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Hollywood Women's Film Institute: Hollywood Women's Film Festival
Pacific Palisades, CA, United States, North America
19 - 20 Sep, 2020
Category
Feature, Short
Hollywood Women's Film Institute: Hollywood Women's Film Festival
Pacific Palisades, CA, United States, North America
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General Information
founded
2016
edition
2nd
Contact details
PO Box 544 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 United States
90272
HollywoodWomensFilmFestival@gmail.com
(310) 980-8014
Web & social
hollywoodwomensfilminstitute.org/ www.facebook.com/HollywoodWomensFilmFestival/ twitter.com/HollywoodWFFest?lang=en www.instagram.com/hollywoodwomensfilmfestival/Venues
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About the festival
EXTENDED DEADLINES - UPDATE: TO OUR FILMMAKERS FROM ALL COUNTRIES
We are taking our lead from the Academy Awards - COVID19 is spiking again and theatre festival seating does not allow room for proper and safe distancing. The Hollywood Women's Film Festival 2020 events will be online this year. Winners of our Jury Prizes will get their laurels and we will screen the official film selections online in September. Winners will be notified in JULY. Our top prize winners will also be interviewed on our show SHE TALKS CINEMA. Notifications will be sent out.
Due To The Global Pandemic We Are Moving The Hollywood Women's Film Festival Public Events And Public Screenings To September 20/20 - This Move is To Protect The Health and Safety of Our Filmmakers and Staff. We Will Be In Contact With Our Filmmakers. Please Stay Safe. We Are All In This Together.
DEADLINES WILL BE EXTENDED AND OUR JURY VOTING CONTINUES REMOTELY
THE WINNER'S LAURELS AND CERTIFICATES WILL STILL BE SENT IN JULY 20/20
We are the women of New Hollywood. In Their Footsteps: Women Pioneers of Old Hollywood Light the Way
The Hollywood Women's Film Institute is a Los Angeles based non-profit feminist arts and education organization, bringing together women in film, music, TV, Academia and media, from all over the world through our Global Sisters Program. The Institute provides all inclusive platforms for women in the arts. The Hollywood Women's Film Festival is a program of the Hollywood Women's Film Institute. We were established to provide a forum for women from all countries to come to Los Angeles and show their films. Our goal toward change is to engage both men and women in raising awareness through working together and participating in panel discussions and workshops to balance the power scales and end gender and racial inequity. Our panels and workshops are focused on filmmaking, directing, writing, producing, composing, costume design, artistic support, financing, distribution, activism in the arts, and ending the systemic culture of sexism in our industry.
Our board members are writers, directors, producers, activists, professors, actors, attorneys, artists, authors and journalists. It is our goal to bring together the film and Television industries with academia, music and media, in order to facilitate substantial and lasting change for women in the arts. Our educational programs include panels, lectures, workshops and new filmmaker program.
The Women of New Hollywood are keeping the vision of the women pioneers of Hollywood’s golden era alive by re-inventing Hollywood. The success of women in film is an homage to their genius. We invite you to join us. Walking in the footsteps of the women pioneers in writing, directing and producing, Mary Pickford, Alice Guy Blache, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Hedy Lamar, Lucille Ball, Marion Davies, Tressie Souders, Marion Wong and all the women film pioneers, we bring you The Hollywood Women’s Film Institute and The Hollywood Women’s Film Festival.
The Hollywood Women's Film Festival is presented by and for women, celebrating women in film, television and media. We honor the game changers and we honor diversity and inclusion. We believe that intersectionality needs to have greater visibility in film,TV and media. Our celebrity and academic guest speakers will focus on women in film, environmental and social justice issues. Panel topics will include race, gender and sexuality in film, TV and media.
The festival runs every year as a Southern California event and hold educational panels and screenings in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Our panels and workshops are designed to facilitate changes in our industry and empower women. The screenings allow filmmakers to share their vision and introduce their work to audiences. Our celebrity guest speakers will join some of the panels and the pre-festival party and after party will offer a place to meet fellow artists and lovers of cinema. The venues are located in Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Westwood and Santa Monica. Our mission is to empower women filmmakers in all aspects of Motion Pictures and Television.
Mission
New Awards: Best TV Pilot, Best Podcast, Best Web Series, Best Spoken Word Social Justice Video, Youth Program Best Emerging Filmmaker. In addition to our various jury awarded filmmaker awards, our special awards include: Lifetime Achievement Award, Humanitarian Award, the Dorothhy Arzner LGBTQ Director's Award and our Activism Awards. We also have a foreign film program, a student film program and our new music program.
For the most outstanding US film we offer access to our fiscal sponsorship, for the filmmaker's next film. Awards and prizes vary.
About
Mission
New Awards: Best TV Pilot, Best Podcast, Best Web Series, Best Spoken Word Social Justice Video, Youth Program Best Emerging Filmmaker. In addition to our various jury awarded filmmaker awards, our special awards include: Lifetime Achievement Award, Humanitarian Award, the Dorothhy Arzner LGBTQ Director's Award and our Activism Awards. We also have a foreign film program, a student film program and our new music program.
For the most outstanding US film we offer access to our fiscal sponsorship, for the filmmaker's next film. Awards and prizes vary.
Awards & Winners
There are no winners yet for this festival
Terms and rules
All film submissions must have a woman writer, director and women producers. A male co-producer or co-writer is acceptable. We may make exceptions depending on the project. We are very interested in filmmakers who take risks and have a global inclusive view.
