As the name implies, it's a festival showcasing acclaimed animated film stories created by women from around the world.

From satire to drama, from the everyday to the surreal - in styles from traditional 2-d to stop-motion to computer animation - the festival showcases wide-ranging visual styles.

Womanimation! is just 15 days away!

The thirteenth edition of Womanimation! takes place on Saturday 8th July at Greenwood Features in Bethel, CT, USA.

Showtimes are 1:00pm, 4:00pm, and 8:00pm.

Tickets are available at the door or online in advance

Womanimation! 2023 Film Selections

From hundreds of quality submissions from dozens of countries, we have selected our twelve final films, from nine nations. All of the selected films will be US or International premieres.

With running times between 2 and 15 minutes, the films emphasize well-developed narratives as well as visual daring, exploring themes including our relationship with nature, culture clashes, family bonds, and the fragility of life.

Awards and Audience Participation

Audiences at each screening will vote for their favorite three films of the program, with the top overall vote-getter receiving a custom art object award, created by a winner from a previous edition of the festival.

In a new twist for this year’s event, a special jury has been assembled consisting of women musicians who have topped one of the MergingArts Global Radio weekly charts. The jury will review and rate the films, with the winner also receiving a custom art award from a previous winner.

Special Reception

Festival organizers will be on hand throughout the day, with each screening kicking off with a slideshow with music introducing the filmmakers.

At 6:00 pm, we’ll have a reception DJ Madame B spinning music created by women across the globe, along with special female-fronted karaoke selections for the bold among us.

In collaboration with Pink Boots Society, who will be on hand for the reception as well, we will premiere the special Citrus Got Real Wheat Ale from Reverie Brewing Company.

?? ?? ??? (Cookie Coffee Dosirak)

Dir. Kang Minji, Kim Hyemi, Lee Kyunghwa, Han Byung-a (Seoul, Korea)

A group of four women friends meet for cookies, coffee, and a picnic lunch. They eat, drink, laugh, and bond over stories recounting their different life choices and struggles with society's expectations.

13 min, 2D Computer

Goutte d'eau (Water Drop)

Dir. Selma El Malki (Lyon, France)

A grandmother is unable to cry over the death of her husband. She shares her struggle with her family, who gives her strange advice on ways to cry.

4 min, 2D/3D Computer

???? (Under White)

Dir. Sun Li'an (Zhejiang Province, China)

Using memories of her grandfather's funeral as the theme, the director examines this close yet distant blood relationship and her re-understanding of death.

3 min, 2D, drawing on paper, live action

???????? ???? ??? (Millions of Scarlet Roses)

Dir. Galina Golubeva (Moscow, Russia)

A young officer fell passionately in love with a provincial actress who loves only flowers.

15 min, Stop-motion clay

Canadà

Dir. Paola Luciani (Treviso, Italy)

Maria tells her story of making her way from rural Italy to Canada, following Angelo, who had left their small town a year earlier.

7 min, 2D Computer, photoshop

Zasi?enje (Saturation)

Dir. Lucija Bužan?i? (Zagreb, Croatia)

Something grew out of the cracks and walls and occupied all the empty spaces in a little Mediterranean city. A look at its drastic transformation with the advent of tourism.

10 min, 2D Hand-drawn

Ich fühl mich FURCHTBAR!! (What the FRUIT is Wrong with Me??)

Dir. Sarah Rothenberger (Zurich, Switzerland)

A young woman is plagued by strange and comic symptoms. What could they possibly mean?

2 min, 2D, After Effects and Tvpaint mix

??? ??? (Don't Die)

Dir. Park Yuseon (Seoul, Korea)

Inspired by an old Korean saying, "A frog dies from a stone thrown carelessly," a person throws a stone that kills a frog, but the frog returns to life and takes revenge.

5 min, 2D, procreate, adobe premere pro

Testigo del Viento (Wind Whisperer)

Dir. Fernanda Caicedo (Witzenhausen, Ecuador/Germany)

At the end of the horizon a singing cicada is born. Its flying is short, yet its chanting is eternal.

7 min, Stop-motion textiles, paper, organic materials w/computer effects.

La nuit blanche (The White Night)

Dir. Audrey Delepoulle (Lyon, France)

A courageous arborist spends an exhausting night with her colleagues trying to save their orchards from the destructive frost at all costs.

4 min, 2D/3D Computer

Piano in the Bushes

Dir. Dashka Dementeva (Tallinn, Estonia)

Empty handed head, mystery girl, piano key, new awakening.

7 min, 2D Procreate + After Effects

????? ??? ?????? (Socks for the Star)

Dir. Olga Titova (Moscow, Russia)

Dancing in cold space is dangerous, but close-knit friendship will keep you strong.

10 min, Stop-motion puppets

Show Time : 1:00pm, 4:00pm , and 8:00pm

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Date : July 8, 2023

Location :

Greenwood Features

269 Greenwood Ave

Bethel, CT 06801

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