The 3rd edition of Festival Cine por Mujeres establishes the event as an essential cinematographic appointment in Madrid. Over the years, it has grown in quality and in the number of screenings and venues, now with a total of 16 in this 3rd edition: Casa Arabe (in Madrid and Córdoba), Cine Estudio at Círculo de Bellas Artes, Cineteca Madrid, Fundación Telefónica, Goethe-Institut, Institut Français, La Morada de Malasaña, MK2 Palacio de Hielo, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Palacio de la Prensa, Sala Berlanga at Fundación SGAE, the Movie Theater at Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas, Casa de América and Sala Equis.

In this latest edition, the event strengthens its position on the national festival scene at a difficult time for the industry, expanding its offering by strengthening its online presence at the prestigious independent and auteur film platform FILMIN, where some of its program and main sections will be replicated, bringing a selection of films made by women to the public and contributing to their visibility by sharing emotions.

Taking into account the current situation, the planners of the Film Festival Made by Women made a great effort so that this 3rd edition is held in optimal safety conditions, increasing hygiene protocols and guaranteeing a pleasant experience for the audience, both in movie theaters and at the online Festival.

The Festival wants to show the work and the standpoint of women, at five steps in the process of producing a film, when value is added: creation and training -> production and screening -> promotion and marketing -> distribution and sales -> consumption of cultural goods and accessibility. The Festival has thus prepared a national and international selection of over 60 recent fiction and non-fiction feature films. Among them, 10 films produced between 2018 and 2020 will enter the competition section while premiering either in Spain or in Madrid, within the Festival. 

This 3rd edition will devote special attention to the most innovative Polish cinema via Focus Poland, a selection of 5 movies available to watch at Academia de Cine, with the cooperation of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Madrid, the Polish Cultural Institute and the Polish Film Institute.

As a new feature in this edition, the festival reaches out to other Spanish cities and participates in cinematic events such as Alcine, the Film Festival in nearby Alcalá de Henares, where 4 movies have been showed, and at the Córdoba location of Casa Árabe, that will welcome Arabic movies directed by women, for the audience to watch and enjoy.  

Training is still a basic cornerstone of our festival with many lectures, roundtables, meetings and debates to be held with the support of the Regional Authority of Madrid, the Spanish Women Institute and Espacio Fundación Telefónica. We rely upon the participation of female directors, scriptwriters, producers, actresses, female cinematography directors, distributors, animation directors, film editors, sound engineers, special visual effects technicians, art directors, production design directors, location scouting, script girls, music composers – all of those women are a source of creativity. 

The third edition of Film Festival “Made by Women” builds on the success of previous editions, when  numbers spoke for themselves and backed the project. This edition relies again upon the invaluable contributions of institutions and corporations who have renewed their commitment to equality and to the cinematic culture. One more year, let us mention the Regional Authority of Madrid and Fundación Telefónica, joined in 2020 by the Spanish Women Institute for Equal Opportunities, along with corporations such as MAELOC.