Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Returns to the Music Box Theatre, July 17–21, 2025
🎬 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Returns to the Music Box Theatre, July 17–21, 2025 Opening Night Reception, Dynamic Panels, Celebrated Shorts, and Awards Presentation Among the Highlights CHICAGO, IL — June 20, 2025 — Cinema Femme is proud to announce the full lineup for the 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, returning July 17–21 […]
Sundance 2025 Preview – Highlighting Eleven Projects we are excited about
For the first time since 2020, Cinema Femme will be on the ground at Sundance this year! We are beyond thrilled to be returning to the festival in person, and we are so excited about the films we will see. Our site’s founder, Rebecca Martin Fagerholm, will be joined by contributors Peyton Robinson, Emily Jacobson […]
A Letter of Gratitude
Hello friend of Cinema Femme, As we come to the end of 2024, I hope you’re able to take a breath and make time for reflection. In light of the recent election, it hasn’t been easy, but I feel a sense of hope for our artistic community. I recently listened to a podcast episode that […]
Look back: Elevating 25 films showing why we fight for gender equality
Labor Day for me has always symbolized the importance of elevating the fight for gender equality in the work place, and also behind the camera. Here is a list of our top 25 films that show that, and where to watch them. I’ve included some of Cinema Femme’s coverage of these films along with women […]
Here’s How You Can Support the timely short film “Hot Water”
“Hot Water,” is a live-action short film created the talented duo Miles Gunter (comic writer for DC Vertigo, Dark Horse Entertainment, Image Comics and Amazon) and Cassie Kramer (credits include “Candyman,” “Bettendorf Talks” (SXSW), “Close Ties to Home Country” (Sundance), Chicago Fire, Chicago PD), and Miles and Cassie will co-direct the picture and are currently […]
Here’s How You Can Support “Fighting Giants,” the narrative debut by Oluwaseun Babalola
Oluwaseun Babalola is a force. I met her in 2019 when we talked about her docuseries “ṢOJU,” which focuses on a different niche of the African community around the world. She is multi-faceted as her work as a producer (“Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches,”), director, and founder of the organization Kosinima, Inc., a nonprofit that […]
Femme Film Friday (Pride Month Edition): “Cora Bora,” “Fancy Dance,” “Am I OK?”, and “Inside Out 2”
Cora Bora – Hannah Utt (script written by Rhianon Jones) Catch the NYC and LA premieres this weekend! Megan Stalter reminds me of Catherine O’Hara when she was getting started in films like “After Hours,” and “Heartburn.” You saw this spark in her as a character actor, and knew there was a lot beneath the […]
Femme Film Friday: “Babes,” “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” “Tell that to the Winter Sea,” “Ghostlight” and “Thelma”
Babes – Pamela Adlon (screens in theaters nationwide starting today) At the beginning of the film “Babes,” directed by Pamela Adlon, we start with two childhood best friends, Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), meeting for their Thanksgiving tradition of seeing a movie together in the theater. Dawn is close to having her second […]
2024 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Awards
On Thursday, May 2nd, at 2:00 PM Central, Festival Director Rebecca Martin Fagerholm and festival collaborators announced the award winners for the 2024 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, starting with the new award coined for an emerging filmmaker who has a first-time film that shows a lot of promise. The recipient of the inaugural Filmmaker on the Rise Award […]
Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Announces Full Program: April 25 – May 2, 2024
Chicago, Illinois, (April 2, 2024) – Today, the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival announced the full lineup of films and programs included in its 6th edition, running April 25 – May 2, 2024. Cinema Femme Magazine, presenter of the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, emphasizes the importance of supporting emerging female and non-binary filmmakers by connecting them to seasoned industry members through the Breaking […]
Sundance 40 Wrap-Up
25 features, 10 interviews, 12 reviews, and two profile pieces. That might not seem like a lot, but with a team of 4, that’s a lot! What I value the most out of our experience covering the 2024 Sundance Film Festival is the community that supported us along the way, starting with the Siskel Film […]
Sundance 40 Sponsor Spotlight: The Gene Siskel Film Center
As Chicago’s premier art house cinema, the Gene Siskel Film Center is proud to support Cinema Femme’s unique coverage of the Sundance Film Festival. We believe the film industry is better when it includes a wide range of perspectives from filmmakers as well as journalists, and look forward to reading Cinema Femme’s unique take on […]