With the Femme Filmmakers Festival day one successfully complete, things are off to a fantastic start! If you missed Friday’s lineup, no worries, there’s an abundance more of shorts, features, interviews and reviews yet to come! Don’t forget to check out our line-up and let’s get onto day two of the fest…
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Saturday 28th August Schedule
Showcase Selection
Waffle (Carlyn Hudson) 11 minutes – 15:00
Competition Selection
Fenice – Momoni SS21 (Giulia Achenza) 5 minutes – 15:30
Hide and Seek (Ragini Bhasin) 10 minutes – 15:45
Feature Films
Brick Lane (Sarah Gavron) 102 minutes – 16:15
Children of a Lesser God (Randa Haines) 119 minutes – 18:15
Coco Before Chanel (Anne Fontaine) 110 minutes – 20:30
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What You May Have Missed
- Wicked: For Good (2025) Review: A Spellbinding Sequel With Just a Little Sprinkle of Magic
Wicked: For Good sees Glinda and Elphaba return at either side of magic for this spellbinding sequel. While Ariana Grande’s Glinda is revered in the Land of Oz, Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba is banished to the Ozian forest. Can they repair their broken lifelong friendship and uncover the Wizard’s evil plan? - For Your Consideration: ‘Traffic’ (Teodora Mihai), Romania’s Official Entry for the 98th Academy Awards
The opening aerial shot of Traffic (Reostat) from Romanian filmmaker, Teodora Mihai, appears like out of a fairy-tale. But even… - Fawlty Towers: The Play Review – Comedy Revival Succeeds on Stage
Fawlty Towers is back! The iconic characters of Basil, Sybil, Manuel, and Polly return for the stage adaptation. Combining three memorable episodes of “The Hotel Inspectors”, “The Germans”, and “Communication Problems” sees brilliant interpretations of the supporting characters from The Major to Mr. Hutchinson, and Mrs Richards. Read our review. - The Ice Tower (2025) Review: A Chilly Child-like Fantasy Full of Wish, Wonder & Wanderlust
We review Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower. It stars Marion Cotillard as Hollywood actress. Cristina who stars in the film, The Snow Queen. But she’s just as cold as her character, and takes orphan, Jeanne (Clara Pacini) under her wing. Jeanne’s coming-of-age fantasy tale marks the harsh reality of womanhood. - Leeds International Film Festival: Perla (Makarová, 2025) Review
Stylish albeit discomforting, those are the two words that can be used to describe Slovak-Austrian director Alexandra Makarová’s sophomore feature… - Leeds International Film Festival: Sirens Call (Gossing & Sieckmann, 2025) Review
Some people believe in the supernatural, what lies beyond the explanation of science. Fairytales that are told about mythical beings…
