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Women's Voices from the Muslim World: A Short-Film Festival

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Women’s Voices Now (WVN), a not-for-profit social enterprise based in New York, in the United States, is calling for film submissions for Women’s Voices from the Muslim World: A Short-Film Festival. The festival is open to filmmakers of all genders, nationalities, and faiths. Awards possibilities include US$35,000 in prize money. The films in this competition will be available for viewing/rating/commenting online in early September, and there will be a viewing festival in Los Angeles, California, United States (US), in March 2011, as well as viewing and panel discussions: Washington, DC, US, November 12 2010 and New York, NY, US, November 29 2010.

The festival aims to give voice to women of all faiths living in Muslim-majority countries and Muslim women living as minorities around the globe. The festival is a project that intends to highlight pro-women voices from within the Muslim world and present an unfiltered and honest account of these women’s stories, focusing on "the struggle for freedom of expression and inalienable human rights". 

 

Filmmakers may submit films in one of the following four categories:

  • Documentary Shorts
    • Films must present factual materials with little or no fictional additions.
    • Films must be under 30 minutes in length (Submitted as Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 pursuant to YouTube time limits)
    • Anyone may submit to this category.
  •  Fiction Shorts
    • Films must be under 30 minutes in length (Submitted as Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 pursuant to YouTube time limits)
    • Anyone may submit to this category.
  • Experimental Shorts
    • Any type of non-traditional film is welcome, including silent films, mobile films, animated films, and photo montages.
    • Films must be 90-300 seconds in length.
    • Anyone may submit to this category.
  • Student Shorts
    • Students must be enrolled at time of submission.
    • Films must be under 10 minutes and 30 seconds.
Application Info

The festival will accept submissions from both amateur and professional filmmakers. Pursuant to WVN's goal of reaching and educating people around the world, WVN requests that films be made available for viewing online. Filmmakers may apply and upload their films via the WVN website. All submitted films must be final cuts. All requests for confidentiality and anonymity will be honoured. Please note that, though there is a deadline of November 1 2010, late entrants may submit until November 24 2010 for a US$20 fee. The organisation welcomes a suggested US$20 donation, from those who are able to contribute, for any films submitted.

Click here for more information.

Click here to submit a film.

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Cambodia Blogspot Scholarship and Job e-group on August 23 2010; email from Cassandra Schaffa to The Communication Initiative on August 25 2010; and press releases from WVN to The Communication Initiative on October 12 and November 9 2010.