The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival has officially announced its lineup for next month amid what they’re saying has been a record-breaking number of submissions.
According to Angela Antle, chair of the festival, 950 total submissions were received.
Executive director Jenn Brown explains that with so many submissions, festival staff had their work cut out for them in deciding which films to show.
In addition, she says this year’s lineup is “the best of the best”, featuring 11 local films, and noting that 59 per cent of the directors are black, indigenous or women of colour.
The festival will be streaming virtually October 13-17.
Congratulations to all our filmmakers! 🎉 Watch our trailer and find the full #SJIWFF32 lineup at https://t.co/G6Vq2O7Z1n. Films made by women, for everyone! pic.twitter.com/7kJ97I0YAI
— St. John's International Women's Film Festival (@SJIWFF) September 13, 2021