Women Of The Lens Film Festival

We’re very pleased to be building our expertise through our Jurors. They come from all sectors of the industry and it’s why we’re really happy to be working with Latoya Austin, who works in the important critique sector of filmmaking.

Part of our values are to help to improve the career prospects of filmmakers. We also want to contribute to the upskilling of filmmaking techniques.

Our panel of Pre-Selectors are dedicated to upholding the values and ethos of our festival and contribute to ensuring the best of our submissions programme.

Riding on the adage that there’s ‘nothing new under the sun’, let’s delve into formats before because this ‘new’ genre has a lot in common with stories we’ve seen before. In the scrabble to find the next, big, money-making shiny thing, the film industry is turning its sights to so-called vertical dramas…film…series.

Documentary on Sister Nancy, Jamaican dancehall icon behind ‘Bam Bam’, set for London screening. ‘Bam Bam’ featured on Sister Nancy’s debut album, ‘One, Two’.

Empowering through knowledge and celebration Women of the Lens Film Festival 2025 black filmmaker magazine’s Floyd Webb speaks with our Founder, Jennifer G. Robinson.

It’s a real pleasure to introduce you to Kesi Steven. This multihyphenate, is blasting her way through filmmaking, screenwriting and running a business.