In its eighth year of collaboration with Sydney Film Festival (SFF) (June 7 - 18, 2023), European Film Promotion’s (EFP) dedicated programme, EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM will be highlighting 10 selected films by outstanding European women filmmakers.
In the past, the prestigious showcase of female cinema hosted only two other directors from Italy, Tizza Covi and Laura Samani.
The selection made by SFF festival director Nashen Moodley, this year mainly include feature-length debuts.
"The EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM programmes’s eighth edition shines a light on exceptional women filmmakers, amplifying their voices in an industry burdened by gender disparity," said Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. "Featuring films from Italy to Denmark, and Ireland to Estonia, the programme serves as a platform for the diverse experiences and narratives of European women."
EFP offers a programme including a preliminary webinar with the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA) on 30th May as well as networking events and a panel discussion on site for the filmmakers who are travelling to Sydney, among whom Marta Savina.
The selected films are: Band by Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir (Iceland), Behind the Haystacks by Asimina Proedrou (Greece, Germany, North Macedonia), Elaha by Milena Aboyan (Germany), Family Time by Tia Kouvo (Finland, Sweden), The Girl from Tomorrow by Marta Savina (Italy, France), The Quiet Migration by Malene Choi (Denmark), Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Anna Hints (Estonia, France, Iceland), Sunlight by Claire Dix (Ireland), That Afternoon by Nafiss Nia (The Netherlands) and Thunder by Carmen Jaquier (Switzerland).
EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM, in collaboration with Sydney Film Festival, is made possible thanks to the support of Creative Europe - the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Eurimages, and the participating national film promotion institutes (EFP’s member organisations): Cinecittà (Italy), Danish Film Institute, Estonian Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, German Films, Greek Film Centre, Icelandic Film Centre, SEE NL (The Netherlands), Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann, and SWISS FILMS. EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM will continue its successful cooperation with the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA) and Festival Scope. The main media partner is Screen International, with Fade to Her and Fred Film Radio as additional media partners.