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Nevada Women's Film Festival

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Nevada Women's Film Festival

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General Information

edition

7th

organizers

Nikki Corda

Executive Director, Founder

Danette Tull

Board of Directors

Shirley Johnston

Board of Directors

Brett Levner

Board of Directors

Dr. Heather Addison

Board of Directors

Jo Meuris

Board of Directors

Esther Gabriel

Director of Operations

Kelsie Stacy

Technical Producer & Festival Manager

Kourtenaye Monroe

Social Media Director

Kristel Torvik Muir

Production Manager

Contact details

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info@nwffest.com

702-970-NWFF

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Venue

University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4505 South Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, , United States Show me on the map

About the festival

The 7th Annual Nevada Women's Film Festival returns to fabulous Las Vegas in June, 2021.

NWFFest is an annual event to celebrate and support the fair representation of women in film. We invite submissions from all genres, shorts and features, fiction, documentary and animation.

We are the only festival in the state of Nevada to showcase women directors and women in key creative positions. We also seek stories with strong and complex female characters or which otherwise depict women in a positive light.

We support a diversity of worldview, background, and experience. Filmmakers of all genders from all over the world are encouraged to submit to the festival.

Cover image from "Empty By Design," by Andrea Walter (NWFFest Nevada Woman Filmmaker of the Year, 2020).

Best Feature, Fiction
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Fiction
Best Short Documentary
Best Female Protagonist
Spirit of Activism Award
Best LGBTQ Themed Film
Best Student Film
Best Animated Film
Audience Favorite
Nevada Woman Filmmaker of the Year & Nevada Student Filmmaker of the Year

About

The 7th Annual Nevada Women's Film Festival returns to fabulous Las Vegas in June, 2021.

NWFFest is an annual event to celebrate and support the fair representation of women in film. We invite submissions from all genres, shorts and features, fiction, documentary and animation.

We are the only festival in the state of Nevada to showcase women directors and women in key creative positions. We also seek stories with strong and complex female characters or which otherwise depict women in a positive light.

We support a diversity of worldview, background, and experience. Filmmakers of all genders from all over the world are encouraged to submit to the festival.

Cover image from "Empty By Design," by Andrea Walter (NWFFest Nevada Woman Filmmaker of the Year, 2020).

Best Feature, Fiction
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Fiction
Best Short Documentary
Best Female Protagonist
Spirit of Activism Award
Best LGBTQ Themed Film
Best Student Film
Best Animated Film
Audience Favorite
Nevada Woman Filmmaker of the Year & Nevada Student Filmmaker of the Year

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Submissions are open until 11:59pm, March 30, 2021. But don't wait until then:

Early bird submission is $15 through October 31st, 2020!
Regular submission is $25 thru December 31st, 2020.
Late submission is $50 thru February 28th, 2021.
Extended late submission is $100 thru March 31st, 2021.
Notification date is April 15th, 2021

The pandemic guidelines next summer will determine whether this festival will be in-person or virtual. Our in-person tech requirements are as follows:
Exhibition format: DCP is required per the festival venue. If selected filmmakers cannot provide their own DCP, conversion can be provided with a fee ($6/minute with a $50 minimum). In such case, a .mov/.mp4 file will be accepted.

Ticket and venue information coming soon.

Filmmakers are responsible for their own travel arrangements, but we will have assistance available to help. More information coming soon.

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Categories and fees

General Submission
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st October, 2020) $15
Regular (31st December, 2020) $25
Late (28th February, 2021) $50
Description

We are looking for shorts and features of any genre. Female filmmakers are encouraged to submit. Male filmmakers are also encouraged to submit as long as your film features strong female characters, or otherwise depicts women in a positive light. Priority will be given to students, Nevada filmmakers and first-time filmmakers. But all filmmakers around the world are encouraged to submit. Transportation to the festival will be at the filmmaker's expense. More details will be announced as they become available. Filmmakers must deliver final format for Festival screenings. No exceptions will be permitted. For more information go to: www.NevadaWomensFilmFestival.com or www.facebook.com/NVWomensFilmFestival

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