Our refund policy does not extend past two weeks after your original submission.
Ratings & Reviews
Categories and fees
Best Director U.S. Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes. To qualify as a U.S. Narrative Feature Film, the film project must be scripted and at least half of the project's financing must originate from within the United States.
Best Director Foreign Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes. To qualify as an International narrative Feature Film, more than half of the project's financing must originate from outside of the United States.
Best U.S. Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes. To qualify as a U.S. Narrative Feature Film, the film project must be scripted and at least half of the project's financing must originate from within the United States.
Best Foreign Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes. To qualify as an International narrative Feature Film, more than half of the project's financing must originate from outside of the United States.
Best Comedy Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. Rt Between 50 and 125 minutes
Best Animated Feature
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Animated narrative. Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 90 minutes long.
Best LGBTQ Narrative Feature
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted LGBTQ content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Cinematographer Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Original Screenplay Narrative Feature
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted content feature length. Between 50 and 125 pages.
Best Emerging Screenwriter
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted. Narrative Feature Film screenplay. Between 50 and 91 pages.
Best Actress Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Award for best acting performance in a feature film. Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Musical Score Narrative Feature
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$35
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Musical score for narrative feature. Scripted content. Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Costume Design Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Production Design Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Editor Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Original Song Narrative Feature
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$30
Description
Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes. Song 3 to 6 minutes
Best Makeup Artist Award Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Best makeup artist. Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 125 minutes.
Best Lighting Design Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Best Actor In A Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Best Emerging Filmmaker Award
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted Content. Narrative Feature. RT Between 50 and 90 minutes long.
Youth Program Best Emerging Filmmaker
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$35
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted narrative content under 75 minutes long. Our youth program award is for young filmmakers between 18 and 25 years-old. You do not have to be a student for this category.
Best U.S. Documentary Feature
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Non-Scripted content. RT Between 50 and 90 minutes. To qualify as a U.S. Documentary Feature Film, at least half of the submitted film's financing must originate from within the United States.
Best Foreign Documentary Feature
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Non-scripted dealing with global or geographic specific environmental issues. RT Between 50 and 90 minutes. To qualify as an International Documentary Feature Film, more than half of the project's financing must originate from outside of the United States.
Best Social Justice Feature Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Non-scripted dealing with the social justice issues of our times. RT Between 50 and 90 minutes.
Best LGBTQ Feature Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Non-scripted content about LGBTQ individuals, history, issues or communities. RT Between 50 and 90 minutes.
Best Historical Feature Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$30
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Non-scripted content focusing on women in history. RT Between 50 and 90 minutes long.
Best Spoken Word Social Justice Video
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$35
Description
Scripted content. Must be your original poem or prose on the topic of social justice and it must be under 11 minutes long.
Best Original Screenplay Narrative Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$35
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted content. Under 46 pages.
Best Foreign Narrative Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted dramatic short. RT under 46 minutes. To qualify as an International narrative short film, more than half of the project's financing must originate from outside of the United States.
Best U.S. Narrative Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted dramatic short. RT under 46 minutes. To qualify as a U.S. Narrative Short Film, the submitted film must be scripted and at least half of the project's financing must originate from within the United States
Best Comedy Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted comedy short. RT under 46 minutes.
Best Director Foreign Narrative Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted dramatic short. RT under 46 minutes. To qualify as an International narrative short film, more than half of the project's financing must originate from outside of the United States.
Best Director U.S. Narrative Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted content. RT under 46 minutes.
Best Editing Narrative Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted dramatic content. RT under 46 minutes.
Best Animated Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted Animated Short Film. Under 35 minutes long.
Best New Audio Visual Podcast
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Podcast. To qualify your podcast must be a least 2 episodes with a total running time under 60 minutes. The podcast must be an audio visual program.
Best U.S. Television Pilot
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$35
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted content between 30 and 60 minutes.
Best Web Series
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$40
Late (30th May, 2020)
$50
Description
Scripted content between 30 and 60 minutes.
Best Music Video
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted music video.
Best Music Video Director
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted music video
Best Social Justice Music Video
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted content
Best Environmental Short Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Non-scripted. Under 46 minutes long. Content must have a focus on climate change or habitat conservation.
Best Documentary Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Non-scripted. Under 46 minutes long.
Best Social Justice Short Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Non-scripted dealing with social justice issues of our times. Under 46 minutes long.
Best LGBTQ Short Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Non-scripted. LGBTQ content. Under 46 minutes long.
Best Foreign Documentary Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$25
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$30
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Non scripted content. RT under 46 minutes. To qualify as an International Documentary Short Film, the submitted film must be scripted and more than half of the project's financing must originate from outside of the United States.
Best Student Film Narrative Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted dramatic content. RT under 46 minutes.
Best Student Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$35
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted content. Scripted Content. RT Between 50 and 70 minutes.
Best Student Foreign Film Narrative Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Scripted dramatic short. RT under 46 minutes. To qualify as an International Student Narrative Short Film, the film project must be scripted and more than half of the project's financing must originate from outside of the United States.
Best Student Film Documentary Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Non scripted. Under 46 minutes.
Best Short Musical Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Best Feature Musical Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Best Screenplay Narrative Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Best Screenplay Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Best Screenplay Student Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Best Screenplay Comedy Short
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
Caused-Based Podcast
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st December, 2019)
$20
Regular (30th April, 2020)
$25
Late (30th May, 2020)
$40
Description
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