Festival Calendar
Creteil Women's International Film Festival
Festival International de Films de Femmes
Maison des Arts
Maison des Arts
Place Salvador Allende
94000 Créteil
phone +33-1-49 80 38 98
fax +33-1-43 99 04 10
http://www.filmsdefemmes.com
email: filmsfemmes@wanadoo.fr
Director
Ms. Jackie Buet
filmsfemmes.buet@wanadoo.fr
Program Director
Ms. Jackie Buet
filmsfemmes.buet@wanadoo.fr
Year of Foundation 1979
Event Date from 22 March 2013 till 31 March 2013
in Créteil, France
International Competition
Sections International Competition: Feature, Documentary, Short film and video directed or co-directed by women; non-competitive PANORAMA section, non-competitive section UTOPIAS (all format, genres and running time)
Terms of Entry productions must have been by women or a mixed team of directors; productions must have been completed after November 2011, no prior screening in France or broadcasting on French television;
Subtitles English subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Beta SP PAL
Registration Deadline 15 December 2012
Fees none
Attendance Figures 25,000
Participants of the Film Industry around 200
Prizes/Awards Grand Prix of the Jury (€3,800); Prix AFJ (€1,525); Audience Award : Best Feature Film (€3,048); Best Documentary (€3,048); Best French Short Film (€1,525); Best Foreign Short Film (€762); Canal + Prize; Prix du Jury Graine de Cinéphage (€3,048); Prix du Jury Paris XII (€1,525)
2012
Longs Métrages de Fiction
INVISIBLE by Michal Aviad (IL/DE), TAG/TRAUM Filmpoduktion
TÖTE MICH (KILL ME) by Emily Atef, Niko Film, Wüste Film West
UNTER SCHNEE (UNDER SNOW) by Ulrike Ottinger, Ulrike Ottinger Filmproduktion, ma.ja.de filmproduktion
Longs Métrages Documentaires
NO GRAVITY by Silvia Casalino (DE/ FR), Perfect Shot Films
Courts Métrages
SILENT RIVER by Anca Miruna Lăzărescu (DE/RO)
Number of Films Shown around 150
Media Coverage a total of around 180 journalists; approx. 60 foreign journalists
Evaluation Even though more and more other women festivals emerge, Creteil is still the most important meeting point for female filmmakers. New female talents are discovered and promoted, portraits of female pioneers in the film world. During the festival access to 4,000 video films and 6,000 filmographies; the multi-media database is one of the largest archives in the world focusing on women's films and professional means of research.
