About Fiscal Sponsorship
The WMM Workshop Series

The Women Make Movies Production Assistance Program was established in 1988 to develop and support women in independent production. The Program fulfills this mission by offering fiscal sponsorship to film and video projects and by providing independent filmmakers with valuable information and guidance through our semi-annual workshops. Together these programs reflect Women Make Movies commitment to outreach and development of both emerging and established women film and video makers.

About Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal Sponsorship helps selected film and video projects to completion by acting as a non-profit tax-exempt umbrella organization for the project. One of the major hurdles for any film and video project is fundraising, and the fiscal sponsorship program can expand your possibilities. Many public and private institutions, along with individual donors, require non-profit status to make tax-deductible donations. By providing fiscal sponsorship, WMM enables projects to receive funding from sources they were previously ineligible to receive. For more details on the program and application process visit the Fiscal Sponsorshop section of the site.

Over the past few years WMM has assisted the completion of many films, including Emmy-nominated FLAG WARS by Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras, CHISOLM ’72 by Shola Lynch (seen on P.O.V), and Tribeca Film Festival winner, THE TIME WE KILLED by Jennifer Reeves.

The WMM Workshop Series

The Workshop Series offers low cost workshops in the Fall and Spring that are targeted at all levels of filmmakers. Highly experienced and successful women from the independent film and video industry conduct the classes. They provide valuable and practical information about the business and financial aspects of video and filmmaking, as well as networking opportunities. More.


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