Rianne Pictures

30/09/2025

We are so honoured and shocked (!!!) to be nominated for Contribution to the Arts at this year’s Darlington Stronger Communities Awards.

Building a film festival away from London and inviting you all to the North East to celebrate film together has been such a dream, but a challenging and lengthly marathon, and recognitions like this mean so much.

We look forward to celebrating with all the incredible organisations contributing to the community in Darlington, and send huge congratulations to our fellow arts nominees Darlington Operatic Society and Darlington Community Theatre.

Our incredible partners Darlington Hippodrome Darlington Libraries and The Rainbow Screen have helped us champion and build upon our film festival to now become the UK’s leading womens film festival.

We welcomed over 2000 people to the festival this year and showcased more northern female filmmakers than ever before, we can't wait to do more for our community, filmmakers and audiences.

Thank you Darlington Cares and Darlington Borough Council

Ahhhhhh!!!! 💖

29/09/2025

We are honoured to be nominated for the Darlington Stronger Communities Awards! 🎉

Women X Film Festival has been nominated for Contribution to the Arts ✨

Thank you to our wonderful partners for helping us contribute to the arts in this town! Darlington Libraries Darlington Hippodrome Film Hub North and the BFI 🩷

26/09/2025

emily’s film camera 🤝🏻 behind the scenes pics

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it’s been a week, we miss you all so much.

23/09/2025

And finally… a huge congratulations to all of our 2025 award winners!

Winners
Best Director – Dark Skin Bruises Differently — Susan Wokoma

Best Writing – The Test — Meng Han Hsieh

Best Producer – Egg Timer — Hattie Jackson

Best Editing – Cherry B

Best Sound – THE REMOVED

Best Cinematography – Menagerie

Northern Excellence in Directing – Unseen Strength — Kimberley Ford

Northern Excellence in Writing – GOT GUTS — Georgia Leigh-Taylor

Northern Excellence in Producing – Please Come Home — Charlotte Fenton

Best Lead Performance – On The Twelfth Day of Findom — Laura Lovemore

Best Supporting Performance – Dance, then — Chloe Harris

Best Ensemble Performance – The Pilgrimage

Northern Excellence in Acting – Summer Bridges — Natalia Fox & Ross Thompson

Best Debut Director – Wild Oats — Rosa Duncan

Best Student Film – Clare’s Law

RP Rising Star – LISTEN. — Umnia El-Neil

Youth Film Jury Award – Shell

Best British Film – Bluff

Best Northern Film – Eye

Best International Film – PHASE 4

Best Documentary Film – Enough Enough

Best Northern Documentary Film – The Golden Postbox

Best Animation Film – Hot Mess

Script Competition Winner – Doctors & Nurses by Leila Lockley

Script Competition 2nd Place Drishti by Urvi Narang

Script Competition 3rd Place: Namesake by Agatha Chapman-Poole

Whether you joined us in person or are supporting from afar, thank you for being part of our journey. We can’t wait to welcome you back soon.

22/09/2025

Day 3 @ Women X 💖✨
Thank you to EVERYONE who attended this weekend, we have loved hosting you all and showcasing these brilliant films from these incredible filmmakers 🎞️

21/09/2025

Day 2 @ Women X ☔️💖

20/09/2025

Day 1 @ Women X 2025 🌼💗🎬

17/09/2025

17/09/2025

Two days ✨💞🎞️💖
Weekend passes: SOLD OUT
Day passes: LAST FEW REMAINING
Screening tickets just £5
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Book via our website or cash/card on the day ✨

16/09/2025

16/09/2025

Our best british film nominees ✨

The hardest year ever whittling down our programme to just these ten, when every film in our programme is INCREDIBLE.

Bluff
Dance, then
Dark Skin Bruises Differently
Egg Timer
I Hate Helen
Milk
Paranoia
Personal Best
Shell
Truckload

Check our the full awards nominations on our website and grab yourself a screening ticket or online pass to not miss out 🎞️

12/09/2025

One week to go until Women X takes over Darlington 💖🎞️✨

Wild Oats by graces our big ole billboard this year

P.S you know our town clock was made by the same guys who made Big Ben right?