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europe! voices of women+ in film empowering European women and genderqueer filmmakers
EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN+ IN FILM is EFP’s label and programme to give a voice to gender imbalance in the international film industry through promotion and networking. In partnership with major international film festivals, EFP travels the label outside of Europe and initiates online and on-site activities to foster a supportive community among European women or genderqueer filmmakers while furthering their careers through knowledge exchange and tailor-made contacts with key international film industry players. Any European film by a woman or genderqueer director selected by the participating festivals is eligible to be featured and supported under EUROPE! Voices of Women+ in Film.
EUROPE! Voices of Women+ in Film is a collaboration with Sydney Film Festival in Australia, the Busan International Film Festival in South-Korea and Festival do Rio in Brazil. This initiative goes back to the previous programme launched by EFP and Sydney Film Festival in 2016 to tackle gender inequality in film by connecting movies with worldwide audiences and new markets.
how to participate
Any European film directed by a woman or genderqueer director, and selected by the participating festivals, is eligible to be featured with a visibility campaign under EUROPE! Voices of Women+ in Film with the support of the respective EFP members.
Busan Visibility Campaign 2025
In a paediatric hospital ward, head nurse Lucie struggles to maintain the fragile bond between four-year-old Adam and his mother, despite court restrictions on her visits.
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Adam's Sake
by Laura Wandel
Belgium, France
An impulsive plunge into icy waters in Switzerland awakens a past an Argentine stylist-designer believed long buried.
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The Currents
by Milagros Mumenthaler
Switzerland, Argentina
This first fiction feature delicately explores themes of isolation, human connection, and hope against the backdrop of the climate crisis.
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Don't Let the Sun
by Jacqueline Zünd
Switzerland, Italy
Blending realism with fantasy, this biopic of Czech writer Franz Kafka illuminates his complex personality.
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Franz
by Agnieszka Holland
Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, France, Turkey
In an early 20th-century isolated mountain community of Croatian shepherds, Teresa, a Chilean widow, unsettles tradition while inspiring women to question roles and freedom.
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God Will Not Help
by Hana Jušić
Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia
Trapped on her family’s Polish farm, 20-year-old Nawojka dreams of escape while battling trance-like episodes and mysterious powers linked to her late mother.
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Her Will Be Done
by Julia Kowalski
France, Poland
Captured with a delicate gaze, the film follows the intimate journey of 18-year-old Marina, an orphan seeking her paternal grandparents’ approval to secure a scholarship.
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Romería
by Carla Simón
Spain, Germany
A poetic story spanning nearly a century, centered on a majestic Ginkgo biloba tree in a German university botanical garden.
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Silent Friend
by Ildikó Enyedi
Germany, Hungary, France
A haunting, visually precise meditation on generational trauma, patriarchal legacy, and the quiet weight of memory.
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Sound Of Falling
by Mascha Schilinski
Germany
A rebellious boy from a hyper-connected world is sent to spend the summer with his devout, tech-averse great-aunt in rural Sicily.
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Sweetheart
by Margherita Spampinato
Italy
During the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Blandine, a 30-year-old woman from Normandy, navigates the city’s vibrant, chaotic atmosphere while reconnecting with family and herself.
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That Summer In Paris
by Valentine Cadic
France
In Trieste, 2007, the arrival of Fred—an adventurous 17-year-old Swedish girl—shakes up the balance in an all-boys technical school.
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A Year of School
by Laura Samani
Italy, France
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