Roundup of Feminist Film Festivals

UN Women Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival | April, 6-7 2013 | Sarasota, Florida, United States
The 14th annual presentation of Through Women’s Eyes will feature independent documentaries, narratives, and short films by directors that increase awareness of the lives of women throughout the world.
Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona (The International Women’s Film Festival of Barcelona) | June, 7-17 2013 | Barcelona, Spain
The International Women’s Film Festival of Barcelona, began in June 1993, has as its objective the promotion of cinema directed by women, making women’s audiovisual culture visible, showing films by women film-makers from all over the world, thus proving the importance of women’s contribution to the development in audiovisual creation.

Shashat Women’s Film Festival in Palestine: “I am a woman from Palestine” | September 17-December 6, 2012 | Ramallah, Palestine
10 films, 10 women filmmakers from the West Bank & Gaza Strip; 106 screenings\discussions in 14 cities & 4 refugee camps; in collaboration with 21 organizations & 8 universities and 6 satellite TV programmes.

Elles Tournent/Dames Draaien Festival | September, 20-23, 2012 | Brussels, Belgium
Elles Tournent/Dames Draaien is a four day festival that exhibits independent films directed by women from around the globe. The festival’s goal is to emphasizes visionary works that challenge the traditional notions of visual storytelling and provide innovative perspectives on a vast array of topics.

Films, Femmes, Mediterranée| September 25, 2012 – 3 Oct 2012 | Marseilles, France

Muestra Internacional de Mujeres en el Cine y la Television| September 25-30, 2012 | Mexico

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival | 2 Nov 2012 – 4 Nov 2012 | Colorado Springs, CO, United States

International Women’s Film Festival Israel | 5 Nov 2012 – 11 Nov 2012 | Rehovot, Israel

Filmfestival FrauenWelten 22 Nov 2012 – 28 Nov 2012 Tübingen, Germany

Laboratorio Immagine Donna 30 Nov 2012 – 5 Dec 2012 Florence, Italy

International Women’s Film Festival KIN 3 Dec 2012 – 8 Dec 2012 Yerevan, Armenia

Women Make Waves Film Festival 9 Dec 2012 – 10 Dec 2012 Taipei City, Taiwan

Athena Film Festival 7 Feb 2013 – 10 Feb 2013 New York, NY, United States FrauenFilmTage 28 Feb 2013 – 8 Mar 2013 Vienna, Austria International Film Festival Assen 2 Mar 2013 – 3 Mar 2013 Assen, Netherlands Women+Film Voices Film Festival 3 Mar 2013 – 10 Mar 2013 Denver, CO, United States Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival 7 Mar 2013 – 10 Mar 2013 Portland, Oregon, United States The Fusion Film Festival 7 Mar 2013 – 9 Mar 2013 New York, NY, United States International Film Festival of Creteil 22 Mar 2013 – 31 Mar 2013 Creteil, France Festival Internacional de Cine de Mujeres de Santiago, Chile 26 Mar 2013 – 31 Mar 2013 Santiago, Chile Bird’s Eye View Film Festival 28 Mar 2013 – 28 Apr 2013 England, London Dortmund | Cologne International Women’s Film Festival 9 Apr 2013 – 14 Apr 2013 Dortmund, Cologne, Germany Bluestocking Film Series 1 May 2013 – 27 Oct 2013 Portland, Maine, United States Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival 9 May 2013 – 16 May 2013 Ankara, Turkey Entre Cineastas Arab – Iberoamerican Women Festival of Cairo 15 May 2013 – 19 May 2013 Cairo, Egypt International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul 24 May 2013 – 30 May 2013 Seoul, South Korea Queer Women of Color Film Festival 14 Jun 2013 – 16 Jun 2013 San Francisco, California, United States Femina – International Women´s Film Festival 1 Jul 2013 – 7 Jul 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Citizen Jane Film Festival 4 Oct 2013 – 6 Oct 2013 Columbia, MO, United States

Etheria Film Festival | 2013 | Somerville, Massachusetts
Celebrating female genre filmmakers with the very best new science fiction and fantasy films by women.

Viscera Film Festival | 2013 | Los Angeles, California
Celebrating female genre filmmakers with the very best new horror films by women.