LA Femme Film Festival facts for kids
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| Location | Los Angeles, California |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Website | LA Femme.jpg |
The LA Femme International Film Festival is a special event that celebrates movies made by women. Its motto is "by women, for everyone." This festival started in 2005. It was created to highlight women who work behind the camera. This includes directors, producers, and writers. It was the first festival in Los Angeles to focus only on women filmmakers.
The festival helps women filmmakers in many ways. It shows their films to a wider audience. It also helps them find ways to share their movies. The festival offers advice and guidance. It also creates chances for filmmakers to talk to each other. They hold discussions and help connect filmmakers with people who can distribute their films.
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About the LA Femme Film Festival
The LA Femme Film Festival is an important event for women in movies. It helps new and experienced filmmakers. The festival aims to show great films made by women. It also helps these films become successful.
How the Festival Started
The LA Femme Film Festival was founded by Leslie LaPage. She got the idea after visiting the Sundance Festival in 2005. She noticed that very few films there were made by women. Leslie LaPage wanted to change this.
It was hard for her to find people to support the festival at first. Many people in Los Angeles did not believe women could direct anything other than romantic comedies. But Leslie LaPage kept going. The first festival showed 25 films over two days.
Since then, the festival has grown a lot. Now, it shows over 100 films. These films are screened over four days in two different theaters. The festival also includes workshops and discussions. There are also networking events and special parties.
Awards at the Festival
The LA Femme Film Festival gives out many awards. These awards celebrate the best work by women filmmakers. They recognize talent in different types of films.
Past Award Winners
Many talented women have won awards at the LA Femme Film Festival. Here are some of the winners from recent years:
| Year | Award | Winner | Work |
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| 2018 | Best Director | Marcia Kimpton | Bardo Blues |
| Best Feature Screenwriter | Catherine Dudley-Rose | Parallel Chords | |
| Best Foreign Film | Jo Morris, Aiman Harhish | Dagenham | |
| Best Special Focus Documentary | Susan Scott, Bonne de Bod | Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War | |
| 2017 | Best Feature Director | Sandi Somers | Ice Blue |
| Best Animated Short | Roadside Assistance | ||
| Best Feature | Becky Smith | August in Berlin | |
| Best Foreign Film | Julia Frick, Alice Frick | Shop of Little Pleasures | |
| 2016 | Best Special Focused Documentary | Julia Gibson, Audrey Mesler | The Last High: The Lure and Lie of Smoking Synthetics |
| Best Director | Dorie Barton | Girl Flu | |
| Best Foreign Film | Judy Naidoo | Hatchet Hour | |
| 2015 | Best Feature | Lisa Arnold | Caged No More |
| Best Documentary | Laurie Kahn | Love Between the Covers | |
| Best Feature Director | Corey Misquita | Reign | |
| Best Feature Writer | Jenica Bergere, Doc Pedrolie | Come Simi | |
| 2014 | Best Feature | Ann LeSchander | The Park Bench |
| Best Feature Director | Miriam Kruishoop | Greencard Warriors | |
| Best Feature Writer | Dominique Schilling | A Reason | |
| Best Foreign Documentary | Geetha J | Algorithms | |
| Life Achievement Award | Marion Ross | ||
| 2013 | Best Feature | Finola Hughes (director), Christine Fry (producer) | The Bet |
| Best Feature Director | Francesca Gregorini | The Truth About Emanuel | |
| Best Feature Writer | Rachel Noll James, Katy Kvalvik | Don't Pass Me By | |
| Best Documentary | Ilse van Lamoen | Daughters of the Niger Delta | |
| 2012 | Best Feature Director | Deborah Brock | The Misadventures of the Dunderheads |
