LA Femme Film Festival

LA Femme International Film Festival is an annual film festival. It focuses on platforming women filmmakers, "by women, for everyone". The festival was launched in 2005, with the objective of enhancing female directors, producers, and writers. It was the first women-focused festival in Los Angeles. To meet the festival objectives of showcasing and promoting commercially viable films by women filmmakers, the organization offers mentorships, creates dialogues among creators, holds panels, and assists with finding distribution opportunities.

LA Femme Film Festival
LocationLos Angeles, California
Established2005
WebsiteLA Femme.jpg

History

The film was founded by Leslie LaPage, after attending Sundance Festival 2005, and remarking on the fact that there were very few films by women.[1] LaPage found it difficult to find sponsors, because, in her words, "almost no one in Los Angeles seemed to believed that women could direct anything other than a romantic comedy."[1] But the event was mounted, and 25 films were screened in the 2-day festival. Since then, the festival has grown to include over 100 films screened over four days, in two theaters, and it includes seminars, panels, networking mixers, and gala events.[2][3]

Awards

Features:

  • Best of La Femme
  • Best Director
  • Best Indie Feature
  • Honorable Mention

Mid-Length Films:

  • Special Jury Award

Other awards:

  • Best of La Femme Docs
  • Best of LaFemme Screenplay
  • Best of LaFemme Shorts
  • Best of La Femme Music Video
  • Honorable Mention for PSA
  • Best of La Femme Commercial


  • Best of LA Femme Mobisode
  • Best of LA Femme Webisode
  • Best of LA Femme Games
  • LA Femme Best Animated Short
  • LA Femme Best Animated Feature

Winners

Some of the major awards granted at LA Femme Film Festival include:

YearAwardWinnerWork
2018Best DirectorMarcia KimptonBardo Blues
Best Feature ScreenwriterCatherine Dudley-RoseParallel Chords
Best Foreign FilmJo Morris, Aiman HarhishDagenham
Best Special Focus DocumentarySusan Scott, Bonne de BodStroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War
2017Best Feature DirectorSandi SomersIce Blue
Best Animated ShortRoadside Assistance
Best FeatureBecky SmithAugust in Berlin
Best Foreign FilmJulia Frick, Alice FrickShop of Little Pleasures
2016Best Special Focused DocumentaryJulia Gibson, Audrey MeslerThe Last High: The Lure and Lie of Smoking Synthetics
Best DirectorDorie BartonGirl Flu
Best Foreign FilmJudy NaidooHatchet Hour
2015Best FeatureLisa ArnoldCaged No More
Best DocumentaryLaurie KahnLove Between the Covers
Best Feature DirectorCorey MisquitaReign
Best Feature WriterJenica Bergere, Doc PedrolieCome Simi
2014Best FeatureAnn LeSchanderThe Park Bench
Best Feature DirectorMiriam KruishoopGreencard Warriors
Best Feature WriterDominique SchillingA Reason
Best Foreign DocumentaryGeetha JAlgorithms
Life Achievement AwardMarion Ross
2013Best FeatureFinola Hughes (director), Christine Fry (producer)The Bet
Best Feature DirectorFrancesca GregoriniThe Truth About Emanuel
Best Feature WriterRachel Noll James, Katy KvalvikDon't Pass Me By
Best DocumentaryIlse van LamoenDaughters of the Niger Delta
2012Best Feature DirectorDeborah BrockThe Misadventures of the Dunderheads

See also

References
  1. LaPage, Leslie (July 27, 2017). "LA Femme International Film Festival 2017: An Oral History of a "By Women, For Everyone" Festival". MovieMaker. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. "La Femme International Film Festival". Film Freeway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. "LA Femme Film Festival". LA Live. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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