Sundance Film Festival
Park City, United States
100
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The Women's Voices Now Film Festival
United States · Est. 2014 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
United States
65
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- No physical screenings
- 12 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
The Women's Voices Now Film Festival is an annual, women's rights documentary film festival that promotes emerging women filmmakers using social-change films to advocate for women’s and girls’ rights around the world. We award $13,000 in cash prizes across 8 categories. Our festival is a hybrid festival that begins with a month-long event that runs entirely online each Spring. Selected films are made available to event ticket holders for a limited time through our online platform. We host a number of online discussions and curated events for our ticket holders, in addition to providing curated film lists throughout the month long event. Our culminating Awards Ceremony provides the opportunity to recognize the selected filmmakers, winning films, and the importance of women in film! The Women's Voices Now Film Festival promotes emerging women filmmakers using social-change films to advocate for women’s and girls’ rights around the world, by: - Providing a PLATFORM for emerging filmmakers telling essential, authentic stories. - Offering CASH PRIZES and VISIBILITY. - Facilitating NETWORKING with other filmmakers and media industry professionals. Since 2011, we have awarded $169,500 in cash prizes, received 1,500 film submissions from 102 countries, and gathered online audience members from 195 countries.
Last updated Sep 6, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 12 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2014
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
4.0/ 5
Reviews
30
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
What a fabulous film festival. Uplifting women's voices is becoming even more important as we see our civil rights are being eroded around the world. The Women's Voices Now Film Festival amplifies our stories. I am so honored that my film, Resisterhood, won the Best Emerging Filmmaker Award. Thank you, WVNFF. You ROCK!
- Filmmaker
Fantastically organized with human contact as the highlight. High degree of value and care taking for the filmmakers and their works. Being an online festival it comes with limitations and alternative approaches of course – all of which have been executed professionally and were well though through.
- Filmmaker
This is not just a fest for film, this is one of the best fest out there for impact and change!
- Filmmaker
Being part of the Women’s Voices Now Online Film Festival was very exciting, it gave me a platform to share my film, connect with a global audience, and become part of a community dedicated to elevating women’s voices through film.
- Filmmaker
In my dictionary The Women's Voices Now Film Festival is one of the top 10 women film festivals that each F filmmaker should try, way to go.
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