Officially Selected to COMPETE

Spring 2021


Becoming an"Official Selection" means your entry passed through the first judging stage, (DID NOT get rejected) now being able to go in front of the AWARD judges to decide the type of award (s) it will receive, if any.

Being Officially Selected does not mean your film is scheduled for live screening.

Award email notifications will be sent the week of October 1, 2020 and Best of Festival winners will be invited to have their film showcased at our Multi-Festival events. Me also might choose a few Best Of Show and Outstanding Excellence  winners to be showcased, depending on local demographics for the film and CVID-19 status.

ALTERNATE MEDIA

Harriet: The Black Swan In the Year of COVID-19
Director Klair Ethridge
in Alternate Media
United States
SPICY
Director Matthias Bollwerk
in Alternate Media

ANIMATION

Adventure Castle: Trapped in the Lab
Director Michael C. Falk
in Animated, Voice-Over Talent (subcat) Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat) Script/Writer (subcat)
On This Side for Sanjhi Sikhiya
Director Navjot Kaur
in Animated
United States
Part of Me
Director Marina Waltz
in Art-house Film
United Kingdom
The Sun Still Shines
Director Rita Blitt
in Animated
United States
Three Teaspoons Of Sugar
Directors Kabelo "Cabblow" Maaka, Dr Tshepo P. Maaka
in Animated
South Africa
Walking with love & loneliness
Director Tsau, Saiau-Yue
in Animated
Taiwan
What DID Happen to Alice?
Director Valerie Hird
in Animated
United States

ART-HOUSE FILM

Clémentine
Director Chantal caron
in Art-house Film
Canada
Destination: Skopje - Gabrovo
Director Ivanka Apostolova Baskar, Tea Begovska
in Art-house Film
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Dreams Inside Out
Director Graciela Cassel
in Art-house Film, SFX: Visual (subcat)
United States
Entre Puerto Rico y Richmond: Women in Resistance Shall Not Be Moved
Director Alicia Diaz
in Art-house Film
United States
FELICITY OF A RICE GRAIN
Director Margreet Kramer
in Art-house Film
Netherlands
FEMALE DEPARTMENT Two years in a cinema workshop in an italian prison
Director EUGENIO MELLONI
in Art-house Film
Italy
It Won't Be in Words
Director Cora Rozencohn
in Art-house Film
United States
Oklahoma Mon Amour
Director Carolina Rueda
in Art-house Film
United States
Part of Me
Director Marina Waltz
in Art-house Film
United Kingdom
Shade Guzzling
Director Ulrike Korbach
in Art-house Film
Germany
Things Missing/Missed
Director Danielle Georgiou
in Art-house Film
United States


COMEDY




DOCU-DRAMA FEATURE

Acting: The First Six Lessons
Director Emily Bridges
in Docu-drama Feature
United States
Anthropocene
Submitter Michelle Kossler
in Docu-drama Feature
Italy
Dubliner
Director Linda Rosenfeld
in Docu-drama Feature
Russian Federation
NEWS FROM FUKUSHIMA: Meditation on an Under-Reported Catastrophe by a Poet
Director Yoshiaki Tago
in Docu-drama Feature, Script/Writer (subcat)
Japan
Underneath the lies lays the truth, A visual memoir
Director Lind. L. Williams
in Docu-drama Feature
United States

DOCU-DRAMA SHORT
An Endless Summer
Director Patrick Crellin
in Docu-drama Short
Isle of Man
Tarzans's Escape
Director Linda Yordy
in Docu-drama Short, Original Song (subcat)
United States
Water
Director Barb Barton
in Docu-drama Short
United States


DOCUMENTARY

 

