MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The Noe Valley Girls Film Festival’s ("NVGFF") mission is to encourage young girls to make movies with goals of creating a new generation of movie makers, promoting Noe Valley, and having fun. With today’s technology, anyone can learn to make a movie.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The NVGFF is seeking short film submissions made by girls and non-binary youths anywhere in the world in two age groups (ages 12-16 and age 11 and under). Submissions are due by August 1, 2026, and the finalists are expected to be announced on August 15. The Festival will be held at the Noe Valley Ministry on August 22, 2026. At the festival, we expect to present the finalists' films, hear from our guest speaker, and announce the winners.
ABOUT THE FOUNDERS
In early 2016, a group of girls living in Noe Valley decided to form NVGFF. They loved making movies and wanted to give an opportunity to other young girls to make and present their movies to a real live audience. The girls started creating films in elementary school and have collectively made almost fifty movies. They enjoyed filmmaking so much that they decided to start a festival for all of the girls of Noe Valley. They have been meeting every week and believe the film festival will be a great way to bring the people of Noe Valley together to watch films and to empower girls in the art of filmmaking.
There are two age groups:
Ages 11 and under
Ages 12-16
Please note that prizes are the same for both age groups.
1st place – $250
2nd place – $150
3rd place – $50
Additionally, films centered around social and/or climate issues will also be considered for the “NVGFF Hope” award, sponsored by The Elfenworks Foundation. A winner will be selected from each age group for an additional $50 prize for the most compelling, salient, and enduring film in this area.
