Women X 2025: And that's a wrap!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Well what a weekend we have had, we welcomed 2,213 attendees across three amazing days to the 6th edition of Women X!

The atmosphere across the festival was beautiful, full of such generosity, connection, and celebration. We tried a few new things this year, and our filmmakers embraced them all with such openness….what other festival has filmmakers yoga?!

And then even when Mother Nature brought heavy rain and therefore unexpected leaks, (not spies) or when our projector decided to be dramatic and blow a bulb, everyone remained gracious and supportive. That sense of community spirit is what makes Women X Fest so so special, and why we love sharing this weekend with you.

If you did attend, please spare us a few minutes to complete this short survey for the BFI who provided us with some funding support this year.

And a little teaser for what’s ahead… next year we’re excited to be opening submissions to feature length films for the very first time! We can’t wait to see the new stories and voices that will join the Women X family.

But for now, give us a chance….to nap.

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.

Love always,

Team RP xo