VIFF seeks impactful films in all genres. If a woman directed it, we want to see it! VIFF screens animated, documentary, experimental and narrative shorts and features. The only requirement is that every film selected for screening must have been directed by a woman (any co-directors must also be female).
All submissions must be made through FilmFreeway. Films completed from 2021 to the present are eligible. We have no premiere status requirements because we want to show the best films available. We do not grant waivers.
Tamar Gonzalez Lamberson has produced three internationally distributed feature films (Johnny Gruesome, Widow's Point and Guns of Eden). She has extensive experience dealing with the New York State Film Production Tax Credit and has assisted the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival for a decade. Raised in New York City, she's a strong Latina with a vision for supporting women in the film industry.
Kaelin Lamberson is a Buffalo-born feminist raised on film sets; she acted opposite Craig Sheffer in the feature film Widow’s Point. Kaelin has a passion for singing, a penchant for reading, a zest for learning, an eagerness to write, and enjoys helping others. She is in the class of 2028 at Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Addison's disease, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, she lets nothing stand in her way.