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Women Of The Lens Film Festival
Women Of The Lens Film Festival, the home of movies that showcase British Black women talent in the UK industries.
General information
- Dates
- 26–27 November 2026
- Location
- Not available
- Submission deadline
- 30 September 2026
- Eligibility
- StudentsInternational
- Subtitles
- Subtitles required in EN
- Submit your film
- Submit your film — via FilmFreeway
- Official website
- http://womenofthelens.com/
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026
News
Insider Knowledge From Our Jurors; Latoya Austin
We’re very pleased to be building our expertise through our Jurors. They come from all sectors of the industry and it’s why we’re really happy to be working with Latoya Austin, who works in the important critique sector of filmmaking.
Inside Knowledge From Our Jurors; Kadambari Chauhan
Part of our values are to help to improve the career prospects of filmmakers. We also want to contribute to the upskilling of filmmaking techniques.
Meet Our Pre-Selectors
Our panel of Pre-Selectors are dedicated to upholding the values and ethos of our festival and contribute to ensuring the best of our submissions programme.
Vertical dramas; are they really new?
Riding on the adage that there’s ‘nothing new under the sun’, let’s delve into formats before because this ‘new’ genre has a lot in common with stories we’ve seen before. In the scrabble to find the next, big, money-making shiny thing, the film industry is turning its sights to so-called vertical dramas…film…series.
Sister Nancy, Jamaican dancehall icon behind ‘Bam Bam’, set for London screening
Documentary on Sister Nancy, Jamaican dancehall icon behind ‘Bam Bam’, set for London screening. ‘Bam Bam’ featured on Sister Nancy’s debut album, ‘One, Two’.
Women Of The Lens and the Power Of Representation
Empowering through knowledge and celebration Women of the Lens Film Festival 2025 black filmmaker magazine’s Floyd Webb speaks with our Founder, Jennifer G. Robinson.
Meet the creative behind the company that brings seasoned Caribbean flavours to film sets
It’s a real pleasure to introduce you to Kesi Steven. This multihyphenate, is blasting her way through filmmaking, screenwriting and running a business.