Women ... Animation ... Womanimation!

What is Womanimation!? As the name implies, it's a festival showcasing acclaimed animated film stories created by women from around the world.

From satire to drama, from the everyday to the surreal - in styles from traditional 2-d to stop-motion to computer animation - the festival features something for every taste.

The thirteenth edition of Womanimation! takes place on Saturday 8th July at Greenwood Features in Bethel, CT, USA.

Festival Submissions Ending Soon!

There are only 7 days left to submit your film!

The submission deadline is Monday, 12th June, 2023.

We must have a completed form and a screenable version of the film by that date.

We charge no fee to submit your film for consideration.

Submission Guidelines

Festival films must be animated, directed by a woman, and narrative in structure (no music videos, trailers, non-narrative experimental pieces, and so forth.)

For 2023, we prefer films completed in 2021, 2022 or 2023. Earlier films are ineligible.

Filmmakers accepted into the festival are strongly encouraged to provide film stills and a photo of the director.

Recommendations

The following criteria do not disqualify a film but may weigh against consideration for acceptance:

• Films shorter than 2:00 or longer than 20:00
• Films from 2021
• Films available publicly online
• Films that have played extensively in the US (especially the northeast)

Technical Guidelines

For submission format, we strongly prefer the following.

• Codec:         H.264
• Resolution:   1080p
• Frame rate:  24 or 25 fps
• Bit rate:       10 - 20 Mbps

We can also accept uncompressed or less-compressed formats such as ProRes if the file is under the FTP size limit.

We will contact you if your format is unworkable.

Please do not submit DCP format.