Call for entries: Women Make Waves Film Fest

March 10, 2009

Call for Entries: Women Make Waves Film Festival
October 09, Taipei, Taiwan

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2009.

WMWFF 2009 accepts all genres including experimental, narrative, documentary, animation, minimum length of 30 minutes. The submitted entry has to be finished no earlier than Jan 2008 and has not been shown in other film festivals in Taiwan. No entry fee required (!).

The 16th Women Make Waves Film Festival, organized by the non-profit Taiwan Women’s Film Association, will be held in Taipei in October, 2009. The selected films by the festival organizer will join the national tour of Taiwan shortly after the screenings in Taipei.

WMWFF 2009 seeks film, video, work in digital media that address the following issues:

Away From Home: In recent years, various forms of globalization have accelerated and complicated border-crossing experiences, voluntary or not, between center and periphery. Such experiences often unsettle the traditional meaning of home and even entail a reconfiguration of it. We welcome works that re-think the definition of home through women’s experiences of leaving and/or returning home.

Focus on Black: President Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election of 2008 has drawn global attention to racial politics in American History. This historical moment has also caught in the public eye in Taiwan. The media hype in Taiwan surrounding the black history (in America especially) has often left out black women’s experience. In this category, we are seeking works with a focus on black experience or identity from a gender perspective.

The Art of Breaking Up: Breaking up is never easy and often causes enormous emotional turbulence, and yet, it is one of the ways to gain personal growth. In response to the request from the past festival-goers, we are looking for works dealing with the end of a relationship.

Contact the Festival:

Women Make Waves Film Festival
3F, No.16, Lane 10, Singcheng St.
Datong District, Taipei 103, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-2557-5227
Fax: 886-2-2552-9728
entry@wmw.com.tw