Two ways to join WOFFF24, online and in person at Depot, Lewes
WOFFF24 Online will take place from Saturday 7 September to Monday 7 October, with 50+ short films to watch at your leisure. Get an Early Bird Festival Pass for WOFFF24 Online for £25 as long as you buy before 31 July. A Festival Pass to WOFFF24 Online lets you watch every short film in the […]
WOFFF and Virgin Atlantic partner to offer dementia-friendly cinema onboard Virgin flights
Virgin Atlantic has partnered with UK-based film festival Women Over 50 Film Festival to add dementia-friendly films to inflight entertainment Virgin Atlantic and the Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) join forces this summer to create a more inclusive experience for passengers living with dementia and their families or carers. Starting this month, a selection […]
Ageism Awareness training with WOFFF
How often do you say things like: “I’m having a senior moment” or “She looks good for her age”? You may think nothing of it or mean any harm by it, but this sort of language can reinforce stigma around age. We now offer training to offer a practical, safe space to explore ageism – […]
WOFFF24 – our 10th edition – is open for submissions
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]