The festival is organized by the Women Photographers Association.
Our main goal is to find talented female film directors from around the world who have something to say and can communicate through art and to help them promote their work.

Our festival team and jury have many years of festival experience. After you submit your film, our team will watch and review your project. The films with the highest scores will become finalists. A selection of these films will be shown at our annual live event once the film's director gives approval.

All films in the Official Selection will receive the Certificate of Achievement.

We wish you luck.

Awards & Prizes

The Istanbul International Women's Film Festival Jury will select the films of the year on a category basis and the films will be screened at our event.
All Annual Award Winners will receive official laurel certificates (digital format). Directors and producers who participate in the live event will be given a printed certificate of achievement.
The names of the winners will be published on our website and all our social networks.

Rules & Terms

1- In order to send a movie, you must own the rights or get permission from the owner.
2- Movies must have English subtitles.
3- The festival relationship will only be related to the person sending the film.
4- Istanbul International Women's Film Festival will not be responsible for damaged copies.
5- The Live Event will be held every year, and a copy of the film in an appropriate format may be required for the event.
6- Our jury members are free to make their choices and their decisions are final.
7-International Women's Film Festival may disqualify films that are not suitable for the festival content. If you have questions about this decision, you can contact us at womenfilmsfestival@gmail.com.
8- Those who apply to the student category must send their student documents.
9- Dialogues must be sent as English or Turkish text in pdf format.
10- By submitting your film, you give the International Women's Film Festival the right to use, distribute and share the film's poster, trailer, synopsis and film photos on social media.
11- Copyright issues arising from third parties during the screening of the film are the responsibility of the author.
12- The maximum duration of short films should be 30 minutes, and the minimum duration of long films should be 60 minutes.
13-If there are not enough applications in the relevant category, evaluation will not be made.
14- Members of the Board of Directors of the Women Photographers Association and their first degree relatives cannot participate in the competition.
15- When candidates apply, they accept the International Women's Film Festival Terms and Conditions.