 23st 9:00 PM LA Live Regal Cinemas

 

ABOUT THE FILM

After three years at boarding school, Hanna is returning home to her little village to help her father's butcher’s shop during her break. Soon she learns that she is not welcome in the village. Everyone remembers the horrific news story about her mother’s death which was followed by the discovery of three dead men in the marsh. While superstition rules the village, everyone believes her mother was a witch and had lured these men into the marsh directly to their death. While struggling to make friends, she meets the extroverted city girl Eva. Thinking she has finally found a friend; scary accidents are starting to happen around her … while Hanna’s confidence and with that her power starts to grow…

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ABOUT #LAWOMENSFEST

Celebrating the cinematic achievements of women from the around the world, The Los Angeles Women's International Film festival produced by Alliance of Women Filmmakers and programmed by Diana Means will take place March 21-24 at LA Live Regal Cinemas.

Now in its 15th year, the festival serves as a platform for women filmmakers worldwide to share their unique stories and cultural experiences with Los Angeles' diverse audience. The 2019 festival will feature films from around the world including; Austria, Italy, India, and Japan to name a few. The festival's programming also reflects Alliance of Women Filmmakers' mission to educate and inform audiences of social and political issues impacting women globally.

#LAWOMENSFEST 2017 SHORTS PROGRAM TWO LINEUP

 

2017 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Shorts Program Two

Friday, March 24 2:00 pm Theatre 3

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Lost Girls

Written and directed by Julia Verdin                                            United Kingdom 24min

A former victim, who is forced to lure young girls into sex trafficking, is given an unexpected gift from a 15-year-old she kidnaps. The gift ignites her lost faith and memory of her former self and gives her the courage to confront her inner demons and dangerous employers in order to break free from the cycle of victimization.

 

C.I.T.

Written and directed by Cara Consilvio                                        USA 19min

Best friends Sarah and Lizzie live for their summers at Blackhawk Farm, times filled with hard work, friendship and horses. This summer, after 10 years as campers, 18-year-old Lizzie will be a counselor, while 17-year-old Sarah will be a C.I.T. (Counselor in Training). Sarah would love to be a counselor, but her late summer birthday seals her fate as a C.I.T. Everything changes when Sarah is told a secret that will change Lizzie’s life forever.

 

Signing Out

Written by Adriana Leonard                                                        USA 10min

Directed by Dana Brawer

Two young women, still recovering from the end of their romantic relationship, unknowingly see the same therapist years later and are forced to come to terms with what happened.

 

Chester

Written and directed by Monique Nagra                                     United Kingdom 15min

In CHESTER, an older foreign gentleman is reluctantly placed in a nursing home in Northern England. Unable to speak English, he is perceived as a John Doe and has trouble engaging with the other residents and staff. Through the aid of Nurse Kelly and the game of chess, he is able to make friends and enjoy life again, until a chess piece goes missing one day.

 

The Next Step

Written and directed by Rachel Medeiros                                    USA 16min

Sofia and her two siblings thrive in their imaginary world, but that begins to crumble when their brother’s physical limitations prevent him from fully immersing himself in that world. Sofia quickly finds that she must come to terms with her brother’s disability or remain stuck in her imaginary world alone.

 

Avani

Written and directed by Arjun Kamath                                         India 9min

There are photographs that are taken for posterity—perhaps to reminisce years later—and then there are photographs that are taken to tell powerful stories. Pictures are worth a thousand words indeed.

2017 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Shorts Program Two

Friday, March 24 2:00 pm Theatre 3

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Lost Girls

Written and directed by Julia Verdin                                            United Kingdom 24min

A former victim, who is forced to lure young girls into sex trafficking, is given an unexpected gift from a 15-year-old she kidnaps. The gift ignites her lost faith and memory of her former self and gives her the courage to confront her inner demons and dangerous employers in order to break free from the cycle of victimization.

 

C.I.T.

