As the primary mode of experiencing moving images has drifted from the silver screen to home entertainment and digital devices, cinema’s role in popular culture must be interrogated. Just as the digital age has forced physical film onto the brink of extinction, so too has the movie theater become a place of decreasing significance. Simultaneously, definitions of cinema continue to expand. As disciplines have coalesced around terms like “new media” and “digital media,” the increasing ephemerality of cultural objects in the digital realm should be questioned.

Yoni Fest is an independently run, international film festival dedicated to showcasing contemporary works of film and video made by female and female identifying filmmakers.

Submissions must involve a female or female identifying person in a major role e.g. Writer, Producer, Director, Cinematographer. Finalists will be notified mid November.

The first edition of Shared Sight is going to take place at MATCA artspace, Colectiva Gazette and Gazette in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. We are expecting short film applications (max length 30`) from filmmakers/ film enthusiasts/ artists from all over the world. You can submit your film by sending us a download link including a short description of the film and a short bio of yours.

We are accepting all film categories submissions from experimental, video-art, fiction, documentary, etc.