Lilan Bowden.
Lilan Bowden is an accomplished actor and director and is the recipient of our 2nd annual Women Making Waves Award!
Meet This Year's Film Festival Keynote Speaker.
We’re thrilled to announce that Lilan Bowden, an accomplished actor and director, is the recipient of our 2nd annual Women Making Waves Award! Not only has Lilan achieved great success on screen, but she’s also a fierce advocate for women’s rights and civil society activism off screen.
We’re honored to have her as our Keynote Speaker at the 2023 Film Festival. Get ready to be inspired!
All films selected for the festival will be available on demand from March 1-31.
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USE CODE WVN50 for 50% OFF
(Discount expires on March 22nd, 2023 at 11:59 PM – PST)
2023 Awards
Leslie J. Sacks Grand Prize Award for Best Documentary Feature – $3,500
Best Documentary Short – $2,000
Best First-Time Filmmaker – Feature Doc $1,500
Best First-Time Filmmaker – Short Doc $1,000
Best Creative Documentary – $1,000
Best Youth Documentary Short – $1,000
Tom Lantos Best Human Rights Documentary – $2,000
Festival Sponsors
