Cheryl Coward, NMWA Festival Web Designer

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Vivian Djen, Editor "Women in the Arts" Magazine

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Cartoon Artist from Virginia

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Some of the cool cats that were there for the closing party.

NMWA Film Festival Last Dance

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Karin Wolf, KJ Mohr and Amando Carigo the projectionist really enjoyed the last moments of the Film Festival closing party.

Closing Party Fun

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Ok, Ok, I know this was our attempt to be funny. My collegues, Nzingha Kendall (left), Zulma Aguiar (me, center) and of course the #2 volunteer of the film festival and major coordinator Ada Diaz were just happy the film festival culminated with this photo.
As is self evident Nzingha had her reservations about our prankster ways, nevertheless, we could count on her to hold us tight for this picture. We had a lot of fun and wish every day was the NMWA film festival. I can't wait until the next NMWA film festival. The films were amazing, the discource engaging and the filmmakers kind and caring. please send us your feedback.

The Photo Slideshow of the Festival

The FESTIVAL WRAP PARTY is in the Great Hall from 8:30 - 10PM.
Please come back and join the fun.

To add your photos to this flickr slideshow JOIN OUR FLICKR GROUP or contact zulma@chicanafeliz.com

p.i.n.k. NMWA sponsors

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NMWA Photos

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Casa Maryland in the House

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The Grand Entrance

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NMWA FilmFest almost over

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This has been an amazing festival that has turned to be quite a journey for all of us involved. Everything came together beautifully. Everyone involved had one thing in common, a passion for women's films.

Kj Mohr is originally from Chicago and some call her a "programmer" others a “film curator” or “curator of art”. I call her my friend. I'm Zulma, an artist that was introduced to KJ through a curator from Syracuse named Astria Suparak. I advised Astria that I was new to D.C. and I did not know a single person in the D.C. art world. Astria said, I only know one person and she happens to have a great job at the National Women in the Arts. “She's really nice,” she said, “just email her and see how things go.”

Well, I emailed KJ and she informed me that she was organizing a film festival. She asked me to send her my short films. So I did. I sent KJ a DVD I made at home on my Final Cut Pro Studio.

I didn't hear back from her for a while. I did not get a phone call; nothing. I was beginning to wonder if she liked my films. Then one day she called me and said, ok, send me film descriptions via email and would you like to display the Turnstyle piece in the gallery. I said, "Wow, Yes!" Thank you KJ "When do I send you the looping DVD's for that two channel installation."

"Whenever" KJ calmy said. Then in September she called again and asked that I come in on Thursday because it was now time to install. She gave me quick tour of the Education Gallery in the NMWA and we helped greg the installer mount monitors.

KJ made some decisions as to where everything would go and then next thing I know the filmmakers were in need of where to sleep. The convergence began. The halls of this amazing museum suddenly filled with hundreds of people I did not know. Since then my bag got filled with business cards from dozens of women such as Amy Jackson, Gail Rebhan, Delia Aguilar, Andrea Ellis, Nzingha Kendall, Mary Billyou, Peggy Simpson, Gillian Brown and of course Giovanna Chesler

I'm missing some films by blogging right now. I better head back into the fifth floor Theatre of the NMWA. Tonight however is the big Closing party and I am not missing that.

The caterers are getting everything ready while the films are still rolling. I am honored to have been part of this and now I have taken advantage of this blog. If you'd like me to add to the blog any of your feedback please email me at zulma@chicanafeliz.com

Student reBloggers: Festival of Women's Film & Media Arts

Robin Ehioba
Washington, DC, United States
Freshman at Howard University.

reblogged his own comment at his blog here.
Robin's Blog: Festival of Women's Film & Media Arts

and ReBlogger
Latania Desilus
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Zodiac Year: Snake
Location: NW Washington : District of Columbia : United States
Latania Desilus's post about NMWA women's film festival

Those are their thoughts about the Film Fest!

Festival Day 3

Festival Day 2

Festival Day One

Film Festival Program

Greetings Film Festival Fans,

Our beloved film festival is right around the corner, in 48 days to be exact (I’ve made an advent style film festival calendar to help me count down to our much anticipated festival and to help me eat chocolate.) I know the cleaning supplies and I are not the only ones who are PUMPED about the upcoming film festival!! Surely you all have written the dates of the film festival in BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL lettering on that calendar you have hanging in your kitchen (the one with the pictures of all the fluffy cats in party hats) and have gracefully declined all invitations taking place between September 25th through the 30th on account of your almost obsessive devotion to our festival. Please don’t feel uncomfortable that I know you so well. Your devotion to this festival is justified and healthy. I have seen the over 650 film submissions and can say with confidence that these films will CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER - LIKE WINNING A SPORTS CAR OR HAVING A BABY!!!!!!!

Soon we will be announcing our festival program!! If you are a film director, please stop anxiously pacing around your house waiting for our response. Enjoy your life, make another film, eat some chocolate, and know that NMWA will be sending you a notification by the end of August!

Jen
Film Festival Intern

Film Festival Log: First Entry

Loyal Film Fans,

It is I, Film Processing Girl, the one who has been hunched over a hot keyboard (hot from typing so fast for so many hours of so many days…) in the janitorial closet of the National Museum of Women in the Arts with my dear and only friends, Mop and Broom. These are the kinds of sacrifices we make in the name of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the name of Film and the name of Festival. Today June 29th, marks the day we have entered all of your submissions into our database – our film database is COMPLETELY COMPLETE! … and I am going home for the first time in 2 months.

We do hate to break the hearts of any filmmakers who just came across a call for entries buried at the bottom of a bulletin board but the deadline has passed! Keep in mind that this is not the last film festival, THERE WILL BE MORE FILM FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD! So relax, get some popcorn, turn on your TV set, and watch a film!
Get Ready, the NMWA festival is coming soon to a Women’s Museum, in DC, on H and 13th, near you!

Jen
Film Festival Intern

Welcome

Welcome to the NMWA 20th Anniversary Festival of Women’s Film and Media Arts blog. Stay tuned as we post updates over the summer!