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Women Make Movies has a 50-year history of supporting women filmmakers and distributing artistically significant films to audiences with an intentional focus on uplifting the voices of underrepresented women and enriching society. With a mission of increasing gender equity in the film industry, we support women filmmakers with production assistance and tailored distribution strategies. We have a long history of supporting women of color, differently abled women, LGBTQIA people, and other communities too rarely represented both on-screen and behind the camera.
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Women Make Movies at the 38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
We are thrilled to announce that 12 films and filmmakers, supported by WMMs Production Assistance Program, will be featured at the 38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), taking place November 12–24, 2025. From our Production Assistance Program, three films are screening in International Competition: MAILIN (dir. María Silvia Esteve, World Premiere), FLOOD (dir. Katy...
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16 films from WMM Production Assistance Program at DOC NYC 2025
We’re thrilled to share that 16 films from Women Make Movies filmmakers will premiere at this year’s DOC NYC, the largest documentary festival in the U.S.! From world premieres to North American, U.S., and NYC debuts, these films showcase the extraordinary range, vision, and impact of WMM-supported films and filmmakers from around the world. From...
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In Memoriam: Allie Light
We are deeply saddened by the passing of longtime WMM filmmaker, and dear friend, Allie Light, an artist, storyteller, educator whose whose work had a deep impact of the lives of many independent filmmakers, students, and the audiences who saw her film, in the landscape of documentary filmmaking. Allie was a force of creativity and...
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