SCENE AND HEARD

 We will be presenting our annual Scene and Heard series in St. John's starting February 22nd with programming running until the end of March.

Your sneak peek includes our previously announced Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts as well as A Night with Baroness von Sketch featuring Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jordan Canning. 

Special film screenings of Firecrackers with Jasmin Mozafarri and An Audience of Chairs with Deanne Foley.

Workshop lineup coming soon. Tickets for all events should be ready later today.

TOP TEN FILM FESTIVALS WORTH TRAVELLING FOR

Need more reasons to book your flight to St. John's?

The St. John's International Women's Film Festival made it to USA TODAY'S Top Ten Film Festivals Worth Travelling For!

We are thrilled to be in the company of great festivals such as Whistler, AFI Fest, Palm Springs International Film Festival and more. Read our reaction with this interview from CBC NL.

Visit our Getting Here page to help make your travel plans!

SUBMIT YOUR FILMS NOW!

We are open for short and feature-length film submissions as of today, January 28 via FilmFreeway. 

Be a part of #SJIWFF30!

For more information, including a full list of deadlines, check out our Submissions page. 
 

APPLY TO TALENT TO WATCH

Want to make your first feature film or web series? Apply to SJIWFF to be nominated!

The deadline to submit is this Friday, February 1st.

All application requirements in the Telefilm Canada Guidelines must be met in order to submit. We also require that all projects meet our mandate by having the writer and/or director identify as female, and the Director must have participated in our Film Industry Forum training program. 

Please note that this isn't restricted to applicants in Newfoundland & Labrador only.

Please visit our website for full eligibility criteria and details.

WAVE AWARDS - DEADLINE EXTENDED

Nominate east-coast women in the film industry for a WAVE Award!

Presented by WIFT-Atlantic, the goal of the WAVE Awards is to acknowledge remarkable individuals, who identify as women, working in film, television, or screen-based media.

Deadline to nominate someone has been extended to midnight on January 31st. Read full details here. 

SJIWFF AT BERLINALE

Presented by Berlinale, the European Film Market is one of the top three meeting places of the international film and media industries. 

Executive Director Jenn Brown will be attending on behalf of the St. John's International Women's Film Festival and is available for meetings between February 7-12.

Reach out to share your films and to learn more about our upcoming 30th Festival and filmmaking in Newfoundland & Labrador.

WORK WITH US!

Apply now to join as our Communications Coordinator or Office Administrator!
Both jobs are funded through the JCP program.

Full details can be found here: www.womensfilmfestival.com/jobs/

STAY COZY WITH SJIWFF MERCH

We put our shop on hold over the holidays but we're back!  Shop for the perfect gift for yourself, your film-loving friends or those badass feminist friends!

Head to our Shop to order yours now! 

As a not-for-profit organization and registered charity, your support is vital and has a significant impact on generations of Newfoundland and Labradorians. 

We welcome you to make a monthly or annual donation easily and securely online or contact us if you'd prefer to donate in person. 

All donations will receive a tax-deductible receipt and can be made under your name, in honour of a friend, or in memory of a loved one.