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 […]

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 […]

Support Bridget Frances Harris and her film “Places of Worship”

Cinema Femme interviews filmmaker, actor, and model Bridget Frances Harris about her newest project “Places of Worship”. Bridget was one of the recipients of the Cinema Femme 2022 Breaking Down Walls Mentorship Program, and was matched with filmmaker Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”). In “Places of Worship”, a Catholic altar server starts having visions of […]