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St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWWF) is one of the longest-running festivals focusing on films made by women in the world.[1] Established in 1989, the Newfoundland, Canada, festival includes a year-long program of film screenings, workshops, and other events promoting women filmmakers. The main even is a five-day Film Forum with several thousand attendees and hundreds of submissions.
History
In 1989, the festival began as a single night of screening.[2] Established as a non-profit organization, The St. John's International Women's Film Festival adopted the mission to support and promote women filmmakers.[3] Since its inception, the festival and organization have grown to include year-round workshops, feature and short film screenings, panels, and outreach activities, culminating in a five-day Film Forum, which attracts attendees and submissions from around the world.[4] As of 2019, the festival has screened 672 films for a total of 349 hours of screening time.[5] In 2018, more than 6500 people attended the festival.[4]
SJIWWF screens documentaries, short films and feature work written and/or directed by women (self-identified).[3] It features films by local Newfoundland and Labrador talent, as well as Canadian and international artists.[6][7] The festival in non-competitive, as its goal is to support artists. As of 2019, however, the festival awards the RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award, an annual peer-juried award for the production of a short film by a promising female director.[3]
The festival has been recognized as a leading festival and organization in the region, nationally and internationally. Local awards include the Most Valuable Player in Local Film and Television award (2015-2017), Best of St. John by the Observer newspaper, and Best Local Art Event (2017. National honors include recognition by Telefilm Canada in 2016, for their work on gender parity,[2] Women in Film and Television Vancouver awarded SJIWFF the Please Adjust Your Set Award in 2015 for outstanding leadership in promoting gender diversity.[8] SJWIFF was included in USA Today's list of "10 Festivals Worth Traveling For",[9] and placed #1 on Film Daily's "The 10 best female-focused film festivals".[10]
References
- ^ Collins, Dillon (September 20, 2018). "St. John's International Women's Film Festival Unveils 29th Lineup". Newfoundland Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "About SJIWFF". St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "St. John's International Women's Film Festival". Festagent. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "St. John's International Women's Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "St. John's International Women's Film Festival". animation-festivals.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "St. John's International Women's Film Festival". CanadaHelps. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "SJIWFF packs 49 films into 5 days". The Western Star. October 23, 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "2015 SPOTLIGHT AWARD WINNERS". Women in film & Television Vancouver. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Mark, Lois Alter (January 21, 2019). "These 10 amazing film festivals are worth traveling for". USA Today. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Amy. "The 10 best female-focused film festivals". Film Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
