Nevada Women's Film Festival

Nevada Women's Film Festival
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Started2015
Founded byNikki Corda
Most recent2024
Websitenwffest.com

Nevada Women's Film Festival is an annual film festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.

History

College of Southern Nevada film professor Nikki Corda[1] founded the festival in 2015.[2][3][4] In its inaugural year, 730 films from over 70 countries were submitted and 35 were selected,[5] and the event was only for one day.[6]

The festival held most screening events at the Origen Museum[7] at Springs Preserve.[8][9] Corda said the festival uses the Bechdel test when selecting narrative films.[10] In 2019, the festival screened 45 films from 10 countries.[11] In 2020, it went virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] In 2021, the festival screened 58 films from 20 countries[13] and featured live stream and in person events.[14] In 2023, over 100 films from 22 countries were selected.[15]

Nevada Woman of Achievement Award

Notable films

Notable attendees

References

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  7. ^ a b Miller, Shannon (2017-03-31). "Feminism and an Iranian Vampire Western". Vegas Seven. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. ^ Meurer, Ginger (2016-02-25). "Film festival at Springs Preserve expands". Southwest View. p. A18.
  9. ^ Garcia, Tony (2016-03-03). Nevada Women's Film Festival returns to Springs Preserve. KSNV. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  10. ^ Santina, Jessica (2021-06-18). "Festival Showcases Nevada and Women Films and Filmmakers". Sierra Nevada Ally. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  11. ^ a b c Lawrence, Christopher (2019-03-20). "Nevada Women's Film Festival returns for its fifth year this weekend". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  12. ^ Lawrence, Christopher (2020-06-19). "Nevada Women's Film Festival goes virtual with screenings, filmmaker Q&As". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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  16. ^ 4th Annual Nevada Women's Film Festival. KTNV. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  17. ^ a b "Women's Nevada Film Festival returns to Las Vegas". KTNV. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  18. ^ Lawrence, Christopher (2018-03-22). "4th Nevada Women's Film Festival 'right on time,' founder says". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  19. ^ a b "NV Women's Film Festival at Springs Preserve". KTNV. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  20. ^ a b Bell, Josh (2017-03-30). "The Nevada Women's Film Festival makes its mark in its third year - Las Vegas Weekly". Las Vegas Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  21. ^ Bell, Josh (2021-07-18). "Nevada Women's Film Festival 2021 Recap: An Impressive Collection". EAT MORE ART! Vegas. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  22. ^ a b "Nevada Women's Film Festival | Calendar | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  23. ^ Lawrence, Christopher (2020-05-15). "Las Vegas film festivals adjust to cope with pandemic". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  24. ^ Tiranno, Jacob (2018-03-28). "Nevada Women's Film Festival Celebrates Its Fourth Year by Spotlighting Groundbreaking Women and Tackling Sexual Assault". UNLV Scarlet and Gray. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2024-08-14.