24 th Michigan Womyn's Music Festival [1999]
Director Natalie Williams, with DykeTV.org Editors
in Documentary
United States
Akwaaba the Awakening
Director Sybil D. Jatta
in Documentary
United States
All of Me: Artists+Mothers
Director Maria Velasco
in Documentary
United States
Awakening In Taos
Director Mark Gordon
in Documentary
United States
Dorothea and the Myotragus
Directors Núria Abad, Marta Hierro
in Documentary
Spain
Elders' Room
Director Shirley Steinberg
in Documentary
Canada
Eye of the Storm
Director Brooke Harris Wolff
in Documentary
United States
Fascination: Helena's Story
Director Karen Goldfarb
in Documentary
United States
From Pain to Purpose - Her Second Service Story
Director Eva L Fulton
in Documentary, Inspirational, Original Song (subcat)
United States
Gag Women: the story of Korean comediennes
Director EunGyu Lee
in Documentary
Korea, Republic of
Gittal Me Acchiya (As The Grain Rises)
Director Asma Beethe
in Documentary
Bangladesh
GOSIA@TOMEK
Director Christine Jezior
in Documentary
Germany
Haenyeo
Director Ralph T Vituccio
in Documentary
United States
I am a guardian
Directors Bianca Butti, Claire Paparazzo
in Documentary
United States
I Am Belmaya
Director Sue Carpenter
in Documentary
United Kingdom
Jean-Marc Brignot and the things of Sado
Director Francoise Desbois
in Documentary
France
Jungian Archetype in Film (Part 1)
Director Julia Vickers
in Documentary, Editing (subcat)
United States
Kanda Bode (Don't Get Whipped)
Directors Fekad Kiros, Cheryl Halpern
in Documentary
Ethiopia
Lady Long Rider
Director Wren Winfield
in Documentary
United States
Like A Woman
Director Gail Mooney
in Documentary
United States
Living Soil
Director Chelsea Wright
in Documentary, Direction (subcat)
United States
Living With Ghosts
Director Stephen Berkley
in Documentary
United States
♥ Love, Ava ♥
Directors Ava Dee, James Burkhalter
in Documentary
United States
Maasai Speak Back
Director Vanessa Wijngaarden
in Documentary
Netherlands
Morning Star: The Rise of a Migrant Mother, a Mustang Colt and The Valor of Life
Directors Kimberly Carlisle, Kathryn Lauritzen
in Documentary
United States
Only The Dead Know Brooklyn
Director Barbara Glasser
in Documentary
United States
Pride Of DC: The Hyde Rugby Odyssey
Director Jonni Masella
in Documentary
USA
"Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity"
Directors Adriana Davis, Carole Basri
in Documentary
United States
Sea Dream Avenue
Director Martine Pinnel, Melanie Planchard
in Documentary, Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
Luxembourg
The Adventures of Wonder Woman - Inside Peru's Operation Mercury
Directors Max Baring, Dan Collyns, Anastasia Moloney
in Documentary
United Kingdom
THE CELINE ARCHIVE
Director Celine Parrenas Shimizu
in Documentary
United States
The Great Parranda - Stories About Gabriel García Márquez
Director Eszter Vörös
in Documentary
Hungary
The Invisible Project
Director Pacifica J. Sauer
in Documentary
United States
The Period
Director Qiyue Zhao
in Documentary, Students
China
The pictures come at night
Director Ulrike Korbach
in Documentary
Germany
The Snake in my Belly
Director Sabine Ohle
in Documentary, Cinematography (subcat)
Germany
The Story of Carmen
Director Imeh Gabriel
in Documentary
USA
This is My Brave
Director Paul Edward Foulkes
in Documentary
Japan
Together: The Story of Women's March SLO 2020
Director Bob Williams
in Documentary
United States
Turning Points
Director Lasse Bremsteller
in Documentary
Germany
When All That's Left is Love
Director Eric Gordon
in Documentary
United States
You're Smarter Than You Look
Directors Cheryl Ingram, Jonathan Champion
in Documentary



