This year the festival is held under the slogan ENGAGED LOOK. Lectures and discussion panels will be conducted by invited experts from abroad and Poland. A detailed programmes and a full list of panellists will be announced by 1, September, 2023.

The Lodz Film School is a Partner of the event.

Participation is open to: female filmmakers active in the documentary industry, including directors, producers, cinematographers and editors. Eligible participants should have at least one completed medium- or full-length or three short documentaries in their filmography.

Event Objectives:
- exchange of experience, co-creation of (new) sources of knowledge, - enabling personal and professional development,
- discussion on topics omitted from the programmes of other documentary industry events, building and strengthening relationships,
- creating a new, safe space for professionally active documentary filmmakers.

Topics:
- profession: documentary filmmaker,
- activism and social commitment,
- relationships with the protagonists: creative, emotional and legal responsibility,
- filming in extreme conditions, mental health,
- inclusiveness and (un)awareness of the language,
- opportunities for cooperation and support: institutions, film collectives,
- building impact campaigns in the documentary industry

* The detailed programme will be available on 1, September, 2023.

POLAND - UKRAINE - BELARUS
We support and invite documentary filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe, especially from Ukraine and Belarus. We want to create new opportunities for cooperation between female filmmakers involved in socially engaged documentary filmmaking in Europe by: exchanging experiences, gaining practical knowledge, increasing the number of professional contacts, building a network of mutual support. Through the organization of the HER Docs Forum, we wish to express solidarity with filmmakers from Poland's neighbouring countries who, due to the political situation in their countries, found themselves in Poland, often cut off from their network of professional contacts, support channels, access to financing or even film equipment itself.

To register for the event, please complete and submit the form below: forms.gle/iVbjuWMesA5mvaew5

The event will be conducted in English.
Deadline for submitting applications: 6, August, 2023.

Participation in the event is free, but the number of places is limited. We will inform you about the selection results by e-mail after the end of the recruitment process (by 30, August, 2023 at the latest).

Dates and venues: September 13-15, 2023, Warsaw, Goethe-Institut in Warsaw (September 13), Austrian Cultural Forum (September 14), Andrzej Wajda Film Culture Centre (15.09).

The event is organized as part of the HER Docs Forum (13-17.09.2023, Warsaw). More information at: www.herdocs.pl

The organizers of the HER Docs Forum are: the Goethe-Institute in Warsaw, the French Institute in Poland and the HER Docs Foundation.

The project is co-financed by: the Capital City of Warsaw, the French-German Culture Fund, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Austrian Culture Forum, Swiss Embassy in Poland, Association of Authors ZAiKS.

Partnerships: Lodz Film School, Andrzej Wajda Film Culture Centre, Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, WATCH DOCS International Film Festival, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Kinoteka PKiN Women of Film.

Patronages: Vogue, PISMO. Magazyn opinii, Radio 357, Filmawka, Polish Docs, EKRANy, Notes na 6 Tygodni.