THE FUTURE IS FEMALE *
FILM SERIES
It is the duty of good film programmers to consider what films reflect our current zeitgeist, what films make bold new innovations in the art of cinema, and what films help us envision a better and more equitable future for all of humankind. In 2018 our programming committee accepted the challenge of ensuring 40-60 % of all films programmed at GFF would be written or directed by women. And we are proud to announce that 46 % of all films screened at GFF 2018 are made by women, including 40 % of all feature films.
As GFF takes strides towards gender parity at our Festival, we are proud to present this bold series of feature films directed by some of the best up-and-coming female filmmakers working today! We are even more proud to have funded this series through a collaborative co-sponsorship by Winnipeg’ s most successful production companies: Original Pictures, Inferno Pictures, Black Watch Entertainment, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Farpoint Films, Frantic Films, Media RendezVous, Rebecca Gibson and the Canadian Media Producers Association.
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KARNA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR PG | ICELAND | 2017 | 57 m | PAGE 19
AVA
SADAF FOROUGHI PG | CANADA / IRAN | 2017 | 103 m | PAGE 15
MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST, THE
DESIREE ARKHAVAN 14A | UNITED STATES | 2018 | 90 m | PAGE 16
NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL
KATHLEEN HEPBURN PG | CANADA | 2017 | 112 m | PAGE 16
RIDER, THE
CHLOE ZHAO 14A | UNITED STATES | 2017 | 104 m | PAGE 16
SHIRKERS
SANDI TAN PG | SINGAPORE | 2018 | 98 m | PAGE 21
SWAN, THE( SVANNURIN)
ÁSA HELGA HJÖRLEIFSDÓTTIR 14A | ICELAND / ESTONIA / GERMANY | 2017 | 91 m | PAGE 17
TERROR NULLIUS
SODA _ JERK 14A | AUSTRALIA | 2018 | 55 m | PAGE 17