Tickets and VIP passes on sale NOW for the 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival in Chicago from July 17 - 21!
Tickets and VIP passes on sale NOW for the 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival in Chicago from July 17 - 21!
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by cinemafemme
June 25, 2021
For our Inaugural Short Film Festival in August 2020 we were blown away by Gabriela Ortega’s short documentary “Papi”, based on a day out and at the beach with her
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June 24, 2021
For Pride month Cinema Femme is excited to elevate Mary Tilden’s short film “Rough River Lake”. Read more about the film below, and please donate to support! Details below are
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by Rebecca Martin
June 17, 2021
When “Bridesmaids” came to the screen in 2011, I was floored by its all-women ensemble. I had not seen a female comedy like that before in that way, and I
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May 3, 2021
Happy Monday! Today we celebrate Patricia Vidal Delgado (“La Leyenda Negra”), and her short “Caroline”. It premiered yesterday for the European Cultural Days 2021 and runs on YouTube until May 16th. The short is
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April 28, 2021
The Cinema Femme Phenomenal Woman Award: This award is given to the filmmaker who embodies the spirit of Cinema Femme, which is exemplified by womxn supporting womxn in the industry.
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April 15, 2021
Cinema Femme presents our April ShowcaseMain Competition Short Film Block DOUKOTHER PEOPLEFLETCHERHUES AND HIDDEN KINGSA filmmaker behind one of the four selected films for this month’s showcase will be awarded a six-month mentorship
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April 14, 2021
Along with the short “Jen, 28” streaming now, join us for a 30-minute discussion between “Jen, 28” star and story creator Jessica Sharples and actor and producer Annarosa Mudd (“TAPE”)
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March 23, 2021
“How Is This The World”: A mother befriends a burnt-out hacker to help search for her son in virtual reality. Credits: Written & Directed by Sadie Rogers Produced by Grace
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March 21, 2021
April Showcase Introduction As 2020 brought us many challenges in how we share stories, digital platforms and online discussions brought us all closer. Cinema Femme is the voice of the
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February 28, 2021
Cinema Femme Short Film Festival February Showcase | AwardsSunday February 28, 2021 | 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST / Announcements by February 2021 Mentor Kate Hackett and Cinema
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by Rebecca Martin
February 28, 2021
Amina Maher is brave. Her short film “Letter to My Mother” is a triumph and a courageous way for the filmmaker to break her silence about the abuse she endured
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by Rebecca Martin
February 26, 2021
I was fortunate to speak with Katrine Weber, a Denmark filmmaker, about her short documentary “A Morning, A Mother & A Boy”. The short is an everyday drama portraying one