List of women's film festivals

Women's film festivals are film events geared to promote women in the film industry. Women’s film festivals began due to the lack of female voice within the film industry. To combat this hindrance, their own film festival was designed. Most women's film festivals only screen films directed, produced, or written by women. Some film festivals only invite women to attend. Sometimes, some events or awards are also geared towards men, if their work promotes women's career paths or visibility in the industry.

Name	Est.	City	Country	Type	Notes
Boston Women's Film Festival	2018	Boston	United States	International
Brooklyn Women's Film Festival	2017	Brooklyn	United States	International
Cairo International Women's Film Festival	2008	Cairo	Egypt	International
China Women's Film Festival	2013	Beijing	Chile	International
Créteil International Women's Film Festival	1978	Créteil	France	International
Etheria Film Night	2014	Los Angeles	United States	Special interest	Horror, sci-fi, thriller, dark comedy short films
Female Eye Film Festival	2001	Toronto	Canada	International
Feminale	1984	Cologne	Germany	International	Feminist film festival
Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival	1997	Ankara	Turkey	International
High Falls Film Festival	2001	Rochester	United States
International Black Women's Film Festival	2001	San Francisco	United States	International	Screens media by and/or about Black women from around the world in non-stereotypical, non-pornographic roles.
International Women's Film Festival In Rehovot	2004	Rehovot	Israel	International
Io Isabella International Film Week	2005	Valsinni	Italy	International
LA Femme Film Festival	2005	Los Angeles	United States	International
Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival	2015	Traveling	United States	International
Lethal Lesbian	2008	Tel Aviv	Israel	International	Film festival by and about women who love women
London Lesbian Film Festival	1991	London, Ontario	Canada	international	Lesbian-interest films
Mumbai Women's International Film Festival	2013	Mumbai	India	International
Ndiva Women’s Film Festival	2017	Accra	Ghana	International	Brings African women filmmakers and women filmmakers of African descent in the Diaspora together for networking, screenings and promotion
Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Cinema no Feminino	2013	Lisbon	Portugal	International	Screens films by Mediterranean women
Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival	1989	Paris	France	International	A women-only film festival screening lesbian and feminist films
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora	1997	Brooklyn	United States	International	Festival for women of color filmmakers
Queer Women of Color Film Festival	2005	San Francisco	United States	International	Free event featuring work by queer women of color, to combat bias and nurture artist-activists, leading to social change
Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival	1987	Colorado Springs	United States	International
Seoul International Women's Film Festival	1987	Seoul	South Korea	International
St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival	1989	St. John's	Canada	International
Women Make Waves	1993	Taipei	Taiwan	International
Women of Color Film Festival	1987	Santa Cruz	United States	International	Screens films by women of color, providing a platform for critical explorations of race, nation, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality
Women's Film Festival	1990	Brattleboro, Vermont	United States	International
Worldwide Women's Film Festival	2018	Phoenix	United States	International

See also

• List of film festivals
• List of LGBT film festivals

External links

• Top Women's Film Festivals, Raindance
• The Ten Best Female-Focused Film Festivals, Film Daily