Winners will receive a monetary prize, film distribution channels via SIC, Connecther and Creative Visions networks, as well as an internship opportunity at Creative Visions in Los Angeles. An official screening and red carpet will take place at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, MA on February 23, 2013. The film festival has marketing partners in college campuses across the nation.
Our goal is to tell stories about girls and women that raise awareness, envision in film the possibilities of our time for females globally, and propose solutions, all the while providing the young adult voice an outlet in a compelling medium.
Confirmed judges so far include Christy Turlington (founder of Every Mother Counts), Jeff Skoll (founder of Participant Media, responsible for films such as An Inconvenient Truth, Syriana, North Country, etc), Jean Oelwang (CEO of Virgin Unite), and Zainab Salbi (Founder of Women for Women International).
Films will:
(1) Raise awareness about current issues affecting women and girls around the world AND/OR (2) Propose solutions to current challenges faced by women
These issues include, but are not limited to:
The marginalization of women and girls
Political participation
Economic independence
Domestic and gendered violence
Maternal mortality
Health care
Poverty
Teen & child marriage
Sex trafficking and slavery
October 1st, 2012 - Submission of film entries begins
October 2012 - January 2013 - Rolling semi-finalist judging
January 10th, 2013 - Film entry deadline 12:00 AM EDT
January 15th, 2013 - Final round of semi-finalist judging ends
January 28th, 2013 - Finalist judging ends
February 16th, 2013 - Awards Ceremony at Harvard Red Carpet Film Showing
October 2012 - January 2013 - Rolling semi-finalist judging
January 10th, 2013 - Film entry deadline 12:00 AM EDT
January 15th, 2013 - Final round of semi-finalist judging ends
January 28th, 2013 - Finalist judging ends
February 16th, 2013 - Awards Ceremony at Harvard Red Carpet Film Showing
