March 22-24, 2024 Thalian Hall

We believe women have fascinating stories to tell!  Women make up 52% of characters on film, but only 17% of writers for these characters are female. We shine a light on short films that are written and/or directed by women or gender-nonconforming folks who identify with womanhood.

Our festival is 100% volunteer-based.  All proceeds go towards grants,  awards for filmmakers and the festival.

Our 3-day festival in Wilmington, NC showcases short format films of all genres from all over the world!  Films must be written and/or directed by a female or gender-nonconforming person OR 50% of the following positions must be female/gender-non-conforming: writer, director, cinematographer, editor.

Submissions are open from 8/1/2023 - 12/1/2023

Uptilt Film Fest is a 501(c)3 

• We offer grants for female/ gender non-conforming filmmakers
• We host educational workshops for our visiting filmmakers during the festival
• NC filmmakers submission fees are waived
• We refund any submission fees paid to all accepted filmmakers