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International Women’s Film Festival

In ‘The Judge,’ a Middle Eastern Trailblazer Upholds Women’s Rights

A conventional portrait of a highly unconventional woman, Erika Cohn’s documentary “The Judge” has a worthy subject in Kholoud al-Faqih, the first woman to be appointed, in 2009, to the Middle East’s religious courts.

Thursday 20 December 2018

Call for Submission: 5th International Women’s Film Festival – Herat

The Secretariat of the 5th edition of the  International Women’s Film Festival – Herat requests filmmakers to send in short or long feature and documentary films.

Thursday 16 November 2017

2016 Int. Women’s Film Festival Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery of 4th edition of the “International Women’s Film Festival – Herat” at Gardens of Babur, in Kabul on 19 October 2016 with hundreds of artists, filmmakers, officials & people from different walks of life.

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Winners of the 4th edition of the Int. Women’s Film Festival 2016

During the closing ceremony of the 4th edition of the International Women’s Film Festival – Herat” held in Kabul, Afghanistan on 22 Oct. 2016 the international and national winners of this edition were announced in various categories. See more on the International Women’s Film Festival page.

Friday 10 February 2017

2016 Int. Women’s Film Festival: Special Award of the Jury to “Mirror” & “Station”/Afghanistan

The short fiction “Mirror” and the animation “Station” both directed by Vega Moqarabi from Afghanistan received the Special awards of the Jury.

Tuesday 7 February 2017

2016 Int. Women’s Film Festival Award: Best camera “Song of the Horned Owl”/India

The fiction “Song of the Horned Owl” directed by Manju Borah from India was awarded as the Best camera, by the international jury.

Tuesday 7 February 2017

2016 Int. Women’s Film Festival Award: Best edit “Mary Mother”/Afghanistan

The short film “Mary Mother”directed by Sadam Wahidi from Afghanistan was awarded as the Best edit, by the international jury.

Tuesday 7 February 2017

2016 Int. Women’s Film Festival Award: Best documentary maker Shirin Barghnavard & Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah/Iran

Shirin Barghnavard & Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah from Iran were awarded as the best documentary maker for the film “Scenes from a Divorce” by the international jury.

Tuesday 7 February 2017

2016 Int. Women’s Film Festival Award: Best feature director Camille Fontaine/France

Camille Fontaine from France was awarded as the best feature director for the film “By Accident” by the international jury.

Tuesday 7 February 2017

2016 Int. Women’s Film Festival Award: Best screenplay “Lesson Unlearned”/Russia

“Lesson Unlearned” from Russia was awarded as the best screenplay, directed by Nina Vedmitskaya by the international jury.

Tuesday 7 February 2017