LA Femme Film Festival explained

LA Femme Film Festival
Opening:Annually in October
Location:Los Angeles, California
Established:2005
Website:https://lafemme.org/

LA Femme International Film Festival is an annual film festival. It focuses on platforming women filmmakers, "by women, for everyone". The festival was launched in 2005, with the objective of enhancing female directors, producers, and writers. It was the first women-focused festival in Los Angeles. To meet the festival objectives of showcasing and promoting commercially viable films by women filmmakers, the organization offers mentorships, creates dialogues among creators, holds panels, and assists with finding distribution opportunities.

History

The film was founded by Leslie LaPage, after attending Sundance Festival 2005, and remarking on the fact that there were very few films by women.[1] LaPage found it difficult to find sponsors, because, in her words, "almost no one in Los Angeles seemed to believed that women could direct anything other than a romantic comedy." But the event was mounted, and 25 films were screened in the 2-day festival. Since then, the festival has grown to include over 100 films screened over four days, in two theaters, and it includes seminars, panels, networking mixers, and gala events.[2] [3]

Winners

Some of the major awards granted at LA Femme Film Festival include:

Year Award Winner Work
2018Best Director Marcia Kimpton Bardo Blues
Best Feature Screenwriter Catherine Dudley-Rose Parallel Chords
Best Foreign Film Jo Morris, Aiman Harhish Dagenham
Best Special Focus Documentary Susan Scott, Bonne de Bod Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War
2017Best Feature DirectorSandi SomersIce Blue
Best Animated ShortRoadside Assistance
Best Feature Becky Smith August in Berlin
Best Foreign Film Julia Frick, Alice Frick Shop of Little Pleasures
2016Best Special Focused Documentary Julia Gibson, Audrey Mesler The Last High: The Lure and Lie of Smoking Synthetics
Best Director Dorie BartonGirl Flu
Best Foreign Film Judy NaidooHatchet Hour
2015Best Feature Lisa Arnold Caged No More
Best Documentary Laurie Kahn Love Between the Covers
Best Feature Director Corey Misquita Reign
Best Feature Writer Jenica Bergere, Doc Pedrolie Come Simi
2014Best Feature Ann LeSchander The Park Bench
Best Feature DirectorMiriam Kruishoop Greencard Warriors
Best Feature Writer Dominique Schilling A Reason
Best Foreign Documentary Geetha J Algorithms
Life Achievement Award
2013Best FeatureFinola Hughes (director), Christine Fry (producer)The Bet
Best Feature Director Francesca GregoriniThe Truth About Emanuel
Best Feature WriterRachel Noll James, Katy Kvalvik Don't Pass Me By
Best Documentary Ilse van Lamoen Daughters of the Niger Delta
2012Best Feature DirectorDeborah Brock The Misadventures of the Dunderheads

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: LaPage . Leslie . LA Femme International Film Festival 2017: An Oral History of a "By Women, For Everyone" Festival . 10 May 2019 . MovieMaker . July 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: La Femme International Film Festival . Film Freeway . 10 May 2019.
  3. News: LA Femme Film Festival . 10 May 2019 . LA Live.