Detroit Shetown Women's Film Festival

If I could give Detroit Shetown Film Festival 6 stars, I would! I have screened at and attended numerous film festivals (large and small) around the country over the years and Detroit Shetown was one of my favorite experiences.

The communication from the organizers was clear, concise, timely, and helpful from the first contact. The programming was top notch - high quality films screening in blocks that were well curated and the right length to entertain audiences.

I had the good fortune to attend and had a fabulous experience from start to finish. The festival was extremely well run. I have run events myself and I know what an accomplishment it is to execute an event at that level successfully. This was the definition of a smooth and enjoyable festival.

The theatre - Cinema Detroit - is a gem - an historic theatre with a great independent vibe. The sold out audiences were smart, engaged, appreciative, and asked great questions at the Q&As. The organizers are filmmakers and really know how to treat their filmmaker guests - first class all the way. I loved getting to know the other filmmakers in the lovely filmmaker lounge and made new friends who I have connected with multiple times in LA since getting home.

I had such a great time that I hope to return whether or not I have a film screening in the festival. If you are fortunate to have a film accepted, I highly recommend attending Detroit Shetown Film Festival.

I sad could not attend but the communications were outstanding and based on the planned events, the filmmakers were well taken care of. I'm thrilled and honoured to have had our film Good Girls Don't screen here. Thank you Detroit Shetown Women's Film Festival!

I was heartbroken to miss this one -- such a great mission they have and from the beginning communication and organization were fantastic. I could tell it was going to be a winner. They did great publicity and really took care of the filmmakers -- and Detroit is such a fantastic city. But even though I couldn't attend in person they made me feel included and I feel I've made lasting friends of the coordinators -- and to top it all, what a gorgeous trophy I received in the mail shortly thereafter. I highly recommend this one and only hope I have the opportunity to attend in person in the future.

Unfortunately I couldn't attend, though it seemed to be an amazing event. All the screenings were sold-out!
Mandy and Mike have been so easy to communicate with. Promotion around the event was great. This festival is definitely a great support for the women film makers!
It was an honor having our film nominated for the Best Cinematography award, and being part of this fantastic community. Thank YOU!

I had a great time at this festival. Mandy and Mike were such gracious hosts, and as filmmakers themselves - you can tell they LOVE filmmakers! The vibe was very welcoming from the second we walked in. I loved the location and cinema Detroit. Shout out to Morgan for also doing an excellent job running front of house. Their team was entirely cool, calm, collected, and professional. What also really stood out to me about this festival was their excellence in marketing. Their swag was amazing, their awards were so personalized - spirit of Detroit with the ponytail?! Ah- mazing! Their advertising was on point. They packed the theatre and built enthusiasm for the arts in Detroit. You could feel this was a festival aimed to truly empower women. I highly recommend my filmmaker colleagues submit! Sincerely, Shana Gagnon - SECRET - The Short Film 🖤