DRAMA - ROMANCE

21st Tiffin
Director VIJAYGIRI BAVA
in Drama
India
ALINA - 2020
Director Rami Kodeih
in Drama
United States
I'm Sorry. No More.
Director Tony Pancho
in Drama
Spain
Kayla
Director kate Bohan
in Drama, Actress: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat)
United States
"Mixed Up"
Director NISHI CHAWLA
in Drama
United States
Tsuruko's sacrifice
Director Manabu Ishikawa
in Drama
Japan
Viral
Director Laura A. Martínez Hinojosa
in Drama
Mexico

DUST COLLECTOR

HORROR

Sacrilege
Director David Creed
in Horror, Cinematography (subcat)
United Kingdom
The Fishnet Hypothesis
Director Elizabeth Fields
in Horror
United States

INSPIRATIONAL

From Pain to Purpose - Her Second Service Story
Director Eva L Fulton
in Documentary, Inspirational, Original Song (subcat)
United States
The Sun Still Shines
Director Rita Blitt
in Inspirational
United States

LGBT

Summer in Hindsight
Director Khitam Jabr
in LGBT, Cinematography (subcat), Original Score (subcat), Original Song (subcat), Costume Design (subcat)
United States
The Gay Epidemic
Director Karine Bagoumian
in LGBT
United States

LOOSE SHORTS

In Their Nature
Director Vanessa M. H. Powers
in Loose Shorts
United States
Father, daughter and old woman
Director Alfredo Gómez
in Loose Shorts
Spain
Hear Me Out
Director Asaad Kelada
in Loose Shorts
United States
I'm Fine
Director Andrea Devaux
in Loose Shorts
United States
Mining the Moon
Directors Susan Osberg, Tom Moore
in Loose Shorts
United States
Permafrost
Director Aeryn Lee
in Sci-Fi, Loose Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Actress: Supporting (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat), Original Score (subcat), Makeup (subcat)
United States
The Message
Director Catherine Phillips
in Zero Budget, Loose Shorts
United Kingdom

PSA

DESIGNED TO FAIL
Director Joy Waldinger
in PSA
United States


RELIGION/FAITH

"Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity"
Directors Adriana Davis, Carole Basri
in Religion/Faith
United States
Underneath the lies lays the truth, A visual memoir
Director Lind. L. Williams
in Religion/Faith
United States

SCI-FI

2.0 LUCY
Director Fenella Greenfield
in Sci-Fi
United Kingdom
Permafrost
Director Aeryn Lee
in Sci-Fi, Loose Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Actress: Supporting (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat), Original Score (subcat), Makeup (subcat)
United States

