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Winners Announced for the 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival Competition Selection Roll of Honour

As we reach the end of the 8th year of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, we have come to that part of the show where we…

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Femme Film Fest 23 Review: Farewell Amor (Ekwa Msangi)

The international flavour displayed at the 2020 London Film Festival was never daunting, no matter how unknown any prospective title might be. But with each…

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Femme Film Fest 23 Competition Selection: Apart, Together (Olivia Hang Zhou)

Apart, Together is a beautifully crafted story of the inexhaustible love of a mother for their child, which knows no boundaries of time or distance….

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Day Six of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

As we soar into the second half of the 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival, we can savour the genres of documentary and animation in both the…

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Day Five of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

Welcome to day five of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023, where there are even more promising young women behind the camera. Today’s films are here…

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Day Four of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

Looking at the feature and short film line-up for day four of the 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival certainly represents a great batch of talents. Modern…

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Femme Film Fest 2023 Review: Capernaum (Nadine Labaki)

I know we have become a much more refined bunch of film critic snobs over the years. But I take objection to some of the…

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Femme Film Fest 2023 Review: Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins)

Finally joining the prominent ranks of Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, comes the live action feature film about the one and only Wonder Woman….

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Day One of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

Looks like we made it. The 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival has arrived. Better late than never. And a more low-key affair in 2023. But it…

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The Woman King Leads Women Film Critics Circle Nominations

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King leads this year’s nominations from the Women Film Critics Circle with six nods including Best Movie About Women, Best Movie…

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Official Feature and Short Film Line-up Unveiled for the 7th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Roll up, roll up! The virtual red carpet is undergoing a serious cleanse as we hurtle towards the 7th year of our exclusive online event…

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Dear Pablo Larraín, Have You Considered These Famous Women?

With the recent Academy Award nomination for Kristen Stewart’s performance in Spencer, Pablo Larraín is two for two in Best Actress nominations. In Spencer, Kristen…

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Sundance 2022 Double Bill Review: Call Jane (Phylis Nagy) & The Janes (Tia Lessin/Emma Pildes)

Women’s rights and the power to exercise choice was a recurring topic at this year’s Sundance Film Festival seen in more than just a couple…

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Indie Focus: Behind Closed Doors (Kaitlyn Boxall)

Ginger Paradise Productions, a project from independent filmmaker Kaitlyn Boxall, is best known for their tribute videos. This year, the young filmmaker has been working…

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