Wine, Women & Film Festival

The Wine, Women & Film Festival spotlights and celebrates women in film, wine and art. Entry is not exclusive to women only projects, but works featuring female writers, directors, actors, producers and crew are encouraged. The 2023 event was held at Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula, CA from 3PM-10PM on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.

Disclaimers: The live event is a ticketed event to cover event costs. Project entry fee on FilmFreeway does not constitute a ticket to the live event, only entry in the festival competition. Official Selection means acceptance into the showcase and featured promotions, it is not a guarantee of live screening. Due to program time constraints, a limited number of the official selection films will be screened at the live event.

(1) Official festival poster with laurel will be sent via email upon achieving Official Selection status; as well as a PDF version for printing as a certificate. Final award status (digital award certificates) will be emailed the week following the live event. Award winners who purchase or receive a sponsored ticket to attend the live event will be presented with a framed award during the awards ceremony as well as the customary event badge and swag bag.
(2) The WWFF Annual Logo glass will be presented to Category award winners who attend the live event. If you are unable to attend the live event to accept, the award glass can be shipped upon request, but recipient will be responsible for shipping cost.
(3) Additional exposure and promotion on the event website (winewomenfilm.com), as well as being featured in the Wine, Women & Film Magazine (Festival Edition) print + online versions, plus social media post and promo reels on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & Instagram.
(4) Winners (and potentially other selected projects) may be live screened at the annual event and may possibly receive additional exposure from any potential related local media coverage of the event. Live screen selections are at the sole discretion of the festival program director and lineup is subject to change.

1. All submissions must be digital through FilmFreeway.
2. All submissions must be the original work or submitter must own the rights to the submitted work. Submitter must have appropriate permissions/consent to submit the project to the festival if not the sole owner of the project.
3. Restrictions include the following content, which will not be accepted: pornography, rape, gender shaming, satanic rituals, gore (aka splatter films), sexual abuse.
4. Submissions will be privately screened for judging. Winning entries, finalist entries and other selected material may be screened at the live event, depending on time constraints. Submitters may opt out of live screening if they wish.
5. Public event is subject to local & federal codes and restrictions; therefore, if necessary, a virtual event will replace the public event.
6. By submitting your project, you authorize the festival to use clips or full digital assets supplied (including trailer/teaser/film poster/stills) for promotional purpose and/or live screening at the event.
7. Films must include English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English).

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Safiya Songhai

The Wine, Women and Film Festival is held in an incredible location and celebrates films with the backdrop of a beautiful vineyard.

The organizers are ready to accommodate filmmakers and have a beautiful event. I can't wait to make another film and bring it back here.

April 2024

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Heidi-Marie Ferren

Absolutely fantastic! This festival runs like a well-oiled and elegant machine. The leadership is kind and incredibly supportive. We could not have been more honored to be among the awardees!!! Thank you so much!!!

January 2024

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Response from festival:

Thank you Heidi! We're thrilled to have had the honor of having The Countdown in the 2023 Showcase & Live Screen! So glad you were able to attend with the the team! Cheers to more success in 2024!
Gina Dobson

Wine, Women & Film Festival were top notch in communicating every step of the way and we are proud to be part of their community!

October 2023

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Response from festival:

Thank you so much, Gina! We absolutely adored BAB on 3! Keep shining and producing!
Ashley Bratcher

This was such a fantastic festival! Very well organized and a great screening event. It was well worth it to attend in person. The venue was beautiful and the event staff was incredibly personable and welcoming. We were honored to be recognized for our short film, Pharma, at the festival.

October 2023

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Response from festival:

We're so glad you enjoyed the festival experience! Wonderful to celebrate your dual success with the Best Short Film (Pharma) as well as Best Rom-Com Screenplay (The Merrytime Matchmaker)! We excited to see the feature version of Pharma produced! Cheers and wishing you continued success with all of the wonderful projects in production at Simple Jane Films!
David Luck

The communication was beyond excellent! The Cast and Crew of Death by King Cake were honored to receive BEST COMEDY! I can't say enough positive facts about this one-of-a-kind film festival!

October 2023

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Response from festival:

We're honored to showcase the film, David! Laughter is truly the best medicine and this one delivers! Congrats again to you, the cast and crew for a hilarious cinematic journey portrayed through the personalities of these characters.