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We're just about 50% done with watching our shorts

We're just about 50% done with watching our shorts submissions for Pendance 2021. And guess what? About 90% of the films with positive ratings are by female filmmakers.

We have several theories as to why this is happening.

1. We got a lot of submissions from female filmmakers. It's just math that some of them would be good. Our submissions in previous years have been at MOST 28% female. This year that number has jumped to about 37%.

2. We've had a strong female presence at the festival since 2017; co-founders, programmers, award winners, past selections, panel speakers, attendees, jury members, team leaders. This has never felt like an old boys club. Maybe that resonates. We would imagine people do scout a festival's past selections, and if you consistently see women represented at a festival, it makes submitting feel a tad safer?

3. Maybe our Story Over Everything slogan finally caught on. We were never in the game of identity politics. We always said we'd select the best films regardless of who made them, and that we programmed with story in mind. And this is sort of just... that coming true. Maybe.

4. This is true worldwide, but especially outside North America. The average woman who makes films is considerably better than the average man who makes films. Like going back to year 1, almost all of our bottom 15% rated submissions were by guys making random craptastic melodramas about being in art school, suicide/overdose, or revenge.

Looking forward to 2021!

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What's your favorite Federico Fellini film? The ic

What's your favorite Federico Fellini film? The iconic Italian director was born 101 years ago today in Rimini, Italy.

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#film #filmlovers #happybirthday #italia #🇮🇹 #european #filmfestival #lastrada #movies

If you're a filmmaker coming up on the end of your

If you're a filmmaker coming up on the end of your festival run, or simply deciding to skip festivals and go digital right away, Pendance Library is for you.

Submissions just opened on @filmfreeway
www.filmfreeway.com/Pendance

We've created an awesome platform which is home to hand-picked, brilliant films, with new titles added weekly. As we increase the site's functionality and drive more traffic to the site weekly, we hope Pendance Library becomes a weekly hub where indie film lovers go to discover quality cinema.

Each Pendance Library selection will receive three things from the festival

1. A dedicated landing page for their film, with a listing on our library.

2. An email blast to over 5000 subscribers with a 1 paragraph blurb about the film, and at least 1 post on Twitter, Facebook (almost 2000 followers) and Instagram (5100 followers) mentioning the film alongside other library selections for that month.

3. A commitment to list the film on the library for no less than a year.

You can check out Pendance Library here.

www.pendancefilmfestival.ca/pendance-library

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Can a film change the world? Today we remember a

Can a film change the world?

Today we remember a documentarian, conservationist, and a dear friend, Rob Stewart @teamsharkwater on what would have been his 41st birthday.

Check the link in our bio for more information on how you can support Rob's work and help save our oceans.

Shark populations have been decimated over the past 20 years, and despite the powerful impact of Sharkwater (2006) and Sharkwater Extinction (2018) on redefining the narrative around conservation, there's much work to be done.

Let's work to ensure that future generations will live on a planet with 🦈 sharks, and honor Rob's memory, what he lived (and died) for, and the powerful example he set.

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#robstewart
#sharkwater #tiff #cinema #documentary
#seashepherd
#savethesharks #happbirthday #restinpeace #wemissyou #StoryOverEverything #sharks #oceans

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