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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  • Janice Baker

    Great communication and prompt notification! We were so happy to be award winners for this festival!

    September 2024
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  • Yeon Choi

    I am honored and grateful to have been a part of the 7th Berlin Women Cinema Festival. I want to express my heartfelt thanks for recognizing my film, 'A Bride’s Diary,' as the Best Animation. Beyond the accolade, I deeply appreciate the festival's dedication to providing a platform for women and women filmmakers, allowing us to share our unique stories and showcase our creative talents!

    September 2024
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  • Tracey Cochrane

    Thank you so much, we are over the moon. We all have smiles on our faces and our so grateful you like our film and awarded us best documentary. Thank you , Tracey Cochrane & Ndazkoh first nations.

    September 2024
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  • Jingjing Chen

    Great festival! Easy communication! We are honored to be part of it! Thank you!

    September 2024
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