WOFFF25 Audience Choice Award Winner
WOFFF25 Audience Choice Award Winners Announced Each year, the WOFFF Audience Choice Awards give our global community a voice. Viewers near and far cast their votes online, championing the films that resonated with them long after the credits rolled. This year’s selection spans continents, genres and storytelling traditions – a reminder of how powerful and […]
WOFFF25 Award Winners
Celebrating stories of courage, creativity and connection On Saturday 13 September, the Depot cinema in Lewes buzzed with excitement as we celebrated filmmakers and scriptwriters in-person at our Annual Awards Ceremony. With over 330 submissions from across the globe, this year’s winning films and scripts stood out for their creativity, boldness and heart. All our […]
WOFFF Lecture: Isabella Rossellini – Performing Age, Embodying Difference
Isabella Rossellini: Performing Age, Embodying Difference Isabella Rossellini has always been more than a movie star. From her early career as a model and muse, to her acclaimed performances in films such as Blue Velvet, to her more recent reinventions as an eco-filmmaker, farmer, and advocate for sustainability, she has constantly redefined what it means […]
A new season of dementia-friendly cinema takes to the skies
Press release Virgin Atlantic and the Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) are thrilled to announce the extension of their pioneering partnership, bringing a new season of dementia-friendly short films to the skies. The curated collection of films, available on Virgin Atlantic’s inflight entertainment system Vera, offers a soothing and inclusive viewing experience for customers […]
WOFFF25: films showing at Depot
Celebrating stories on the Big Screen On Saturday 13 September, the Women Over 50 Film Festival returns to Depot in Lewes for a full day of screenings, filmmaker Q&As and the annual WOFFF Awards. Tickets are now available through the Depot website. This year, we received over 330 submissions from filmmakers all over the world. […]
WOFFF25 Judges’ Shortlist
Celebrating this year’s standout stories This year, we received over 330 submissions from filmmakers all over the world. From these, our judges selected 52 films for the WOFFF25 main programme – and now, 30 of those have made it to the Judges’ Shortlist, to be recognised at the WOFFF25 Awards Ceremony at Depot cinema, Lewes, […]
How WOFFF works: Join us online and in person
How to attend the Women Over 50 Film Festival 2025 We’re excited to welcome you to the 11th edition of the Women Over 50 Film Festival. Whether you’re joining us from your sofa or the cinema, we’ve got brilliant short films in store for you. WOFFF is a hybrid festival, meaning you watch online from […]
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 […]
2025 film programme revealed
WOFFF25 Full Programme We’re pleased to reveal the full WOFFF25 Online programme, 52 films from all over the world. You can see all of these films during WOFFF25 Online, from Friday 5 September to Monday 6 October. You’ll be able to see a smaller, curated selection of films at Depot. Flip through the programme or […]