Dear Friends of Cinema Femme

Our Sundance coverage is the most anticipated and viewed Magazine coverage all year.

With such a huge festival, small, indie, diverse voices can fall through the cracks.

We won’t let it.

But we need your help.

Being on site for the interviews, the events, the films & the connections requires funding for travel, stay, & paying our staff for their work.

With your crucial support we can raise our goal to provide the best coverage for our audience across our social, online, and in-print platforms.

Just $20 or more will make the difference. Thank you!

Team Cinema Femme

Read last year's coverage in our spring/summer 2025 issue, and online here.

ABOUT

Since its founding in 2018, Cinema Femme has evolved from a digital magazine into a nationally recognized nonprofit film festival and mentorship platform dedicated to advancing women and gender-expansive filmmakers at critical career moments.

After strategically pivoting in 2020 to focus on exhibition and artist development, Cinema Femme launched the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, combining curated screenings with a robust mentorship model that connects emerging filmmakers to established industry leaders. Through virtual, hybrid, and now fully in-person festivals, the organization has exhibited over 100 short films, supported dozens of early-career artists, and expanded access through innovative platforms and national and international partnerships.

Achieving 501(c)(3) status in 2024 and establishing an annual residency at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre, Cinema Femme has strengthened the city’s independent film ecosystem while amplifying underrepresented voices through festival journalism and global coverage from Sundance to Cannes.

Today, Cinema Femme stands as a sustainable, mission-driven organization creating visibility, opportunity, and long-term impact for marginalized creators within an inequitable industry.

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