The seventeenth edition of the Asian Women’s Film Festival will be held online due to restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemi...
The seventeenth edition of the Asian Women’s Film Festival will be held online due to restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic – which only opens out the annual event to a far wider viewership.
Organised by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television’s Indian chapter to mark Women’s Day, the festival is a reliable barometer of the concerns and styles being pursued by female filmmakers. The programme typically showcases feature-length and short documentaries, short fiction, animation and fiction films from across Asia. Master classes and discussions round off an event dedicated to giving women both a platform and a voice.
This year, the festival will be held virtually between March 5 and 7. Over 30 titles will be available for a 48-hour period for free. The master classes and discussions will be live-streamed. Delegates need to register on the IAWRT website.
“… the experiences of living through the pandemic have shaped the underlying thread of uncertainty that runs through the voices and practices that the festival presents,” a press note stated about the 2021 edition. “Through a mix of fiction, non-fiction, animation and experimental films, the festival encourages viewers to look at the challenges facing the world as they manifest in individual and collective lives and draw...
