The Women's Lens International Short Film Festival (WLISFF) will begin its journey in 2022. With the slogan, ‘Her Voice, Her Vision,’ the goal of this festival is to provide a cross-cultural platform to a diverse array of talented women filmmakers from Bangladesh and abroad. In a bid to champion diversity and inclusivity, the platform is dedicated to portraying the different dimensions and styles of filmmaking among women directors from all around the world and celebrating the growing arena of independent women filmmakers.
The ‘Call for Entry’ of the first edition of WLISFF will start on March 9, 2022. The deadline for submission is April 30, 2022.
The festival is divided into two segments-
(i) Live Action (maximum duration: 20 minutes)
(ii) Animation (maximum duration: 20 minutes)
1. Call for entry: The Call for Entry of the first edition of WLISFF will start on March 8, 2022, and conclude on April 15, 2022. Any participant can submit a maximum of two films for an entry fee of $10. For Bangladeshi filmmakers, the entry fee has been set at 500TK.
2. Hybrid Screenings & Webinars: The top 100 short films from the 1st WLISFF will be screened in both online and offline formats over the course of the festival.
Webinars relating to the unique experience of women filmmakers will be held as well, featuring prominent female scholars, juries, journalists, activists, and film personalities. A number of interactive sessions, ranging from one-on-one conversations to panel and round-table discussions will be held throughout the festival.
3. Jury Screening: Screenings for the honorable jury members will take place from May 1 to May 5. The Jury board will consist of renowned filmmakers, film scholars and film-critics from Bangladesh and abroad. Members of the board will be announced after the initial selection of the short films.
4. Award Announcement: The award winners’ list will be published on May 8, 2022.
5. Souvenir Publication: A festival publication, ‘Souvenir,’ will seek to provide the highlights of the 1st WLISFF as well as feature write-ups from participants, partners, and organizers of the festival.
1. Best Live Action Short Film Award – This award, including a crest, certificate and prize money of $200, will be given to the best live action short film of the festival.
2. Best Animation Award – This award, including a crest, certificate and prize money of $200, will be given to the best animated short film of the festival.
Disclaimer: The Prize Money must be collected in person or through paypal. Crest and certificate must be collected in person or the winner has to pay the shipment charge in accordance with the current DHL/FedEx rate.