Screening Australian and International Short films
Illawarra Film festival (formerly Wollongong Film Festival) is about celebrating women in film both on and off the screen and giving a platform to female film-makers and their stories.
Illawarra Film Festival offers established and emerging film-makers an opportunity to showcase their various talents by accepting all film genres as long as a female identifying person is in two of the following key positions on the film: Director, Producer, Writer, Lead female Protagonist, Cinematographer, Editor, or Composer, and 50% of cast and crew are female identifying.
Illawarra Film festival (formerly Wollongong Film Festival) is about celebrating women in film both on and off the screen and giving a platform to female film-makers and their stories.
Illawarra Film Festival offers established and emerging film-makers an opportunity to showcase their various talents by accepting all film genres as long as a female identifying person is in two of the following key positions on the film: Director, Producer, Writer, Lead female Protagonist, Cinematographer, Editor, or Composer, and 50% of cast and crew are female identifying.
Who we are
The Illawarra Film Festival was created by Gia Frino as part of her One Girl Ambassadorship. How can we raise awareness on the importance of Girl's Education and combine our love of film making, that's how Illawarra Film Festival was born.
Our history
2016 was Illawarra Film Festival's inaugural year, we are working with the intentions of developing IFF into a great festival for years to come. The festival director and team have years of experience between them in both film making and event festivals.
The Illawarra Film Festival was created by Gia Frino as part of her One Girl Ambassadorship. How can we raise awareness on the importance of Girl's Education and combine our love of film making, that's how Illawarra Film Festival was born.
Our history
2016 was Illawarra Film Festival's inaugural year, we are working with the intentions of developing IFF into a great festival for years to come. The festival director and team have years of experience between them in both film making and event festivals.