Women's Voices Now

Women's Voices Now (WVN) is an American not-for-profit organization with the slogan "Advocating Women's Rights Through Film". It organises online short film festivals and other activities in its mission to "amplif[y] the voices of all women by promoting the free expression of women's struggles for civil, economic, political, and gender rights worldwide".[1][2][3][4] The organization was founded in 2010 by lawyer Catinca Tabacaru and philanthropist Leslie Sacks.[5][6][7]

Its first festival in 2011 had the title "Women's Voices from the Muslim World";[8][9] the 2014 festival was "Women Bought and Sold: Voices United Against Violence",[10] and a third festival was held in 2016.[11]

2016 film festival winners

Fifty-three (53) films were accepted out of hundreds of submissions into the 2016 online film festival. Judges awarded best overall film and best film in each category.

  • Womb on Rent: Dir. Ishani K. Dutta
  • Voice of the Valley: Dir. Leila Jarman
  • Defendant 5: Dir. Heidi Lee Douglas
  • World Wide Women: Dir. Andra Roman
  • Mother: Prdcr. Jumaan Short
  • On the Road: Khushi's Story: Dir. American Jewish World Service, Elizabeth Daube
  • No Woman: Dir. Yama Rauf

References

  1. "What we do". Women's Voices Now. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. Ahmed, Quanta (8 October 2010). "'The Women's Voices Now' Film Festival: Women's Voices From the Muslim World". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "Women's Voices Now Online Film Festival". Festival Focus. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. "Online Film Contest Focuses on Muslim Women". Voice of America. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. "Interview: With founder of Women's Voices Now". Peace Women. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. Achmad, Laila (26 April 2012). "Empowerment in Motion". Aquila Style. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. "Leslie Sacks, founder and principal of Leslie Sacks Fine Art and Leslie Sacks Contemporary, dies at age 61". artdaily.org. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  8. Vankin, Deborah (22 March 2011). "Women in the Muslim world, as captured on film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  9. "Women's Voices from the Muslim World". Women's Voices Now. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  10. "Women Bought and Sold". Women's Voices Now. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  11. "2016 Women's Voices Now Online Film Festival". Women's Voices Now. Retrieved 24 July 2016.


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