The annual 16 Days 16 Films short movie festival is running: more details and this year’s finalists all here.
Finalists are now being revealed for this year’s 16 Days 16 Films festival, an annual competition that’s attracted entrants from around the world.
To qualify, films are directed by a filmmaker who identifies as female, with their films 25 minutes or under. This year’s selection all, in the words of the festival, ‘explore, emote, or educate on a form of violence against women.’
Partners for the festival include UN Women, The Geena Davis Institute and the BFI. Previous finalists have included How To Have Sex director Molly Manning Walker, and Girl director Adura Onashile.
This year’s finalists – and we’ll be adding the films as they become available over the 16 day period – are…
ESPERANZA (Mexico) – Mayra Veliz
A VERY NICE GUY (Mexico) – Minerva R. Bolaños Rodrigo Fierro
AFTER FRED (UK) – Rachel Meyrick
BARRICADE (UK) Alice Johannessen
BLACKWOOL (UK) Eubha Akilade
CERES (UK) – Amelia Sears
DANDELION (Mexico) – Lorena R. Valencia Ingrid
HER LAST DAY (USA) – Jiacheng Wang
HOMEMAKER (UK) – Ciara Kerr
MOSQUITO LADY (USA) – Kristine Gerolaga
MY BLONDE GF (UK) – Rosie Morris
SMILE (UK) – Jo Smyth
STILL WATERS (USA) – Aurora Brachman
TÃM (Australia) – Noora Niasari
THE SKY AFTER RAIN (Australia) – Blame the Shadows Collective
WINN (USA) – Erica Tanamachi & Joseph East
The finalists were chosen by a jury that includes names such as Kalliopi Mingeirou, Chief of the Ending Violence against Women Section at UN-Women in New York; Madeline Di Nonno, CEO Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media; Daniel Guinness, Managing Director at Beyond Equality; Golda Rosheuvel, Actor (Bridgerton); Saffron Burrows, Actor (Enigma, Circle Of Friends); Prano Bailey-Bond, Director (Censor); Emily Atef, Director (More Than Ever, 3 Days in Quiberon); Isabella Odoffin, Casting Director (How To Have Sex); Sarah McCaffrey, Founder Solas Mind; Patsy Stevenson, women’s rights campaigner, writer and public speaker.
By clicking on the links to the films as they appear, you can also cast your vote. And you can find more about 16 Days 16 Films here.
