The 2016 Festival hosted more than 200 films from various countries across the world. 60 selected short, feature, documentary and animation films from Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Turkey, France, Egypt, Italy, Britain, Belgium, Iran, Russia, the US, Lebanon, Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Germany, Portugal, Korea and others shall be screened at Gardens of Babur in Kabul. Side events include a high level round Table, a photo exhibit and two concerts open to the public. An open discussion session with the renowned film director Rakhshan Banietemad is also organised. A Jury consisting of filmmakers and women’s rights activists from Afghanistan, India, Iran, the US and Ireland shall award the festival’s statute and Tablet of Appreciation to selected films.
The International Women’s Film Festival – Herat is the first women’s film festival in the region and has hosted around 1,000 films during its previous three editions.
Brochure of the First International Women’s Film Festival