Written and directed by Cara Consilvio                                        USA 19min

Best friends Sarah and Lizzie live for their summers at Blackhawk Farm, times filled with hard work, friendship and horses. This summer, after 10 years as campers, 18-year-old Lizzie will be a counselor, while 17-year-old Sarah will be a C.I.T. (Counselor in Training). Sarah would love to be a counselor, but her late summer birthday seals her fate as a C.I.T. Everything changes when Sarah is told a secret that will change Lizzie’s life forever.

 

Signing Out

Written by Adriana Leonard                                                        USA 10min

Directed by Dana Brawer

Two young women, still recovering from the end of their romantic relationship, unknowingly see the same therapist years later and are forced to come to terms with what happened.

 

Chester

Written and directed by Monique Nagra                                     United Kingdom 15min

In CHESTER, an older foreign gentleman is reluctantly placed in a nursing home in Northern England. Unable to speak English, he is perceived as a John Doe and has trouble engaging with the other residents and staff. Through the aid of Nurse Kelly and the game of chess, he is able to make friends and enjoy life again, until a chess piece goes missing one day.

 

The Next Step

Written and directed by Rachel Medeiros                                    USA 16min

Sofia and her two siblings thrive in their imaginary world, but that begins to crumble when their brother’s physical limitations prevent him from fully immersing himself in that world. Sofia quickly finds that she must come to terms with her brother’s disability or remain stuck in her imaginary world alone.

 

Avani

Written and directed by Arjun Kamath                                         India 9min

There are photographs that are taken for posterity—perhaps to reminisce years later—and then there are photographs that are taken to tell powerful stories. Pictures are worth a thousand words indeed.

Los Angeles Women's INTL Film Festival Early Deadline Sept. 12th

Los Angeles Women's INTL Film Festival Early Deadline Fast Approaching

Los Angeles Women's INTL Film Festival Early Deadline is this Friday Sept. 12th. The festival now going into its' eleventh year to continues to provide resources and networking opportunities to empower women filmmakers, to share their unique perspectives through film.

Over the past ten years the festival has showcased hundreds of films made by women of diverse back grounds from all over the world and has established a network of women filmmakers worldwide who share the same passion in creating opportunities and powerful screen images of women.

Described by Back Stage West Magazine, a leading source for entertainment news, as a “Must-attend event for all women in the entertainment industry,” the festival presents narratives, documentaries, animations and student short films. We also present a variety of industry panels, workshops and seminars to provide resources as well as give filmmakers direct access to studio executives.

The 2014 festival panels and workshop were hosted by Women of Warner Bros. seminars included; “Tuning into the Business of Music for Film” moderated by Lisa Margolis, Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Music, Warner Bros. Pictures Financing Your Film; "Gender in Media Research: presented by Madeline Di Nonno, CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and “Taking Your Film to the Marketplace: the Path to Distribution” moderated by Natalie Rodriquez, Associate General Counsel, Warner Bros. Pictures. AWF is partnering with Women of Warner Bros. for the fourth consecutive year to produce the 2015 Filmmaker Symposium.

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Jennifer Lawrence Voted Top Money-Making Star of 2013 in Quigley Publishing Company's Annual Poll

Jennifer Lawrence has been voted the Top Money-Making Star of 2013 in Quigley Publishing Company's 82nd Annual Poll. This is Lawrence's first appearance in the Quigley Poll, and the first time an actor has gone from Star of Tomorrow one year to the Top Money-Making Star the next. After winning an Academy Award and a Golden Globe earlier this year and outstanding performances in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "American Hustle," theatre owners and film buyers felt Lawrence was responsible for more traffic to movie theatres in 2013 than any other actor. Sandra Bullock, who was in "The Heat" and "Gravity" this year, placed second on the Top Ten Money- Making Stars list. The only other time females were voted the top two spots in history was Quigley's first poll in 1932 when Marie Dressler and Janet Gaynor were first and second respectively. Since then, nine women have been voted first in the Top Money-Making Star Poll a total of seventeen years, with Julie Andrews, Doris Day, Shirley Temple and Marie Dressler winning multiple times.

