Women and Hollywood’s First-Time Female Filmmaker Contest is now accepting submissions

Following Women and Hollywood’s 10th anniversary, the site is launching a short film contest for first-time female filmmakers. The goal of the contest is to help provide opportunities and exposure to female filmmakers and give them a chance to have their work featured on a large digital platform and at a national event.

Here’s what you need to know:

– Filmmaker must be at least 18. 
– Filmmaker must self identify as a woman. 
– All entries must be a digital. 
– Only one entry per filmmaker. 
– The length should not exceed 15 minutes 
– Films can be narratives or documentaries. 
– Filmmaker cannot have been employed or made money as a director. 
– Films can have been shown publicly at a festival where the filmmaker was not paid. 
– Films will be judged for quality and potential in combination with a compelling narrative. 
– Content should emulate the Women and Hollywood mission. 
– Women on the crew is a plus. 
– The project can also be a series.

There will be two winners as well as several runners up. 
Winners will each receive $300. 
Runners up will all receive $100.

All of the winners and runners-up will have their shorts shown at the Women and Hollywood 10th anniversary events in New York, Los Angeles and London.

You can submit your film and find all the rules and more information here. The deadline to submit is August 6.

This news comes after Wonder Woman is one of the biggest super hero movies in recent history making over $500,000,000 at the box office.

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