Femina International Women's Film Festival

"For the unity of the work, character development, cinematography, sound and editing."

"For its original premise, authorship, concept and execution of the art direction, and the quality of the performances by the female cast."

"For its articulation between technical excellence, plasticity and poetic narrative."

"The precision and delicacy with which Violette Gitton guides us through a complex situation is impressive, bringing us closer to the protagonist's perspective with respect and affection. The confidence and elegance with which she directs her third short film makes us want to follow her next steps closely. Bring on the first feature film!"

"Character, director and scriptwriter, novelist Christine Angot displays rare courage in confronting those responsible and accomplices of a traumatic past: the incest committed by her father over the years. For the disconcerting result, Christine Angot, from A Family, deserves the Best Female Participation Award. Among many merits, it is worth highlighting the spine-chilling interpretation of La mer by Caetano Veloso."

"For its innovative approach to using evidence and judicial findings from the 2000 Foca Field Trial, providing an immersive and experimental yet educational experience, humanizing victims and giving voice to those who have been silenced for so long. For the film's aesthetics, which combines found footage and amateur footage of the war-torn city, viscerally reflecting on the distortion of memory and the confusion that accompanies traumatic experiences, transforming pain into art and creating a space for reflection and empathy. For confronting the reality of gender-based violence in conflict contexts, presenting a narrative that is both personal and collective, becoming an archive that documents and provokes a critical discussion about justice, memory and the need for a more just future, Kumjana Novakova's Silence of Reason deserves to be recognized as the best film of the International Competition of the 15th edition of Femina International Women's Film Festival."

"An exquisitely visually exuberant animation frames a Spanish artist's quest for a world ruled by women - without revenge. The men? At home, having a good time! After all, they live in Ladyland. Inspired by a 1905 Indian novel written, obviously, by a woman: Rockeya Hossain. Namaste!"

"This edition of Femina makes it clear how much women have advanced in animation film, where there seem to be no limits to the expression of their dreams of freedom and their most intimate desires. For this reason, we agreed to grant Special Mentions to the films La Perra, by Carla Melo Gampert, and Our Uniform, by Yegane Moghaddam, powerful flights of inventiveness and reflection."