Festival Dates: November 2025,
One-week duration (date to be confirmed)
Location: London, UK
Peace Strategies: Women as Agents of Security
The Women and the World International Film Festival 2025 brings together the most powerful voices in cinema, media, and activism to celebrate the resilience and leadership of women in conflict zones.
This year’s theme highlights the crucial role of women in shaping peace, security, and defense globally.
By showcasing impactful films, engaging panels, and masterclasses, the festival drives real conversations on gender equality, societal resilience, and strategies for peacebuilding.

LAUREATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Women and the world 2024

Women of Global Impact
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Waad al-Kateab - Award-winning documentary director and activist
Best Documentary Feature Film
Nominees:
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Another Summer – Stories of Exile - Directed by David Edwards, Alžběta Kovandová-Bartoníčková
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Porcelain War - Directed by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
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TONRATUN: The Armenian History Told by Women - Directed by Inna Mkhitaryan
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Zinema - Directed by Kornii Hritsiuk
Winner:
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Porcelain War - Directed by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Best Feature Film
Nominees:
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Pirinha - Directed by Natasha Craveiro
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The Wound - Directed by Seloua El Gouni
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La Palisiada - Directed by Philip Sotnychenko
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The Glass House - Directed by Taras Dron
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The Witch. Revenge - Directed by Andriy Kolesnyk
Winner:
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La Palisiada - Directed by Philip Sotnychenko
Best Short Film
Shortlist Nominees:
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In the Night - Directed by Shireen Khaled
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Mother - Directed by Mariia Felenko
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Saint Sophia - Directed by Mariia Khomutina
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Sally, Get the Potatoes - Directed by Danicah Waldo
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Super Human Anxiety - Directed by Ashley Maria
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The Wooding Wedding - Directed by Yuliia Orlenko
Winner:
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Sally, Get the Potatoes - Directed by Danicah Waldo
Best Director
Nominees:
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In the Night - Directed by Shireen Khaled
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La Palisiada - Directed by Philip Sotnychenko
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Super Human Anxiety - Directed by Ashley Maria
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Sally, Get the Potatoes - Directed by Danicah Waldo
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Porcelain War - Directed by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Winner:
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La Palisiada - Directed by Philip Sotnychenko
Best Performance
Nominees:
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Kynlee Heiman - Sally, Get the Potatoes
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Veronika Shostak - Mother
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Victoria Romashko - Saint Sophia
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Ensemble Cast (Andrii Zhurba, Novruz Hikmet, Valeria Oleinikova) - La Palisiada
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Iryna Ostrovska - The Glass House
Winner:
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Kynlee Heiman - Sally, Get the Potatoes
Honorable Mention:
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Victoria Romashko - Saint Sophia
Audience Choice
Nominees:
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After the Rain: Putin’s Stolen Children Come Home - Directed by Sarah McCarthy
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Zinema - Directed by Kornii Hritsiuk
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Porcelain War - Directed by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Winner:
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Porcelain War - Directed by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Best TV Feature Film
Shortlist Nominees:
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Military Chaplains. Pray in Hell - Directed by Olena Kryvenko
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Memoria - Directed by Domnikiia Levchyk
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Why Us? - Directed by Mariia Springis
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The Rising Sun - Directed by Alyona Kaporina
Winner:
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Military Chaplains. Pray in Hell - Directed by Olena Kryvenko
Best Short TV Film
Nominees:
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Vita - Directed by Vita Stoikova
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We Are Home - Directed by Anton Chystiakov, Roman Krasnoschok
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Eva Haller: A Work in Progress - Directed by Jeanne Meyers
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Long Story - Short: We Need Home for Ukraine - Directed by Ksenia Bugrimova
Winner:
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Eva Haller: A Work in Progress - Directed by Jeanne Meyers
Honorable Mention:
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Long Story - Short: We Need Home for Ukraine - Directed by Ksenia Bugrimova
Best Experimental Short
Nominees:
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Fiat Nox! - Directed by Artem Sharapko
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Salt Water - Directed by Hilaria Landaverde
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DOVKOLA - Directed by Flora Borovyk
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RYTA RAY - FREQUENCY OF LOVE - Directed by Nikita Kvasnikov
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Into the Void - Directed by Giovannie Espiritu
Winner:
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RYTA RAY - FREQUENCY OF LOVE - Directed by Nikita Kvasnikov


