The 2025 Australian Women’s Film Festival (AWFF) celebrated female talent both in front of and behind the camera at a red carpet event held at Hoyts, Sydney, supported by M+C Saatchi Group. It marked AWFF’s fifth year honouring trailblazing women for their roles in redefining the film industry and breaking barriers for future generations. It’s their passion and perseverance that continue to drive this festival forward and inspire the next generation of women in film,” AWFF co-founders Kelly Tomasich and Tahyna MacManus said. Additionally, NADINE BATES & KRISTEN SOUVLIS (Co-founders of Like a Photon Creative) were bestowed with the AWFF Groundbreaker Award for their contribution to animation. M+C Saatchi Group were sponsors of AWFF for the fifth year in a row, also supported by Screen NSW, Sony, Event Cinemas, Disney Studios Australia, and Amazon Web Services.