MADCAT 12 IS HERE!
Special screenings Sept 19 and 23 at Artists' Television Access and El Rio, including live music by Silian Rail and Tartufi. Plus local filmmakers Samara Halperin, Phoebe Tooke, Kerry Laitala and more.

MadCat is a highly acclaimed festival that exhibits independent and experimental films and videos directed by women from around the globe. The Festival emphasizes work that is inventive and visionary. MadCat takes place each September in the San Francisco Bay Area.

TOUR
Each winter and spring MadCat tours to over 20 museums, universities, art houses and microcinemas.

VOLUNTEER
Get involved today! Learn the ins and outs of putting on a film festival. Join the MadCat internship program today. You can even earn college credit.

SUBMISSIONS
MadCat seeks provocative and visionary works directed or co-directed by women. The Festival screens works about any topic that are of all lengths and genres. Works can also be produced ANY year. MadCat emphasizes innovative works that challenge the use of sound and image and explore notions of visual storytelling. Please see MadCat's guidelines for information.

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"MadCat tests, expands, and evolves the traditional, politically motivated, 20th Century definition of 'the women's film festival."
- Independent Film and Video Monthly.
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