Six women-directed films — three narrative, three nonfiction — will compete for the San Francisco International Film Festival’s Golden Gate Awards this year.
The total of 18 films (with nine finalists in each category) are in contention for nearly $40,000 in award money. The winners will be announced on May 6.
The films competing for the New Directors Prize (Narrative Feature) award directed by women are:
“Bota” — Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci, Albania/Italy/Kosovo
“Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere” — Diep Hoang Nguyen, Vietnam/France/Germany/Norway
“Sworn Virgin” — Laura Bispuri, Italy/Switzerland/Germany/Albania/Kosovo
The films competing for the Documentary Feature award directed by women are:
“Democrats” — Camilla Nielsson, Denmark
“Very Semi-Serious” — Leah Wolchok, USA
“The Wolfpack” — Crystal Moselle, USA
[via Variety]
