The “Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin” (FFFB) is an annual five day film event featuring screenings of international short films & feature films of all genres as well as a hand-picked selection of music videos. Panels, networking sessions and discussions about recent topics will complete the program.

The Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin (FFFB) was created to support up and coming female talents from different ethnic backgrounds and nationalities, who have a unique story to tell.

Our festival highlights and celebrates women in key, principle positions in filmmaking. Whether it be a producer, director, cinematographer, writer, or lead editor. This is why it is called “Female Filmmakers Festival”.

We have a broad audience and one of our main goals is to connect people no matter which gender, ethnicity or background they may have. Everybody is welcome! The FFFB gives its audience the opportunity to see great independent films that they normally would not have access to.

All films will be screened in Germany's oldest cinema "Moviemento"
https://www.moviemento.de/

BEST OF FESTIVAL FEATURE

BEST OF FESTIVAL SHORT

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST PERFORMANCE

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

BEST ANIMATION

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST DOCUMENTARY

BEST SOUND DESIGN/MUSIC

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

BEST SCREENPLAY

THE UNIQUE FEMALE VOICE AWARD

SHE IS ON FIRE AWARD

THE GREEN AWARD

FEMALE OF CHANGE AWARD

Entering a film in the Festival implies the acceptance of the following regulations. The Festival wishes all potential entrants the best of luck with their submission, and their film!

Terms and conditions:

ELIGIBILITY

Submission is open to all short films (25 mins max duration) and feature films (120 min max duration), that have been completed after January 1, 2022. We welcome narrative films, documentaries, animations, experimental films and music videos.

Works-in-progress are not accepted.

In order for a film to be eligible, it must have at least one as a woman-identified person in a key creative role (director/screenwriter/producer).

All films must be a Berlin premiere.

Music videos are excluded from this rule and can be published online.

WHAT TO SEND

Please ensure the following are provided as part of all submissions:
-A cover letter
-Synopsis of the film in both short (50 words) and long (150 words) versions
-Full cast and credits list
-Director’s biography (under 100 words) AND filmography
-3 different stills from the film (at least 300 dpi High Resolution)
-A photo of the director (at least 300 dpi High Resolution)

COPYRIGHT & LEGAL TERMS

By entering your film for consideration to the 2024 "Female Filmmakers Film Festival Berlin", you authorise that your work is cleared for festival exhibition and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein.

The submitter and all filmmakers associated with the project shall indemnify and hold harmless the "Female Filmmakers Film Festival Berlin" and any representative or affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY

If accepted to screen at the Festival, the entrant agrees to provide a H.264 or MPG4 file for exhibition (.mov or .mp4, 1080P or 720P, max. data rate 25 mbs, AAC Stereo 44.1khz) Foreign language films must be subtitled in english. Any costs associated with any subtitling is the sole responsibility of the entrant.

Festival laurels will be provided to all Official Selections and Award winners. Films should be presented in their original versions with English language subtitles or commentary where necessary.

Please submit your film via the online submission platforms.

TO KEEP COMPETITION FAIR FOR EVERYONE WE ARE NO ABLE TO GIVE AWAY WAIVERS!

NOTIFICATION:
Due to the large amount of submissions received, the Festival will only contact those filmmakers with work selected for competitions.

The rest of the films will be announced on the Festival’s website when the full Festival programme is launched.

Unfortunately, due to the large amount of submissions received, the Festival cannot offer feedback regarding films that are not selected for the Festival.

By submitting you agree that the festival is allowed to use film stills, film posters as well as trailers and share it on social media sites and on the festival website. Prints may be made including film posters and stills of all selected films.

The festival does not pay screening fees. By submitting you agree that your film can be screened without a screening fee and that you have all rights for images and music used in your film. The festival is not responsible for any violations of copyrights.

As we are an independent festival, travel expenses cannot be covered. Our guests will receive a festival pass and get the chance to present their films during Q&A's after the screenings. Additionally, all films will be promoted online.

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Thanks for the great time we had with „seCURE“ being screened in Moviemento in Berlin. We are beyond happy to have won the category „best experimental“ - we are in awe.
    We enjoyed our stay very much: the kind words, the close contact with the organizers, the possibility to do a q&a just like that, the welcoming backstage with drinks, snacks and merch. Thanks loads to the team of organizers & the great panel on saturday !

    October 2023
    Logo
    Response from festival:

    Thanks so much for your kind words. It was lovely meeting you in person and celebrating your work together in Berlin! Wishing you all the best for what's to come!

  • Mirella Drosten

    It was such a lovely experience to be a part of the festival selection. Although I couldn't attend in person, I felt very informed about everything that's going on at the festival, that's why I'm extra sad, that I couldn't be there. The communication was fast, personal and super kind. I hope I can be a part of it with my next project again!

    October 2023
    Logo
    Response from festival:

    Thanks a million! We hope to be able to welcome you in person in future!

  • InOut Distribution

    It was a pleasure to be a part of this festival and won the Best Director Award!

    October 2023
    Logo
    Response from festival:

    Congratulations again! Thanks for the great review!

  • Aila Stefansdotter-Franck

    Amazing festival and great communication from the team. We couldn’t be there in person this time but hopefully we’ll get to experience it live another time! So grateful for being part of it and very honoured for the award and the nomination.

    October 2023
    Logo
    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much! We loved your film and hope to see you in future at the festival!

  • It was a great pleasure to be a part of this festival in 2022. I am really grateful for having my film featured in two sections. The communication is fantastic. I am sorry I couldn't attend in person since I was in Latin America for another project. Will participate again! Thank you!

    June 2023
    Logo
    Response from festival:

    Thanks so much for our great review and for sharing your amazing work with us and our audience. Very much looking forward to welcoming you to the festival in future.