WIFFEN

Celebrating Female Filmmakers

Ava Marie DuVernay
Director
Connie Ferguson
Producer, Actress
Diandrea Rees
Screenwriter & Director
Marsai Martin
Producer, Actress
Fatou Kandé Senghor
Director
Genevieve Nnaji
Producer, Director, Actress
Amma Asante
Director, Screenwriter, Actress
Chloé Zhao
Director
Jo-Issa Rae Diop
Producer, Writer, Actress
Barbra Streisand
Director, Actress
Kemi Adetiba
Director
Mosunmola Abudu
Producer, Media Mogul
Tope Oshin
Director, Producer, Casting Director
Akosua Adoma Owusu
Director, Producer, Cinematographer
Regina King
Director, Actress
Greta Gerwig
Director
Michaela Coel
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actress
Anna Boden
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Screenwriter
Catherine Hardwicke
Director, Production Designer, Screenwriter
Mati Diop
Director, Actress
Nadine Labaki
Director, Actress
Annemari Jacir
Director
Haifaa Al Mansour
Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
Director
Jehane Noujaim
Director
Elizabeth Banks
Producer, Director, Writer, Actress
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Director, Screenwriter
Alice Winocour
Director, Screenwriter
Mira Nair
Director
Claire Denis
Director, Writer
Niki Caro
Director, Screenwriter
Ildiko Enyedi
Director, Screenwriter
Céline Sciamma
Director, Screenwriter
Lina Wertmüller
Director, Screenwriter
Jane Campion
Producer, Director, Screenwriter
Samira Makhmalbaf
Director, Writer
Nancy Meyers
Producer, Director, Writer
Lulu Wang
Director, Writer
Ana Lily Amirpour
Producer, Director, Screenwriter
Lucrecia Martel
Producer, Director, Screenwriter
Naomi Kawase
Director
Ann Hui
Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Actress
Kathryn Bigelow
Director
Yönetmen Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Director
Andrea Arnold
Director, Actress
Patty Jenkins
Producer, Director, Screenwriter
Kasi Lemmons
Director, Screenwriter, Actress
Wanjiru Kinyanjui
Filmmaker, Writer
Sofia Coppola
Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Actress
Anne Fletcher
Director, Actress, Choreographer, Dancer
Angelina Jolie
Director, Actress
Debra Granik
Director
Chika Anadu
Director, Writer
Nuotama Frances Bodomo
Director, Writer
Okuhle Dyosopu
Director
Awa Gueye
Director
Joan Kiragu
Director
Mayowa Bakare
Assistant Director, Production Manager, Editor
Floriane Zoundi
Director, Scriptwriter
Thishiwe Ziqubu
Director
Fama Reyanne Sow
Director, Screenwriter
Uren Makut
Producer, Director

Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria (WIFFEN)

The Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria (WIFFEN) is a premier film festival in Nigeria. The goal of the festival is to celebrate women in film around the world. The festival was birthed out of the desire to build a community of female filmmakers supporting and empowering one another to grow and thrive in the global film industry. This will also inspire young girls to aspire to tell their stories through film, without the fear of being looked down on or abused.

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Schedule

WIFFEN Festival Schedule

Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria (WIFFEN)
‘Celebrating Female Filmmakers Around the World’
4th – 9th March 2024
10:00am – 8:00pm daily

day 01
04 March
day 02
05 March
8:00am – 10:00am
Film Screening/Opening Session
Niger Hall, ICC
10:00am – 10:30am
Keynote Address by the French Ambassador/Opening Address by the Festival Director
Niger Hall, ICC
10:30am – 11:30am
Panel Session: Film Funding for Female Filmmakers
Niger Hall, ICC
11:30am – 12:30pm
Panel Session: Distribution Opportunities for Female Filmmakers
Niger Hall, ICC
7:30am – 8:00am
Registration
Niger Hall, ICC
8:00am – 10:00am
Film Screening
Niger Hall, ICC
10:00am – 11:00am
The Craft of the Plot: Scriptwriting for better Storytelling
Niger Hall, ICC
11:00am – 12:00pm
Wikipedia: Promoting Women’s Visibility Online
Niger Hall, ICC
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WIFFEN 2022 Film Selections

Italy
A Burst of Song
Italy, Documentary
Egypt
A Heatwave
Egypt, Animation, Short
Trinidad and Tobago
A Mustard Seed
Trinidad and Tobago, Experimental
Russia
Acclimatization
Russia, Short
Brazil
Ada
Brazil, General
Egypt
Agena Under Investigation
Egypt, General
ALAB NG KAPAYAPAAN
22, General
Spain
Alan
Spain, Short
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WIFFEN 2022 WORKSHOPS and AWARDS HIGHLIGHTS

The signature Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria (WIFFEN) launched on the 4th and 5th March 2021 at the International Conference Centre, Central Business District, Abuja. The Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria (WIFFEN) held to mark the 2021 International Women’s Day 2022.

The film festival’s call for film submissions was launched to collect women’s films from around the world. And at the end of the call for film submissions, 3,067 films were submitted from 132 countries of the world. The jury of the WIFFEN film selections were selected from France, South Africa, Canada, and Nigeria to align with the global coverage of the festival. And they provided the professional service of watching the films submitted to score them and decide the film festival selections and award winners against various indices and criteria.

The award trophies for the film festival winners were distinctly designed, produced, and branded to celebrate and continue to inspire other women in film.

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Festival Awards

WIFFEN Awards

Best Picture

The film runtime should exceed 50 minutes
Open to all genres, including fiction and non-fiction

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WIFFEN Awards

Best Documentary Short

Film runtime should not exceed 30 minutes
Open to all genres, including fiction and non-fiction

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WIFFEN Awards

Best Short Film

Film runtime should not exceed 30 minutes
Open to all genres, including fiction and non-fiction

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WIFFEN Awards

Best Documentary Feature

The film runtime should exceed 50 minutes
Open to all genres, including fiction and non-fiction

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WIFFEN Awards

Best Student Film

The film should not exceed 30 minutes
Open to all genres, including fiction and non-fiction

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WIFFEN Awards

Best Animated Short Film

Film runtime should not exceed 30 minutes
Open to all genres, including fiction and non-fiction

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