film freeway accredited
Atlanta women’s
Film festival
October 17th | 2021
Welcome to the atlanta women’s film festival
Celebrating women in film with stories about women…by women.
Submissions for the 2021 Festival are OPEN.
Short Films
Atlanta Women’s Film Festival (AWFF) welcomes films made by women, or films highlighting women through story and performance.
Screenplays
AWFF is looking to elevate the voices of women both from a writer’s standpoint and from a character standpoint. If your script is written by a female writer, or contains strong and prominent female characters, consider submitting to Atlanta Women’s Film Festival screenplay competition.
2020 Award
Nominations

Best Drama Film
Mazloom
ALINA
Bombs Bursting in Air
fangirl
Made In America

Best Comedy Film
Rumspringa
Mary Maid
F*CKBOY
Tension on Aisle Three
Til Death

Best LGBTQ Film
Swivel
Mermaid

Best Georgia Film
Jenna Gets an Abortion
Life Binder
Rumspringa
Friction
Mazloom

Best International Film
Don’t Burst My Bubble
Nexilis
Swivel

Best Horror/Thriller
Film
In Limbo
Concealer
Conviction
Marny’s Gift

Best Music Video
Permission
Moving On: Be Brave Enough to Walk Alone
Ouroboros

Best Animated Short Film
Two Different Kinds of Love

Best Documentary
The Bluest Space; Black Creatives Defining Fine Art Spaces
Herselves
Black Girl Church

Best Actress
Alia Shawkat – Alina
Madison Hatfield- Jenna Gets an Abortion
Sailor Larocque – Mary Maid
Tamala Jones – Til Death
Sanam Azeem – Mazloom

Best Director
Bombs Bursting in Air
Hermit
Transmission
Mermaid
Mary Maid

Best Cinematography
Leave Us Here
Nexilis
ALINA
Marny’s Gift
Moving On: Be Brave Enough to Walk Alone

Best Drama Screenplay | Feature
SUPPOSED TO BE
The Coward of Hickory County
REDemption
100 Days
Calico Pie

Best Drama Screenplay | Short
Alone in Baghdad
Asha
In Search of Sasquatch
Jacob
POST

Best Comedy Screenplay | Feature
Finding Andy Cohen
Snow White From Queens
The Girl Wore Red

Best Comedy
Screenplay | Short
Secret Lies of the Gossip Teen
Til Death
Mission Brown
Going Out of Business Special

Best International Screenplay
Mission Brown
Lawrence
Reality Check
2020 Official Selections
FILMS
Two Different Kinds of Love
F*CKBOY
Jenna Gets an Abortion
Rumspringa
Tension on Aisle Three
In Limbo
Mary Maid
Til Death
Black Girl Church
Herselves
The Bluest Space; Black Creatives Defining Fine Art Spaces
ALINA
Bombs Bursting in Air
Conviction
Don't Burst My Bubble
fangirl
Friction
Laundry Day
Leave Us Here
Life Binder
Made In America
Marny’s Gift
Mazloom
Transmission
Hermit
Nexilis
Ouroboros
Concealer
Mermaid
Swivel
Moving On: Be Brave Enough to Walk Alone
Permission
SCREENPLAYS
Calico Pie
The Girl Wore Red
Going Out of Business Special
Flare
The Astronauts Wife
Still Got The Juice “When I Knew You” Episode 5
Secret Lies of the Gossip Teen
REDemption
Pink Boa
Asha
Mission Brown
Shootas Script
In Search of Sasquatch
Promise
100 Days
The Cure
Selfie Games
Til Death
Bonfires
The Pain-Free Day
Neural
Snow White From Queens
Affordable Housing
First Drop of Rain
Alone in Baghdad
The Coward of Hickory County
This is Not Revenge
Lawrence
SUPPOSED TO BE
Jacob
Finding Andy Cohen
Reality Check
POST
Our Venue
Wild Heaven West End Brewery & Gardens
Free Parking | Beer | Food
