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The
Creteil International Women's Film Festival
(in
French
Festival international de films de femmes de Creteil
) is an annual event in
Creteil
, France, founded by
Jackie Buet
in 1978 to showcase the directing talents of female filmmakers who, at the time, had difficulty getting their films adequately distributed. The first festival was held in 1979 in
Sceaux
.
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It transferred to Creteil in 1985.
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Located in Creteil, a city southeast of
Paris
, today the festival is 10 non-stop days premiering 50 or more new films
directed
by one or more women. The festival also offers film classes, thematic forums and debates. The competition is open to women from around the world who have made a feature-length documentary, a short length fiction and a documentary film. Their work is judged by a jury of 6 cinema professionals.
The festival offers a number of prizes including several Audience awards and the "Grand Jury Prize." There is a festival archive containing more than 10,000 films by women.
In 2005, recent directors featured include works from
Hong Kong
, Butterfly by MAK Yan Yan, Ho Yuk by YAU Ching and Lim Poh Huat by
Lee Wong
from
Singapore
.
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