WOMEN'S MATCH: For far too long, Western authorities have relied on Iranian reforms and an illusion of a vibrant democracy. A Europe that has committed itself to human rights and feminist values in foreign policy must now – also regarding Women's Day on 8 March – support Iran's women and give them the opportunity to be heard. Women in Iran are no longer fooled by the hope of reform.
Hanaa describes the lives and fates of four young women in different parts of the world, and shows how the patriarchal will is imposed on them through myths and superstitions.
Sometimes it is simple sparkling good. Breen and Jordahl's portrayal of the history of the women's battle in comic format is fresh and liberating without self-celebrity.
The international women's film festival Filmmor in Turkey may be seen as a drop in a male-dominated sea, but it is part of a feminist stream that is growing in strength and scope.