The Women's Independent Film & Television Festival is a chance to share and celebrate greatness in the world of female filmmaking. Our incredible community ranges from directors, to producers, to screenwriters, to actors, to content creators! Whatever the medium: We build this festival to shed light, deliver opportunity and celebrate the achievements of women in the world of filmmaking, storytelling and beyond!

We're going into our 3rd year celebrating The Women's Independent Film & Television Festival and we're so excited for this year's work, partnerships, competitions and more.

Whether a finalist or not, all officially selected filmmakers will be invited to join us at the Women's Independent Film Awards for screenings, networking, resources, collaboration, learning, partnerships and for our official premieres and awards ceremony blocks.

The Women's Independent Film & Television Festival was created to encourage female content creators with unique backgrounds to share their stories/ The festival will promote the work of women filmmakers and recognize them globally for their achievements in film.

Women have to be involved in the creation of ALL submitted films! That can be either as directors, producers, writers, performers, etc. Just as long as they were involved in the creation of the submitted work.

Awards & Prizes

Our awards and prizes are announced and presented each year annually on the final night of our festival. We present awards across the following categories.

-Best Narrative Short Film
-Best Narrative Feature Film
-Best Documentary Film
-Best Direction
-Best Script Drama
-Best Script-Comedy
-Best Cinematography
- Best Music Video
-Best Performance
-Best experimental/New Media/Episodic Content
-Honorable Mentions

Rules & Terms

All entries should be sent via FilmFreeway with a secure online screener.
-Each accepted film must be submitted in the .mp4 or .mov format, preferably.
-By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights of the film, including the rights to the music in the film.
-By submitting to the festival you give consent to the festival programming staff to screen your work in front of the private audience of the Women's Independent Film Festival community.
-There is no minimum running time.
-Submission fees are non-refundable
-Films must have been completed on or after Jan 1st, 2019.
-All genres are welcome
-Filmmakers may submit multiple entries as long as each film is submitted with its own Entry Form, online screener and paid Entry Fee.
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  • Juliette Gillies

    I was thrilled to learn my screenplay, Control, was part of the official selection for this festival. Proud to be amongst such a talented group of women. I had the opportunity to attended virtually and watch the winning films which was really cool. I’m loving that more festivals are starting to embrace online platforming for those who can’t attend in person. It was nice to still feel a part of it all.

    October 2025
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  • Nidhi Gupta

    Great festival with a good, supportive ethos. Please keep going!

    October 2025
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  • Kim VanFelton

    It was wonderful to be an official selection and script finalist amongst so many talented women. There were so many high-quality films to stream, and it makes you realize that so many filmmakers don't get the recognition they truly deserve, so kudos to The Women's Independent Film and Television Festival. Here's hoping that, going forward, the festival continues to expand and highlight women in the indie film scene, and hopefully expands its marketing and promotion. More people should know about this festival!

    October 2025
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  • Ronald Lamont Canfield

    I was an honor for my short film "The Stranger" to stream live as an Official Selection (recognizing my director Rachel Taggart). I also greatly enjoyed viewing several other selected films as part of the live streaming.

    October 2025
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  • Janna Jones

    The Women's Independent Film and TV Festival is an impressive festival with excellent communication and timely execution. I am grateful that my short screenplay It Depends was a finalist at this great festival. It Depends is about a profoundly autistic young man and his mom--not typical subject matter at a film festival--but The Women's Independent Film and TV Festival saw its merit, and for that I am grateful.

    November 2024
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