Creteil International Festival of Women's Films

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Creteil, France January 13 - 22, 2009
Call for Entry Deadline: November 30, 2008
Festival Data:
- Established: 1979
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 20000
- Media Attendance: 120
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 100
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 1300
- Total Number of Films Screened: 120
- Total Screenings: 280
- # of Shorts Screened: 50
- # of Features Screened: 70
- Accreditations: ECFF
- Competitive
- Retrospective
- Film Market
- Catalog
- Has Panels
- Has Seminars
Festival Website:
www.filmsdefemmes.com
Festival Description:

The Festival aims to promote Films directed by women on subjects of their choice, and to allow for better understanding of the situation and evolution of women and their cinema in each country represented.

Film will be programmed for the following competitive International Selections:

a) Full length films selection competing for the Jury Prize, the Audience Prize, and the Competition Graine de Cineephage (for young public)

b) Full length documentary films selection competing for the Audience Prize and young doc prize

c) Short films selection competing for the Audience Prize, for the Best International Short, for the Best French short and for the Best European short.

The Prizes in cash will be awarded to the winning film makers. The Prize winning films will be screened one more time on the final day and for a special presentation in Paris.

There are three additional non-competitive sections:

a) Tribute paid to the career of an actress.

b) A Section Histoire de Voir : 30 years, 30 films.

c) French Premiere.

In addition to the many special programs, forums and tributes, the Creteil International Festival of Women's Films also hosts the "Film Market " IRIS.

IRIS, the center of documentation, programmation, edition and production of the International Women Film Festival of Créteil, offers unique ressources about women's cinema from 28 years.

During the International Women Film Festival IRIS has set up for the sixth year a special " Film Market " available to film professionals and journalists. VHS videotapes, DVD and a catalogue with all the information you need to know about the film collections are at hand in this screening area with 10 places and a meeting point.
Film Submissions:
- Accepts direct submissions
- Submission formats: Digi-Beta, 16mm, 35mm
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.filmsdefemmes.com/ download/ bi2008.pdf

Email:	filmsfemmes(at)wanadoo.fr
Phone:	(33) 01 49 80 38 98
Fax:	(33) 01 43 99 04 10
Mailing Address:	AFIFF- Maison des Arts de Créteil Place Salvador Allende . Creteil 94000 France

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MAR 31 01:49PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

2008 Awards for the Creteil International Festival of Women's Films

GRAND JURY PRIZE
Best Fiction Film: "Mainline"
directed by: Rakhshan Bani-Etemad & Mohsen Abdolvahab - Iran

PRIX DOCS LYCEENS
Best documentary: "A côté"
directed by: Stéphane Mercurio

AUDIENCE AWARDS
Best Fiction Film: "Hidden Faces"
directed by: Handan Ipekçi - Turkey/Germany

Best Documentary: "Babel Caucase toujours!"
directed by: Mylène Sauloy - France

Best French Short Film: "Ata"
directed by: Cagla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti - France

Best Foreign Short Film: "Hush"
directed by: Dena Curtis - Australia

BEAUMARCHAIS ASSOCIATION AWARD
Best French-Speaking Short Film: "Sarah"
directed by: Kadija Leclere (Belgium)

‘Graine de Cinéphage’ JURY AWARD: "Maati Maay"
directed by: Chitra Palekar - India

CANAL + AWARD: "Un hombre Tranquilo"
directed by: Arantzazu Gomez Bayon - Espagne

UNIVERSITY PARIS XII JURY AWARD
Best European Short Film: "Milan"
directed by: Michaela Kezele - Serbia/Germany

Special Mention to: "Ela"
directed by: Silvana Aguirre - United-Kingdom

SCREENPLAY AWARD
IN ASSOCIATION WITH LE MANUSCRIT
"Tombée des nues"
directed by: Stéphanie de Mareuil

FRESNES WOMEN AWARD: "Juste une heure"
directed by: Virginie Peignien - France

"Ata"
directed by: Cagla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti - France
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APR 11, 2007 01:14PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Award Winners for the 2007 Creteil International Festival of Women's Films

Grand Jury Prize for Feaure Length Fiction Film:
“How is Your Fish Today?” Directed By Xiaolu Guo (China/UK)

The jury unanimously chose Xiaolu Guo’s film, "How Is Your Fish Today?" for his talent to blend fiction and documentary styles; taking the audience throughout modern day China, from the south and all the way north to the aurora borealis, a place of self-discovery for the filmmaker and screenwriter.

3,800 Euros given to winner by the Délégation à la Cohésion sociale et à la Parité, promotional support for theatrical distribution given by CINECINEMA et technical support offered by Laser Vidéo Titre.

The 2007 Jury 2007 is composed of Noëlle Châtelet (Présidente), Marylin Alasset, Laura Benson, Maryse Wolinski, Philippe Grandrieux, Loïc Magneron et Daniel Vigne.

Special Mention of the Jury:
"Shoot The Messenger" Directed by: Ngozi Onwurah (UK)

"Shoot The Messenger" is a humorous film that tackles the protagonist’s problem of identity and race with humanism that reaches universality.

Student Jury Prize for Best Feature Length Documetary:
“Enemies of Happiness” Directed by: Eva Mulvad

Special Mention of the Student Jury:
“Dialogues in the dark” Directed by: Melek Taylan (Turkey)

Audience Award for the Best Feature Length Fiction:
"Shoot The Messenger" Directed by: Ngozi Onwurah (UK)
Prize: 3048 Euros awarded by the City of Créteil

Audience Award for the Best Feature Length Documentary:
“Resistencia” Directed by: Lucinda Torre (Spain)
Prize: 3048 Euros awarded by the General Council of Val-de-Marne

Audience Award for the Best French Short Film:
“La Promenade” Directed by: Marina de Van (France)
Prize: 500 Euros awarded by the Festival

Audience Award for the Best Foreign Short Film:
“Deweneti” Directed by: Diana Gaye (Senegal)
Prize: 500 Euros offerts par le Festival

Prize of the Association Beaumarchais for the Best Short Francophone Film:
“Nationale” Directed by: Alix Barbey (France/Germany)
Prize: 1525 Euros awarded by the l’Association Beaumarchais to the winner and a scholarship to develop another screenplay.

Jury Prize Graine de Cinéphage for Best Feature Length Fiction:
Shoot The Messenger" Directed by: Ngozi Onwurah (UK)
Prize: 3048 Euros awarded by the Ministère de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Vie Associative

Jury Prize of Paris XII for Best European Short Film:
“Embrace Me” Directed by: Kim Hye-Jee (Poland)
Prize: 1525 Euros awarded by l’Université Paris XII

Le Manuscrit Prize for the Best Screenplay:
“Ciao, les enfants!” by Solange Sogalen
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