Below is a list of the following submissions that are currently open or will be opening soon! Happy Submitting.
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2023 Athena Film Festival Writers Lab – Submissions Are Now Open!
The Athena Film Festival Writers Lab is a three-day creative development workshop for emerging writers which provides storytellers with creative guidance, training, industry access, and a valuable, supportive network. Applicants must submit a project that features a woman or women characters in a leadership role or position at the center of the story. Learn more here!
2024 Athena Film Festival – Submissions Open June 1 – August 1, 2023
The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College celebrates extraordinary films from across the globe that tell the stories of fierce and fearless women leaders. Learn more here!
2024 Athena List – Submissions Open June 1 – September 15, 2023
The Athena List is an annual script competition that selects exceptional scripts with women leaders at the heart of the story. As the central program in the Athena Film Festival’s Creative Development program, The Athena List’s goal is to raise the profile of the scripts and the writers within the industry with the purpose of getting these movies made and elevating their careers to the next level. Learn more here!