SPORTS


SCREENPLAY AND NOVELS

Aimo
Writer Maggie Craig
in Screenplay
United States
Agent of Change
Submitter Barry Kohl
in Screenplay
United States
Amazon Story
Submitter Sandra Bean
in Screenplay
United States
A Scent of Jasmine
Submitter Mary Laura Santonocito
in Novel Manuscripts (All genres)
Italy
Calamity Jane: Queen of Spades
Writer Pamela Perry
in Screenplay
United States
Carole, A True Scottish Gem
Submitter Yvonne Condrau
in Screenplay
United States
Darling
Submitter Kathleen Rucker
in Screenplay
United States
DESIGNED TO FAIL
Director Joy Waldinger
in PSA
United States
First Drop of Rain
Writer James P Brosnahan
in Screenplay
United States
Flower Power
Submitter Leah Pileggi
in Screenplay
United States
Focus 26
Writer Rachel Johnson
in Screenplay
United States
Hellbent Glory Run
Submitter Barry Kohl
in Screenplay
United States
Dreams Inside Out
Director Graciela Cassel
in Art-house Film, SFX: Visual (subcat)
United States
Iffy
Submitter Sara Hosey
in Screenplay
United States
Indian Summer
Writer Madhu Powar Garg
in Screenplay
United States
Jewel
Writer Tamara Steren
in Screenplay
United States
Le Train
Submitter William Swanson
in Screenplay
Light Em' Up
Writer Sami Garcia
in Screenplay
Little Bit Long Way
Writer Sophia Riley Kobacker
in Screenplay
Australia
Niki and Joan
Submitter NC Heikin
in Screenplay
United States
North Beach Noir
Submitter kip pearson
in Screenplay
United States
Only My Sister
Writer Nikki Smallwood
in Screenplay
United States
Operator
Submitter Fatima Litim
in Screenplay, Original Concept (subcat), Script/Writer (subcat)
United States
Out of My Comfort Zone
Writers Ivy Vale, Rick Reil
in Screenplay
United States
Pillow Book of a Yale Co-Ed
Writer Alexis Krasilovsky
in Screenplay
United States
Queen of the Horizon
Writer Lily Bolles
in Screenplay
Secret Roses
Submitter Elan Carlson
in Screenplay
United States
Sing Along With The World Stops Time
Writer Leah Huss
in Screenplay
United States
Sweet Raven
Writer James Lemke
in Screenplay
Tersus
Director Antonia Cowan
in Students
Ireland
The Adventuress
Submitter Damien Mulvany
in Screenplay
Australia
The Great Question
Writers Julia Kogan, Stephen Finnigan
in Screenplay
United Kingdom
The Human Element
Writer Kenneth H. Kim
in Screenplay
United States
The Night Witches
Writer Steven John Prowse
in Screenplay
United Kingdom
The Rising Of Dawn And Her Vampire Crew-Greed//--
Writer Brian Painter and Kim Benson
in Screenplay
United States
The Split
Writer nicola green
in Screenplay
Australia
The Soul Singer
Submitter Nadine Weathersby
in Screenplay
United States
We are His
Writer Moyin Gbolade
in Screenplay, Script/Writer (subcat)
United Kingdom
Where the Sweetgrass Grows
Writers Tommy M Anderson, Susie Schaefer
in Screenplay
United States
Winds of Transition
Writer Sil Brook
in Screenplay
United States


STUDENT

Airborne
Director Gracen Bayer
in Students
United States
Androphobia
Director Jacqueline Bennett
in Students
Australia
An Introvert's Guide to High School
Director Sophie Harvey
in Students
Canada
A Mother's Gift
Director Cara Gaynor
in Students
Ireland
A SINGLE WIND
Director Paula García Laguna y Natalia Díaz Estrella
in Students
Spain
AVA
Directors ZHANG,YI-XUAN, HUANG,MIN-HUI
in Students
Taiwan
Body and Soul
Director Emmy Perry
in Tight Shorts, Students
United States
CALIFORNIA
Director Tracy Mathewson
in Students
United Kingdom
CROSSING LINES
Director Shir Eldad
in Students
Israel
Deeply，Deep
Director LIN,HUA-XUAN
in Students
Taiwan
DORM
Director Elisabeth Stanis
in Students
United States
Fear of Allure
Director Courtney Maertens
in Students
Canada
Genesis
Director Nitzi Yakov
in Students
Israel
Gin O'Clock
Director Tilly Molloy
in Students
New Zealand
GRANDMA'S MEMORY
Director Avital Goldberg
in Students
Israel
Hysteria
Director Amelia Jacobson
in Students
I AM
Director Hana LeBrew
in Students
United States
IRL
Director Sally-Anne Hunt
in Students
United States
GREEN
Directors Glory Zhai, Herong Cube
in Students
Canada
In-sight
Director Arjun Pala
in Students
United Kingdom
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Director Rinat Sharabi
in Students
Israel
Fantasy Master
Director Dalton Snider-Smith
in Students
United States
FEMININE
Directors YANG,YI-CHUN, ZHU,ZI-YU, HUANG,JIA-QI, ZHANG,JING-HUI, CHEN,TING-HUI
in Students
Taiwan
KAIA
Directors Lucie Gerard, Mayis Rukel, Vanille Ougen
in Students
Netherlands
KINDRED
Director Ali Kurr
in Students
United Kingdom
Lolo
Director MIA CORAZON AUREUS
in Students
Philippines
LOVE MEME
Directors ZHAN, SHU-YU, JHANG, YI-ROU, LAI, YU-I, PAN, CHIH-LING
in Students
Taiwan
Memoriam
Director Lauren Swintek
in Students
United States
Mine
Directors HSU, HWA-CHIN, CHIOU, JING-FEN
in Students
Taiwan
Now I am an Axolotl
Director Alejandra Medellín
in Students
Mexico
Perfect Resonance
Director Anshu Zeng Yuan
in Students
United States
Pizza Girl
Director Jesse Gibson
in Students
New Zealand
Pretty Little Pills
Director Nicole Heetland
in Students
United States
Pure Modern Love
Director Katherine J. Espin
in Students
United States
Push
Directors Anastasia Bunce, Eleri Shone
in Students
United Kingdom
REFLECTION
Director Shirel Paz
in Students
Israel
Shadow
Director Jack Knightbridge
in Students
New Zealand
SIMHONA
Directors Batel Kaniel, Shira Billig
in Students
Israel
Sounds of Change
Director Sandra Riedmair
in Students
Germany
Tahi: The Human Journey
Director Karina J. Duffy
in Students
United States
Terpsichore's Sacrilegium
Director Loretta Fois
in Students
United States
the best friend
Director Lena Imboden
in Students
Switzerland
THE DISTANCE TO YOU
Director Rivka Fertig
in Students
Israel
The Dress
Director Nicole Waszak Mendez
in Students
United States
The Hat
Director Kim Page
in Students
United States
The Period
Director Qiyue Zhao
in Documentary, Students
China
The Speech
Director Haohao Yan
in Students, Costume Design (subcat)
China
TREATMENT AREA
Director Avital Goldberg
in Students
Israel
Voices
Director Selma Pena
in Students
United States