The Quigley Poll, conducted each year since 1932, is an annual survey of motion picture theatre owners and film buyers, which asks them to vote for the ten stars that they believe generated the most box-office revenue for their theatres during the year. It has been long regarded as one of the most reliable indicators of a Star's real box-office draw because the selections are made by professionals whose livelihood depends on choosing the films and actors that will bring audiences to their theatres. It draws a distinction among stars that happen to appear in hit films and those stars that Exhibitors and film buyers believe actually cause an audience to come to their theatres. The Quigley Poll appears annually in Quigley Publishing Company's International Motion Picture Almanac and on our web site: www.quigleypublishing.com. Both list the results of all the Polls since 1932.

 

Source: Quigley Publishing Company

Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival 2013 Mexico Cinema Showcase

Lilttle Print

 

Ashes

Abril doesn´t want to let go of her mother´s ashes, doesn´t understand

why she asked her to scatter her remains at the sea.

 

When I Wake

Irene is undergoing chemotherapy treatment. María, her daughter,

tries to accompany her during the process, but her mother refuses.

One morning, Irene asks María for help. Mother and daughter are

forced to overcome any attempt at denial of the disease.

 

The Doldrums or How To Cure Sadness

The doldrums are the disease of the soul when the heart saddens.

A story of three generations in the doldrums: Ita, Justa and Alicia

(grandmother, mother and daughter), who, in different periods,

suffered, tolerated and permitted abuse, and the consequent disease.

Alicia decides to break this circle and not pass it on to another generation.

 

Defective

An old puppet master gathers defective and abandoned dolls from the

garbage bins. With great passion and dedication, he turns these characters

into charming marionettes that now star in his theatrical performances on the

streets, and become again toys cherished and applauded by all the children.

 

Little Print

Érica is obsessed with drawing with the palms of her hands: paint, paper

and fingers are her whole world; but this could be diluted at any time by

the world of unsatisfied, fearful and angry adults.

 

Little Lamb

A story about violence, a brutal relationship interrupted when the rebellion

of a being who by definition should be docile confronts the abuse.

 

Inside Oneself

An indigenous boy named Juan faces what, to him, is a terrible monster.

 His fear grows constantly. Seeing this, his grandmother Mariana believes

she has a cure.

 

Lucy Vs. the Limits of Voice

Lucy, a seven year old girl, wants to know if a person´s voice can run

out and if that could be the reason why her grandpa stopped talking.

To find the answer, she decides to perform a risky experiment defying

her aunt Rose´s strict rules.

 

The Prickly Pear

Don Severo, a young archeologist obsessed with order, comes home

and can´t find the prickly pear he discovered on his nopal cactus that morning.

He accuses Celia, his maid, of having eaten it.

 

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For the Complete 2013 Festival Program Guide Click Here

 

2012 BEST OF FESTIVAL

Dramatic Feature
Secrets, Objects
Directed by: Young-Mi Lee
Produced by: Won-Burn Kim

 

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Documentary Feature
Opening Our Eyes
Directed by: Gail Mooney
Produced by: Erin Kelly

 

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Drama Short
ESA
Directed by: Alejandra Viejo Lopez De Roda
Produced by: Josie Henwood

 

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Student Short
Missile Crisis
Directed by: Jaye Davidson
Produced by: Jaye Davidson

 

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Animation Short
The Weightless Traveler
Directed by: Eva Colmers
Produced by: Eva Colmers

 

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Documentary Short
Escape
Directed by: Marvi Lacar
Produced by: Lisa Santoro



