Celebrating storytelling: 2025 selected scripts

Announcing the selected scripts for WOFFF25

We’re delighted to reveal the five selected scripts for the Women Over 50 Film Festival’s 2025 Short Script Competition, sponsored by Shedunnit.

The selected scripts for WOFFF25

Chosen from a strong field of entries, these scripts showcase powerful concepts, vibrant storytelling, and unforgettable characters, all things we love to see in a WOFFF short script.

A huge congratulations to these writers:

ScriptWriter/s
BlaggersHelen Daugherty
MatryoshkaKarla S. Bryant
Rafta, Rafta (Slowly, Slowly)Misha Hassan
Simon SaysKate Delamare
SuccessMichelle Clemens and Bridget Ricketts

WOFFF25 at Depot Cinema

These scripts will now be reviewed by our panel of expert judges, with a shortlist announced in the coming weeks, and the winners announced live at the Awards Ceremony during Women Over 50 Film Festival at Depot in Lewes on Saturday 13 September 2025.

If you’re a scriptwriter or a lover of short film, keep an eye out for updates and join us at Depot for what promises to be another inspiring festival.