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Cookies& Comedy: March 14 at Harris Theater
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Japanese Film Festival: March 13 - 26 at Row House Lawrenceville
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Sona: Immersive Storytelling Festival: April 2 - 4 at Carnegie Mellon University
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JFilm Festival: April 30 - May 10 at various locations
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Jump Cut Pittsburgh's Noir Film Festival: Sept 19 at The Parkway Theater (currently accepting submissions)
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Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival: Sept 27 - Oct 4 at various locations TBA
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Three Rivers Film Festival: Nov 5 - 15 at various locations (currently accepting submissions)
FURTHER OUT:
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Cindependent Film Festival: Sept 17 - 19th in Cincinatti, OH (currently accepting submissions)
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Reading Film Festival: Sept 18 - 25th in Reading, PA (currently accepting submissions)

Our Mission
Women in Film and Media (WIFM) Pittsburgh is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to improve the status and portrayal of women in film, television, and other screen-based media in Southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond. We serve our community by facilitating their access to opportunities in the industry. In addition, we lend our services to non-profit organizations helping women and children. Our programs and events include workforce skills development through mentoring and training workshops, production of public service announcements for non-profits dedicated to women and children, and industry partnerships that further our mission.
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Our Activities
We serve our community by facilitating their access to opportunities in the industry. In addition, we lend our services to non-profit organizations helping women and children. Our programs and events include workforce skills development through mentoring and training workshops, production of public service announcements for non-profits dedicated to women and children, and industry partnerships that further our mission. WIFM is a chapter of Women In Film & Television International (WIFTI), a global network comprising over 50 chapters worldwide with more than 15,000 members, dedicated to advancing professional development and achievement for women in industry.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Women in Film and Media presents several scholarships to women from Southwestern Pennsylvania enrolled in a film or television production curriculum. The scholarships are presented in connection with the Opal Awards or Film Festival that honors high achievement of women in film and television.