TIGHT SHORTS

Body and Soul
Director Emmy Perry
in Tight Shorts, Students
United States
By the Lake
Director Suzanne Lacey
in Tight Shorts
Canada
Castaways of interior
Director Cristina Gámez
in Tight Shorts
Spain
Easy Beethoven
Director Paige Susan Anderson
in Tight Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Editing (subcat)
United States
Fear Actually
Director Sassy Mohen
in Zero Budget, Tight Shorts
United States
Hallway
Director Janet Roston
in Tight Shorts
United States
Hatched
Director Mike Landry
in Tight Shorts
United States
Loser
Director Vanessa M. H. Powers
in Tight Shorts
United States
Losing Grace
Director Athena Mandis
in Tight Shorts
United Kingdom
Misplaced Trust
Director Cynthia M. Uhrich
in Tight Shorts
United States
My Smoking Movie
Director Hilary Gaber
in Tight Shorts
United States
Pebbles
Director Renee Bourke
in Tight Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat)
Australia
Perchance to Dream
Director Megan Hayes
in Tight Shorts
United States
Pickman's Model
Director Samuel Wilson
in Tight Shorts
Georgia
Pursued
Director Fathia Absie
in Tight Shorts
United States
Shortcuts
Director Marie-Therese Lind
in Tight Shorts
Austria
These Imperfect Gifts
Director Vanessa Powers
in Tight Shorts
United States

Thieving Castles
Director Giselle Miller
in Tight Shorts
Canada



TRAILER




TV SHOW

Suddenly Single in the Suburbs
Directors Denise Parella, Eric Francis Melaragni
in TV Shows
United States


WEBISODE
Voyeur to the Paranormal
Director Maiya Kenick
in Webisode, Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
United States

ZERO BUDGET
Fear Actually
Director Sassy Mohen
in Zero Budget, Tight Shorts
United States
Middle Age Blues
Director Christa Rivington
in Zero Budget
Canada
ONE LAST TIME
Director Olympe de G.
in Zero Budget
France
The Message
Director Catherine Phillips
in Zero Budget, Loose Shorts
United Kingdom