Lilan Bowden Makes Waves.
We’re thrilled to announce that Lilan Bowden, an accomplished actor and director, is the recipient of our 2nd annual Women Making Waves Award!
Meet our 2023 Film Festival Keynote Speaker.
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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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
Women Filmmakers: Shattering That Ceiling.
Our independent film festival challenges gender-based stereotypes both on and off the screen. To support this vision, our women’s rights documentary online film festival:
- We provide a platform for emerging filmmakers telling essential, authentic stories.
- We support our filmmakers with cash prizes and visibility.
- We connect our filmmakers with each other and with film industry professionals.
Our Approach.
- We seek films that address or shine light upon issues affecting women and/or girls through a social-change lens.
- We accept documentary films in the short, feature, and youth categories; and award $10,000 in cash prizes each year.
- We receive submissions from August through November, and celebrate the winners and the film festival in March during Women's History Month.
“The Women’s Voices Now Film Festival provides a rare and special platform for unheard voices and issues, and is a creative boon for independent women filmmakers around the world.”
– Dr. Meena Longjam, Filmmaker
Festival Sponsors.
