São Paulo – The first edition of the film festival Ela Faz Cinema (She Does Cinema) has entries open to movies directed by women worldwide. The selected works will compete in two categories, with awards being given to best feature film and best short film. The movies can be fiction or non-fiction, domestic or foreigner – the latter must have Portuguese subtitles. The movies must have at least one woman as director, and those interested can register via the festival’s website until June 22. The choice of theme is free.
The event is organized by Movida Produtora de Conteúdo, with production being handled by Maré Produções Cultural and sponsorship by the state of Bahia, and is scheduled for September 19 to 23 in Salvador. The final programme hasn’t been out yet but should include other three parallel exhibitions of women’s cinematography production and debates with the directors, actresses, movie critics and researchers.
“The goal [of the festival] is to grant visibility to women’s production, since recent research show that they’re still a minority in leading author positions, being less recognized and working with significantly smaller budgets,” said Dayse Porto (pictured above), the festival’s coordinator in a press release. According to her, the event has a feminist profile for highlighting women in leading roles.
“Regarding the works’ themes, we want to discuss all and any topics; if the cinematic view comes from a woman – being her cis or trans, black, white, native, from different origins – we will be talking about a women-related topic,” she added. The winners will receive a Ela Faz Cinema trophy, still being designed by a visual artist from Bahia.
Quick info
Film Festival Ela Faz Cinema (She Does Cinema)0
Entries open until June 22
Rules and registrations via the website
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
