Girl Improved, E 2nd, Austin, TX (2026)

03/08/2023

The Girl Improved Film & Television is open for submissions!

Early Deadline: April 15, 2023

Submit now on FilmFreeway.

Link in bio.

01/12/2023

Check out the Coven Film Festival Short Film Program! It comes highly recommended by some of our past GIFT Fest participants.

Application deadline: Jan 23rd

Apply on Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/COVENFilmFestival

From the program:

The COVEN Film Challenge aims to assist emerging filmmakers in all aspects of the filmmaking process - from idea to the big screen. With an intimate knowledge of the hurdles filmmakers encounter when trying to make a short film, this Challenge hopes to provide meaningful guidance, financial support, in-kind assistance, and collaborative skill building to 5 filmmakers and projects over the course of a few months. The goal is to have a completed short film at the end of the process. This program is open to women and non-binary storytellers and it is encouraged that indigenous, disabled, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC makers submit.

10/22/2022

CLAIM THE FRAME
A Young Women’s film group from Mouth That Roars

WHEN: Starting Wednesday November 2nd – 5 until 8pm

WHERE: Hackney, London, UK

WHO: Girls between 11-19 years (25 SEND)

‘Often it is those we least expect to have an opinion, who actually offer the most thought provoking and challenging perspective on the world.’ – MTR

Visit the website below or contact Keeley at the email on the graphic for more details. Or just drop in!

https://mouththatroars.com/claim-the-frame/

Mouth That Roars: Film making by young people, for young people and the wider community.

Mouth That Roars (MTR) is Youth Media Organisation which was set up with the sole purpose of training young people in film production who wouldn’t ordinarily have access to media resources. MTR enables young people who are misrepresented, a space to be heard and a medium in which they can voice their thoughts and feelings. Youth work pratice and Children’s Rights underpins MTR’s approach.

‘You have the right to reliable information from the mass media from all over the world. Television, radio and newspapers should provide information that you can understand and should not promote materials that could harm you.’ (Article 17, UNCRC)

MTR.. Encourages active participation and cultural exchange through the process of film making. Producing films made by young people, encouraging them to challenge mainstream opinion, highlighting their own perspective. Reviewing and critically analysing their worlds and others, and using these skills, alongside film skills, to produce informed media.

10/21/2022

Just a few days left to join the Fresh-Films Film Crew and make movies every Thursday!

WHO
Ages 13-19

COST
FREE!

Collaborate with other creative teens around the country and learn all the ins and outs of filmmaking as you produce short films, music videos, documentaries and more! You will get hands-on experience with professional film equipment and be mentored by Hollywood pros at Sony, Paramount, Discovery Networks, Roku and more! Your films could even end up on The Roku Channel (yep, 7 of them were selected to air this year!) Ah-mazing!

The program is 100% FREE and no experience is necessary! Space is limited so APPLY NOW! Registration ends October 25!

“I didn’t think I was capable of working in film. But after participating in the Fresh Films program, I know I can.” – Angelica Ramon, 17 years old

This is your chance! Show your talent. Create film projects and dive into the entertainment industry. What are you waiting for?

Learn from Industry pros from Sony, Roku, Paramount, Discovery & more every Thursday as you build film skills and work with professional film tech! And it's FREE! Applications are open until October 25th!

To learn more and apply:

https://freshfilms.org/weeklyfilmmaking/

10/21/2022

WOMEN'S VOICES NOW FILM FESTIVAL
Submissions Open!!!

DEADLINES:
Regular: November 4, 2022
Late: November 25, 2022

The Women's Voices Now Film Festival promotes emerging women filmmakers using social-change films to advocate for women’s and girls’ rights around the world, by:

- Providing a PLATFORM for emerging filmmakers telling essential, authentic stories.

- Offering CASH PRIZES and VISIBILITY.

- Facilitating NETWORKING with other filmmakers and media industry professionals.

Since 2011, we have awarded $118k in cash prizes, received 965+ film submissions from 85+ countries, and reached audiences in 178 countries.

Visit their website for more information:
https://www.womensvoicesnow.org/womens-rights-documentary-film-festival

Women’s Voices Now is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization using film to drive positive social change that advances girls’ and women’s rights globally.

09/02/2022

TODAY!!!!

Deadline for the Austin Film Festival's Young Filmmakers Program 2022 Young Filmmakers Competition! One lucky filmmaker will receive their Jury Award and officially be inducted into the Austin Film Festival Young Filmmakers Program Hall of Fame.

08/26/2022

Every day is Women's Equality Day at GIFT Fest.

08/26/2022

Sad that GIFT Fest is over?

Here's another great virtual festival to attend - one of our Filmocracy Film Festival Fellowship cohort partners!

REPOST FROM Black Femme Supremacy Film Fest

Get your All Access Pass for entry into all screening blocks for the ENTIRE WEEK until the end of the festival on September 10th.

https://bfsfilmfest.com/
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This year's theme is NOURISHMENT: THE RECIPE TO REBIRTH. When all you could do was be with yourself, what did you do? How do you take care of yourself? What feeds you, sustains you, or simply makes you smile?⁠
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Media credit: Black Femme Supremacy Film Fest

08/13/2022

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

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GIFT FEST 2022 AWARD WINNERS
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*19-22 YEAR OLD CATEGORY*

