SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR OUR THIRD ANNUAL SHORT SCRIPTWRITING COMPETITION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHEDUNNIT PRODUCTIONS Our Best Short Script prize is open until 21 July 2021 and calls for as-yet unproduced, complete short drama scripts, under five minutes, that centre on a woman over 50 and/or are written by a woman over 50. The… Read more
WOFFF20 AWARD-WINNING FILMS GO ONLINE We’re thrilled to bring you a smorgasbord of WOFFF20 award-winning short films for you to enjoy at home. In partnership with Modern Films, our virtual Best of the Fest is packed with award-winning films of witches, warriors and women who roar! What’s more, you can support WOFFF and your local… Read more
WOFFF 2021 submissions are now open. Who’s eligible?Everyone is eligible to submit a film to Women Over 50 Film Festival. There’s no upper or lower age limit and it’s not only open to women. As long as your film centres on a woman over 50 or part of your core creative team is female and over… Read more
NEW WOFFF PARTNERSHIP We’ve got some big news to share with you about a major new WOFFF partnership. Join Nuala and Natalie from Team WOFFF as they announce this exciting new development for WOFFF21. In 2021, TENA will be the lead sponsor of the Women Over Fifty Film Festival 2021. You’ll know TENA, the makers of… Read more
WOFFF20 Virtual Awards Welcome to our WOFFF20 virtual awards ceremony. Good luck to all the WOFFF20 filmmaker and short scriptwriters! Join your hosts, Nuala O’Sullivan and Natalie Burwell, as they announce the jury prizes for WOFFF20, along with sponsors, Heidi McCormack and Steve Wardlaw from Emerald Life, as they announce the results of the WOFFF… Read more
Planning what to watch To help plan your WOFFF20 viewing, here are some handy categories. Maybe you want to watch eco-films, Black films, dance films or LGBTQ+ films. Maybe Scottish, Irish, or Welsh films interest you. You might be watching with children or grandchildren and want to find something that will appeal to all of… Read more
Feast your eyes on a snippet of every film screening at this year’s festival in the WOFFF20 trailer. Thanks to Rebecca Brand for creating another brilliant trailer…. Read more
WOFFF20 film lineup We’re delighted to announce this year’s Women Over 50 Film Festival official selections. The lineup of 58 short films from around the world showcases amazing older women’s talent in front of and behind the camera. All the films will be available to view online from Saturday 26th to Wednesday 30th September. All… Read more
#WOFFFWATCHALONG Welcome to our LGBTQ+ WOFFF watchalong, co-hosted with Switchboard – the LGBT+ Helpline filled with a fabulous selection of films made by and about older queer women and a live online Q&A and discussion. Some of the films are available for 24 hours only, some are available for a week and some are available… Read more
#WOFFFWATCHALONG Welcome to our COIVD-19 WOFFF watchalong, co-hosted with ReframedFilm on Thursday 16 July 2020. We hope you enjoy all the films and that you’ll join us on Twitter around 9.00PM (BST) for a chat about what you’ve seen. VIEWING SCHEDULE 16 JULY All times are British Summer Time (BST) and are approximate. Full links below the viewing schedule:7:00PM Intro to the… Read more
