Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival is a competitive online event that valorizes the work of women filmmakers or films about women. In this festival, we are looking for a unique and innovative perspective from female filmmakers to introduce them and promote them. We also accept projects directed by non-female directors who have something important to say about womanhood. We are an online event based in Paris and we are dedicated to female cinema.

1:) Awards for a female-made films (both short and feature)
Best French film
Best Intenrational Feature
Best Director
Best Producer
Best Female Cinematographer
Best Female Producer
Best Female Editor
Best Female Composer
Best Script
Best Unproduced script
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best First-time filmmaker
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Experimental
Best Horror
Best Comedy
Best Human Rights
Best Environmental
Best LGBTQ
Best Web/TV/Pilot
Best Music Video
Best Student Film
Best Poster

2:) Awards for films about women
Best films about a women

✓ All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles (if in a different language).

✓ All films must have been made in or after 2017.

✓ Short films must not exceed 30 minutes.

✓ Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials.

✓ Nominations: These are all the films that have been nominated for an award in a category. This doesn’t mean that they are yet a selected film of the festvial. Few of the winner projects will be selected for the annual online event.

Official Selection: These are all the winner films selected for annual online event , which will be notified via email. If you received a Nomination email, but no Official Selection email, it means your film will not be screened, but is still a contender for an award in its category.

Award Winners: Chosen from the Nominations (which includes the Official Selection).

✓ We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.

✓ We retain the right to change the date of the online annual event under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through email and our online platforms.

✓ We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status or whether your work has been made available online.

✓ Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100 the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.

✓ We cannot provide refunds.

✓ If you have submitted your project in the previous year, please do not resubmit the same project to current edition.

✓ By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails.

✓ We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.

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  • Chiara Basile Fasolo

    Thank you to the festival for selecting “Double Code” as a Semi-Finalist.
    Receiving this recognition is truly meaningful to me.
    I sincerely appreciate your work and consideration.

    April 2026
  • Lynwood Shiva Sawyer

    As The Country Gentlewoman is our debut film, we are delighted to be recognized by a leading festival in the City of Light. Merci Beaucoup!

    April 2026
  • Anngeannette Pinkston

    When I entered our film into your festival and found out that we won, I couldn't believe our luck! We won in your prestigious film festival. That was Great!! Thank you for allowing our movie to become a WINNER in your Festival. Anngeannette

    March 2026
  • meltem altay

    First of all, my team adina Thank you so much for Good Luck / Rastgele film as a semi-finalist! Your great news excited us. We were happy that we could not be physically with this independent film and this low-budget project

    January 2026
  • william mesa

    What a pleasure to be part of Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival with many great films . And Walkers still getting a Simi Finalists award . Thanks William Mesa

    January 2026