IMDb qualifying Berlin Women Cinema Festival is a bi-monthly competition and an international platform which intends to promote and award female talents working in media.

The competition seeks an impressive line-up of short and feature-length films (narrative, documentary, experimental and animation) by established and emerging women filmmakers from around the world.

The festival also has a screenwriting competition, dedicated to female writers of all genres. Berlin Women Cinema Festival is organized by women artists whose mission is to provide a platform for challenging gender inequity and the lack of diversity in the screen-based media industry.

The competition has various categories for independent female artists to be promoted, awarded and recognized in the film industry.

Do not miss our competition!

Awards & Prizes

Best Narrative Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Documentary
Best Animation
Best Experimental
Best Web-Series-Pilot
Best Student Film
Best Producer
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Cinematographer
Best Editor
Best Short Screenplay
Best Feature Screenplay

Rules & Terms

Films must have been directed, produced or written by a female.
All genres are accepted and no premiere is required for the competition.
We do not screen the films publicly online.
Award winners may request online screening and promotion.
Films must have been completed in the past five years.

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  • Gabby Baptista

    I am thrilled to be nominated by Berlin Women Cinema Festival with our documentary Closer to the Stars. The opportunity to participate in festivals like this is inspiring for our career and future projects.

    May 2025
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  • Marylou DiPietro

    I'm thrilled my screenplay adaptation of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" won in this year's Best Short Play category. Thank you for honoring the work of women in film.

    April 2025
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  • Verena Hofer

    I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for the award given to our film Ganz Still und Stumm — I am especially honored to receive the title of Best Director.
    A huge thank you to the Woman Cinema Festival Berlin for recognizing our work. I’m deeply grateful.

    April 2025
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  • brigitte leoni

    So happy to have been selected.

    April 2025
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