2012 Festival Call For Entries

2012 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Call For Entries

About The Festival   Alliance of Women Filmmakers Alliance of Women Filmmakers created this festival seven years ago with a goal to increase opportunities for women filmmakers. Each year the festival has grown in size and reach.     We are proud to have showcased more than 800 films made by women of diverse back grounds from all over the world. We have also established a network of women filmmakers world wide who share the same passion in creating opportunities and powerful screen images of women.    Described by Back Stage West Magazine, a leading source for entertainment news, as a "Must-attend event for all women in the entertainment industry," the festival presents narratives, documentaries, animations and student short films. We also presents a variety of industry panels, workshops and seminars to help women filmmakers craft their skills and stay connected with other women filmmakers. Our 2011 distribution workshops were taught by Akua Boyenne, a Los Angeles-based entertainment attorney who specializes in motion picture and television transactions. Her clients include award-winning and aspiring writers, directors, actors, producers and production companies that work in both the studio and independent systems. Previous year's panels and workshops have been hosted by; The Women's Steering Committee of the Writers Guild, International Documentary Association and Women Make Movies New York.        The festival is now going into its eight year to continue its goal of providing a valuable avenue of exposure and networking for women filmmakers, to share their diverse stories and bring awareness to critical issues through visual media.

 

 

 

2011 Festival Winners

2011 BEST OF FESTIVAL

 Dramatic Feature
Saving Grace B. Jones
Directed by: Connie Stevens
Written by: Connie Stevens

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Documentary Feature
Saving America’s Horses-A Nation Betrayed
Directed by: Katia Louise
Written by: Katia Louise

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Drama Short
Abandon Me
Directed by: Sayer Frey
Written by: Sayer Frey

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Student Short
The Way of Justice
Directed by: Emily Peck
Written by:  Emily Peck

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Animation Short
A Tall Tale
Directed by: Brittany Biggs
Written by: Brittany Biggs

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Documentary Short
Red Dust
Directed by: Karin Mak
Written by: Karin Mak

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Script Competition Winners

Feature Script

Balloons

Written by: Nikke Braendlin

 

Short Script

Ask Alice

Written by: Cara Mumford

Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Documentary Shorts Progams March 29th 8:30PM  Laemmle's Sunset 5 8000 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90041   Purchase Tickets

 

Girls Rock! Chicago

Directed By: Sarah Moshman

Written By:  Sarah Moshman

A short rockumentary about an all-girl rock and roll camp in Chicago. For one week in the summer, girls ages 8-16 embark on a musical journey, learning guitar, bass and drums, writing their own songs, and performing at a large venue while building self-esteem along the way.

 

Obligation to Endure

Directed By: Julie Fergus

Written By:  Julie Fergus

As the George W. Bush administration gasped its final breaths, it
attempted to shut down the EPA's library system, the world's foremost
source of environmental information. In this age of climate change,
natural disasters, and terrorism, how could this be possible? What
were the real reasons behind the closures?

 

A  Four-Wheeled Fascination: The Evolution of Roller Derby

Directed By: Mary LaVenture

Written By:  Mary LaVenture

A Four-Wheeled Fascination chronicles the evolution of roller derby on a global and local scale. Since its creation by Leo Seltzer in the 1930s, the sport's rules and players have changed. From the original banked track to the current flat track leagues, roller derby has seen its fair share of struggles and success, transforming, resurging and melding into its current state.

 

Red Dust

Directed By: Karin Mak

Written By: Karin Mak

Poisoned by the carcinogen cadmium in the battery factories where they worked, Ren and her comrades engage in a desperate struggle for justice. Red Dust captures rural and urban poverty and the risks involved in speaking up in China. In the face of daunting obstacles that affect their work, health and future, the women persevere.

  

Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000

Directed By:  Dorie Clark

Written By:  Dorie Clark

This short documentary chronicles the life of unlikely activist Marion Stoddart, who lived next to one of America’s most polluted rivers. The film documents her transformation from housewife and mother to environmental leader.

 

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