From cutting-edge documentaries that give depth to today’s headlines to smart, stunning films that push artistic and intellectual boundaries in all genres, Women Make Movies (WMM), a nonprofit organization based in New York, is the world’s leading distributor of independent films by and about women, including 14 films from the acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto. For the third year in a row, films from WMM took home top prizes at Sundance. ROUGH AUNTIES, Kim Longinotto's newest, won the World Cinema Jury Prize in Documentary, and THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO won the Special Jury Prize in Documentary last year. The WMM collection is used by thousands of educational, cultural, and community organizations across North America. In the last five years dozens of WMM films have been broadcast on PBS, HBO, and the Sundance Channel among others.

WMM also helps women filmmakers realize their film productions with its unique Production Assistance Program, which offers filmmakers nonprofit tax exempt status, consultations and workshops. Hundreds of films by women have been produced with the support of the program, including this year’s Academy Award® nominated feature THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON) by Ellen Kuras, and last year’s Academy Award®-winning short, FREEHELD.

For more information about Women Make Movies, please visit www.wmm.com.