We’re open for submissions for the Women Over 50 Film Festival 2024 – our 10th edition of the Festival! Send us your fun, fearless and real films that celebrate, spotlight and share stories by or about women over 50. WOFFF is a qualifying festival for the British Independent Film Awards, meaning if your short film… Read more
WOFFF wins Pride of Waltham Forest Award 2023
We’re delighted to share that we won the Community Culture Award at the Pride of Waltham Forest Awards 2023 for our Moving Pictures project. Moving Pictures is our mini-festival reaching elder care homes, community centres and charities across London and the wider UK through a programme of short films and creative activities. In Waltham Forest, he project… Read more
WOFFF23 Highlights
As our 9th year of WOFFF comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the last 12 months and want to thank you all, every filmmaker and scriptwriter who submitted this year, every film fan and film watcher who joined us online or in Depot, for what turned out to be one of busiest and best… Read more
WOFFF23 Award Winners
On Saturday 23 September held WOFFF23 at Depot cinema and celebrated all the filmmakers and scriptwriters shortlisted by our judges. And on 10 October, our Audience Choice Award winners were revealed, having been voted for by everyone who has been watching WOFFF23 Online. Congratulations to all our prize winners. Director or Scriptwriter Title Award Award… Read more
Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking, Panel Event
Join us for the last event of WOFFF23 in partnership with London Film Academy Tuesday 10 October, 4pm – 5:30pm, Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking panel event, free to attend, hosted on Zoom Register now Discussions about ethical documentary practices are not new but, over the last five years, a vibrant and sometimes volatile debate has… Read more
The WOFFF23 Lecture: The Menopausal Turn
In Menopause and the Media in the UK – ‘The Menopausal Turn’ Dr. Deborah Jermyn, Associate Professor in Film at the University of Roehampton looks at how the menopause is portrayed in film and TV, on social media and in the books, magazines, websites and products promoted by British female celebrities. Dr Jermyn asks why… Read more
Welcome to WOFFF23, browse the programme guide now
We’re excited to bring you the 9th edition of the Women Over 50 Film Festival, here’s a short note from our founder Nuala O’Sullivan. I’m delighted to welcome you to the 9th edition of the Women Over 50 Film Festival. As in recent years, WOFFF is taking place online globally on Eventive and in-person at… Read more
Fun, fearless and real on show in the WOFFF23 official trailer
Highlights of some of the 56 officially selected films of Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) 2023. Catch us online 9 September – 9 October – find out more, see the programme and get tickets. And in person at Depot Cinema, Lewes, East Sussex on Saturday 23 September – find out more and get tickets…. Read more
Judges’ Shortlist: the films and scripts in the running for the WOFFF23 Awards
We’re pleased to share the Judges’ Shortlist for both short film and short scripts for WOFFF23. By making the shortlist, these films and scripts will be part of our Awards Ceremony on Saturday 23 September live at Depot Cinema, where we’ll celebrate the extraordinary talent of all the WOFFF23 filmmakers and scriptwriters. Judges’ Shortlist: Short… Read more
WOFFF23 at Depot: film programme announced
We’re delighted to reveal the line-up of short films to be screened at our in-person Festival, WOFFF23 at Depot on Saturday 23 September. These films represent a range of voices, genres and filmmakers selected from our full programme of 56 films all available to watch as part of WOFFF23 Online from 9 September – 9… Read more