St. John's International Women's Film Festival

St. John's International Women's Film Festival was launched in 1989 with a bold vision of supporting and promoting women's creative work in screen-based industries locally and internationally.

SJIWFF has grown in both submissions and accolades for over three decades. A respected leader in the Canadian film circuit and movement for gender equity in the industry, SJIWFF brings critical artist development and creative vitality to Newfoundland and Labrador. 

Our mission is to create an equitable screen-based industry by increasing awareness of women's contributions to the sector and providing platforms for them to expand their craft through exhibition, opportunity, creation, and education. By fostering women and gender-diverse filmmakers' development and advancement, we can achieve balanced representation in front of and behind the camera. 

Our mandate is to increase the exposure of new works directed or written by women and support the development of the local film community. We aim to do this by producing a unique cultural event that exhibits outstanding films and highlights our filmmakers, province, and industry. We facilitate meaningful interaction among filmmakers and between filmmakers and their audiences, fostering artist advancement and a local love of cinema. We deliver programs to foster the next generation of filmmakers and provide professional development opportunities and market access to filmmakers at all levels, increasing the national and international profile of St. John's and the province as a vibrant cultural site and place to do business.