“From November 6 to 12, 2025, London will host the Women and the World International Film Festival (IFFWW), a unique cultural project founded by Ukrainian women that has already gained international prestige. This year’s…”, — write: www.unian.ua
From November 6 to 12, 2025, London will host the Women and the World International Film Festival (IFFWW), a unique cultural project founded by Ukrainian women that has already gained international prestige.
This year’s jury is a real star team:
- Peter Straughan – winner of “Oscar” and BAFTA, screenwriter of the film “Conclave”
- Daniel Ings (“Gentlemen”, “The Crown”)
- Tamara Lawrence (“Silent Twins”, “Time”)
- Diem Camille (“Alien: Earth”, “The Wheel of Time”)
- Marcia Kimpton is an American director and producer
- Victoria Emsley (“Downton Abbey”, “12 Monkeys”)
- Ksenia Bugrimova (Bachelor, Wish List, Kyiv Day and Night, Grain) — co-founder of the festival
- Elizabeth McIntyre is a documentary curator
The theme of the year is “Peace Strategies: Women as Security Agents”.
In the program:
- premieres of Ukrainian and international films
- panel discussions and workshops
- presentation of the Woman of World Impact Award
The festival is supported by:
- Embassy of Ukraine in Great Britain
- Embassy of the Czech Republic in Great Britain
- Embassy of Estonia in Great Britain
- Goethe Institute
- London Film
- City Hall of London
- Prime Time Network
- other leading cultural institutions and networks.
“WWIFF is about depth and strength, about red lips in the midst of blitz, about stability when the world is collapsing,” say the co-founders of the festival, Ksenia Bugrimova and Maria Vinogradova
We are proud that it is Ukrainian women who make the festival, which for the second year has become a bridge between Ukraine, Britain and the world.