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THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL ART ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN AT THE OPENING CEREMONY!

The board of directors of the Association of Women Filmmakers will present the Art Encouragement Awards for the second time this year to women who support culture and art in İzmir. This year’s winners are Özlem Kuşari, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Culture and Art Branch, Financial Affairs Directorate since 2008, Gülen Gözkara Saygı, İzmir Foundation Film Office Coordinator as well as İzmir Short Film Festival Coordinator and Özlem Günerli, Goethe-Institut İzmir Cultural Events Coordinator will are our winners this year. Congratulations!

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL 7TH YEAR TRAILER IS HERE!

The second largest international film festival in Turkey, organized by the Association of Women Filmmakers with the contributions of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, with the support of the EU "Sivil Düşün" Project and sponsored by Türk Tuborg Inc. and Metropol: 7th International Women Filmmakers Festival released this year's poster.

In the 7th edition of International Women Filmmakers Festival 77 films from 27 countries will be screened. Among these films 31 of them will have their world premiere and 37 of them will have their Turkey premiere in the festival. Within the scope of the festival "Creating Characters from Izmir Project Development Workshops" will take place for the first time with the support of İZKF and Goethe Institut Coopeartion. The workshops will be held in Izmir Chamber of Commerce and they'll include 7 workshops and 1 masterclass.

The Izmir based festival will be held between the dates of 26 February 2024 - 2 March 2024 in Institut Français İzmir, İstinyePark Teras Renk Sineması and Türkan Saylan Kültür Merkezi.

Creating a Character Project Development Workshops from Izmir

With the support of the Izmir Culture Fund, character development workshops will be organized for the first time in Izmir as part of the 7th International Women Filmmakers Festival.

To apply for the workshops, simply fill out the form on the events page of our website. Participants will be selected from the applicants, and the capacity is limited to 30 people. Our workshops are free of charge.

Turkey's second largest international festival is 6th International Women Filmmakers Festival.

According to the "Festivals Organized in Turkey in 2023" report prepared by Hayri Çölaşan, Turkey's second largest international festival is 6th International Women Filmmakers Festival with its numerous international and national competitions, film screenings and many other joyful events.

We would like to thank all the women filmmakers who entrusted their films to us, R.O.T. Ministry of Cinema and Tourism Directorate General of Cinema, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Sivil Düşün, Megapol and all our supporters and sponsors who were with us during this journey.

This is the proud achievement of all women and all Izmir. 7th International Women Filmmakers Festival will be held in Izmir between the dates of 26 February 2024 – 2 March 2024. Stay tuned! #againstthegrain

''The Creating Characters from Izmir Workshops' and received an Honorable Mention Award in the Project Idea Competition.

As the Women Directors Association, we won the 3rd prize in the Izmir Cultural Fund Circular Culture Project Implementation Competition with the 'Creating Characters from Izmir Workshops' and received an Honorable Mention Award in the Project Idea Competition. Our Advisory Board member Aysim Türkmen's 'Creating Characters from the City Workshop,' organized since the first year, will transform into a screenplay development workshop in our 7th year. Stay tuned for details.