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Woman in fan

Program for the visibility and inclusion of women creators in fantastic cinema.

With the support of:

Generalitat de Catalunya
ICEC

With the colaboration of:

Ajuntament de Sitges Ministerio de cultura- ICAA
UEuropea + Plan de Resilencia
Subsidized activity by the Ministry of Culture Ministerio de cultura
Europa Creativa Media Eurimages AC/E

Associated partners:

Catalan Films Dama
SGAE Vertix Vertix Cupra Acció Cinema Catalunya Film Festivals Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament a les creativitats

Scientific advice:

UOC

Woman In Fan

The main objective of the WomanInFan program is to give greater visibility to and incorporate female creators in the field of fantastic genre filmmaking. It aims to vindicate the role of women filmmakers within a historically male-dominated genre, highlighting both the legacy of all those forgotten female pioneers and the work of contemporary professionals. Its lines of action include historical recovery by means of a documentary archive, awareness-raising campaigns and role models, the creation of a dedicated space within the Sitges FanLab offering grants for new women filmmakers, and strengthening both domestic and international networks that promote gender equality in the audiovisual industry. In addition, WomanInFan consolidates a genuine space for the development and dissemination of female talent within the fantastic genre.

 

Visibilidad
Visibility
We reclaim the memory of the women who have contributed to the history of fantastic genre.
Woman make fan
publicacions
Dissemination
We promote publications that explore fantastic cinema from the female perspective.
Publications
Fan Lab
Fan lab
An ecosystem of incubators of projects and mentoring.
FAN LAB
Networking
Networking
We promote the participation of women in the audiovisual industry through festivals, programs and international networks.
Woman in Network
Actualitat
Sitges Presents
Read about the latest news in the fantastic genre from the perspective of the women who build it.
News

A girl walks alone... The figure of the female filmmaker in the fantastic genre is considered a rara avis.

SITGES FILM FESTIVAL

Ana Lily Amirpour
"Em pregunto si no seria més útil tenir superherois que ens ajudin a estar en aquest món"
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Horror Girls: United States & Canada

Horror Girls: United States & Canada arrives under the WomanInFan label and invites us to travel through two key territories where the monstrous, the supernatural and the unsettling have been shaped by the female gaze. From the silent days of Lois Weber to the global phenomenon of The Walking Dead produced by Gale Anne Hurd, this collective essay plots out a tenebrous and fascinating map, celebrating the talent of women creators in the history of genre.

The authors are Ángel Sala, Heidi Honeycutt, Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Amanda Reyes, Alexandra West and Paul Corupe all under the baton of Mònica García i Massagué.

Woman In Fan
Horror Girls: United States & Canada
October 2025
Hermenaute
Mònica Garcia Massagué
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Publications Woman make fan Woman in network Interviews
Archive Teresa Gimpera

Entry:

Teresa Gimpera

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