Best Narrative: The Last Doll (Daniela Soria, 21) MEXICO | Shorts Block 6

Best Director: Girlhood (Jaelyn Ellis, 21) FLORIDA | Shorts Block 3

Best Screenplay: Friend Zone (Sophia Varnai, 21) MARYLAND | Shorts Block 8

*16-18 YEAR OLD CATEGORY*

Best Documentary: YOUnion (Paola Perez, 16) FLORIDA | Shorts Block 7

Best Narrative: Social Media Virgin *work-in-progress* (Olivia Carter, 18) TEXAS | Shorts Block 2

Best Screenplay: Girl, Imperfect (Robyn Khaund, 13; Eleanor Stern, 15; Laurel Yardley, 12; Anna Van Riesen, 14; Chloe Burcell Kayla Wong, 17) BAVC MEDIA YOUTH, CALIFORNIA | Shorts Block 1 - Click-n-drag

Best Direction in a Documentary: A Letter to You (Estrella Barcenas, Ana Marroquin Tercero, Debra Sani, Skarlet Barba, 16) WOMEN’S VOICES NOW PRODUCTIONS, CALIFORNIA | Shorts Block 1

Best Writing in a Documentary: The Tru’ng Sisters and What It Means To Be a Woman (Mariella Reynoso, 17) REEL WORKS, NEW YORK | Shorts Block 7 - Click-n-drag

*14-15 YEAR OLD CATEGORY*

Best Story: Not So Perfect Now (Arianna Ramirez, 14) CREATIVE ACTION YOUTH CINEMA COLLECTIVE, TEXAS | Shorts Block 5 Click-n-drag

*13 AND UNDER CATEGORY*

Best Story: I Am Real (Willow Egerton, 13) TEXAS | Shorts Block 5

Congratulations to the Award Winners! Each of the filmmakers receives personalized feedback from an Industry Professional and a cash award from pass sales to the festival.

These are the final two days to view the award-winning films and almost 100 other short films made by girls and nonbinary students. Thank you for uplifting the voices of the next generation of girl and nonbinary filmmakers!

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THE GIRL IMPROVED FILM & TELEVISION FESTIVAL
August 5th-14th
Online-on-demand
Pay-what-you-can

BUY YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS NOW:
https://girlimproved.com/

Hosted on the Filmocracy platform

Fiscally sponsored by Austin Creative Alliance

GIFT Fest is ⁠ ⁠
GIFT Fest is ⁠
GIFT Fest is

08/13/2022

MEET THE FILM PROGRAM

Check out these amazing films and filmmakers from Reel Stories at the BAVC Media Youth and Emerging Media Maker (YEMM) Programs BAVC Media !

ABOUT REEL STORIES

Whether it’s a weekend animation workshop or a two-week summer camp, every Reel Stories program is focused on centering young women and girls’ voices. Working with real equipment and real industry professionals, participants are encouraged to create, write, direct, and edit their own stories within a supportive and collaborative space.

When women, girls, and non-binary filmmakers are better represented behind the scenes, they’re better reflected on the screen. That’s why Reel Stories is training the next generation of empowered filmmakers. Through collaborative, hands-on programs, we’re creating a pipeline of young women and non-binary youth with the skills they need to enter the film and media industry, and the confidence they need to succeed.

REEL STORIES FILMS AT GIFT FEST
- The Ring
- Small Town Talent
- I Can Hear Your Whisper
- Lucky's Day
- Head in the Clouds
- Girl, Imperfect
- Seeing Red

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See these films and more by girls and nonbinary youth ages 22 and younger at:

THE GIRL IMPROVED FILM & TELEVISION FESTIVAL
August 5th-14th
Online-on-demand
Pay-what-you-can

BUY YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS NOW: https://girlimproved.com/

Hosted on the Filmocracy
platform

Fiscally sponsored by Austin Creative Alliance

GIFT Fest is ⁠
GIFT Fest is ⁠
GIFT Fest is

08/12/2022

A lot of people put in a lot of work for a film festival. We want to thank Mmakgosi Anita Tau for being on our Jury!

MMAKGOSI ANITA TAU is a writer, part-time educator, and filmmaker from Botswana completing her MFA in Film at Syracuse University. She's a mental health advocate and the founder of Mmakgosi Live, a global movement that uses poetry, art, film, dance, and theater to de-stigmatize mental illness and inspire artists to connect. Mmakgosi is a recipient of the 2019 British Council/Prince Claus Mobility Fund, as well as a 2020 Yaddo Artist in Residence and a 2020 Headlands Center for the Arts AIR Fellow. Mmakgosi uses film as a heuristic and pedagogic tool, creating films that are a constant protest against human rights violations and societal injustices.

Her short film credits include Section 82, The Secret, Moribo, Amme re tla lala re Nyalane ka Nako, and Aphala. Her Television series credits for scriptwriting include Colors, and Botshelo Jo. She has also made two Documentaries, Bokgoba ba Golegilwe and Sojourner, a meditative experimental piece that she shot, Produced, and Directed. Her most recent work, a short film titled, For Them That Prey, will soon be completed.

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Three more days to see some amazing short films. Make sure to check out our passes at https://girlimproved.com/ !

THE GIRL IMPROVED FILM & TELEVISION FESTIVAL
August 5th-14th
Online-on-demand

Almost 100 films, panels, Q&As, live script readings!!!

08/12/2022

Think about it.

Shorts Block #7

The Girl Improved Film & Television Festival

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See these films and more by girls and nonbinary youth ages 22 and younger at:

THE GIRL IMPROVED FILM & TELEVISION FESTIVAL
August 5th-14th
Online-on-demand
Pay-what-you-can

BUY YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS NOW: https://girlimproved.com/

Video credit/thanks: Mary Valatine Urquiza

Hosted on the Filmocracy platform

Fiscally sponsored by Austin Creative Alliance

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