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Important Organizations for Women in Horror

PinkRaygun.com - Our official "Sister Site", covering sci-fi from a woman's perspective, and focusing on women in the genre.


Websites

Hathor Legacy - A network of blogs about women (and gender issues) in film, TV and video games; in books and comics; and in everyday living

Girl Hack - This is a site for geeky girls who are just as geeky as they are girly.

AxWound Zine - Gender in the horror genre.

FanGirl Mag - News, reviews, stories, and ideas all from the Fangirl's point of view

Organizations and Networking:
Don't forget about other organizations that are geared towards specifically helping women.

LITERATURE

Broad Universe - An international organization with the primary goal of promoting science fiction, fantasy, and horror written by women

Persephone - Promotes the professional education and advancement of women writers of the dark literary arts

Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Utopia - This site is essentially a complex bibliography that lists and cites and describes sf & critical works from a feminist perspective. Runs the Feminist SF Carnival.

Friends of Lulu - A national nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry

Sisters in Crime - Women in mysteries/crime fiction

Women on Writing - An eZine for women writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers, and readers

Girl-Wonder.org - A collection of sites dedicated to female characters and creators in mainstream comics

Female-Run Genre Publishers: Dark Hart Press, Eternal Press

FILM

Pretty/Scary Organization for Women in Horror - Organization run by women for women in the horror film industry.

The Chainsaw Mafia - Runs the Viscera Series: Short horror films created by women in front of and behind the camera.

Seen and Heard Films - To spread the word and promote discussion on female film directors

CineWomen - NY and L.A. based organization to provide resources for women in the film industry

Movies By Women - Website designed for the preservation and promotion of female-directed films

Sisters in Cinema - a resource guide for and about African American women filmmakers

Independent Women Filmmakersa casual network of women working in all aspects of indie film

Reel Women - a Texas-based support network for women in the film industry

Alliance of Women Film Directors - Organization for Women Directors

Women In Film - The largest female-oriented non-profit for Women in Film

Women Make Movies - Distributor of Movies by and about Women

CineFemme - female filmmaker's alliance in the Bay Area

District of Ladies - Washington D.C alliance of female filmmakers and artists


Research
Check out these neat online resources for studying women in media.

Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film

Girls Make Media Blog

Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media


Women-Only Film Festivals:
Horror Films directed by women can get into both horror fests, but don't ignore women-only film festivals where you're less likely to be up against any other horror films.

Viscera Series - Short horror films created by women in front of and behind the camera.

Reel Women International Film Festival - For Women Filmmakers

San Francisco Women's Film Festival - Run by Scarlett Shepard. Women Only.

MadCat Women's Film Festival - San Francisco-based Film Fest for Women filmmakers

Broad Humor - Film festival for comedy films made by Women

Women's Film Festival - Film festival for Women in Vermont, USA

Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival - A Celebration of Women in Film

San Diego Women's Film Foundation - Film fest and Resource in San Diego, CA

Ms. Films Festival - Indie Film Fest for Women in Austin, TX

Reel Venus - NYC Indie Film Fest For Women

Boston International Festival of Women's Cinema - Boston, MA Film Fest

Moondance Film Fest - For Women Filmmakers

Studio XX - Montreal Film Fest for Women

Female Eye Film Fest - Ontario, Canada

Femme Totale - Dortlund, Germany Film Fest for Women

Feminale - Cologne, Germany Film Fest for Women

Films de Femmes- Creteil, France Film Festival for Women

Claire Obscur - Assen, Netherlands film fest for Women

Nordic Glory Film Festival - Jyvaskyla, Finland, showcase of film and video by women from Nordic countries

NouvElles - Bern, Switzerland film fest for Women

Women's Animation Film Festival - Vienna, Austria

World of Women's Cinema - New South Wales, Australia film fest for Women

HerLand Film Festival - Alberta, Canada Film Fest for Women

St. John's International Women's Film and Video Festival - St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

GirlFest Hawaii - multimedia art festival and conference in Honolulu, Hawaii

Ladyfest - Various female-oriented festivals throughout the world

Women Make Waves - Taipei, Taiwan Women's film fest and organization

Korean Women's Film Festival - Seoul, Korea

Israeli Women's Film Festival - Rehovot, Israel

Women/Feminist Genre Conventions

Wiscon - The annual gathering of the feminist SF community; held over Memorial Day weekend, in Madison, WI; annually since 1977

ConBust - sci-fi/fantasy/anime/gaming convention with its focus on the female members of the participating community

Vulkon - Ladies of Sci-Fi Expo - Science Fiction Actresses

Glamourcon - Celebration and Marketplace of Pin-Up Art & Glamour - Past, Present and Future



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