ENEWS | JANUARY 2006

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From MARJOUN AND THE
FLYING HEADSCARF

From THE TRIALS OF
DARRYL HUNT

From FLANNEL PAJAMAS

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January 2006
ENEWS|Special Edition
Women Make Movies at Sundance

THREE WMM FILMMAKERS REPRESENTED AT SUNDANCE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ZIMMERMAN TO MODERATE DOC PANEL

VISIT OUR OUTREACH TABLE AT THE FILMMAKERS LODGE

THREE WMM FILMMAKERS REPRESENTED AT SUNDANCE

WMM would like to extend congratulations to filmmakers from our Production Assistance Program who are represented at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival!

Susan Youssef premieres her narrative short MARJOUN AND THE FLYING HEADSCARF, which was fiscally sponsored by WMM, in Shorts Program VI. Youssef's feature Habibi Rasak Kharban (My Darling: Something's Wrong with Your Head) is in development.
Ricki Stern, whose award-winning film, IN MY CORNER was sponsored by WMM, now brings THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT, co-directed by Annie Sundberg, to the Documentary Competition.

Martina Radwan served as cinematographer on Jeff Lipsky's FLANNEL PAJAMAS, a narrative feature in Dramatic Competition. WMM currently sponsors Radwan's documentary in production POSTCARDS FROM AFAR.

Congratulations and good luck to all our filmmakers!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEBRA ZIMMERMAN TO MODERATE PANEL
ON DOCUMENTARY DISTRIBUTION

Don't miss WMM Executive Director Debra Zimmerman moderating the panel FROM THE MULTIPLEX TO THE LIVING ROOM: MARKETING ON THE NEW DOCUMENTARY LANDSCAPE on Sunday, January 22nd at 2pm in the Filmmakers Lodge. The diverse panel includes distribution specialist Peter Broderick, Lisa Heller (HBO), Diana Holtzberg (Films Transit), Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Mark Urman (ThinkFilm) and Robert West (Working Films), sharing their views on the cultural and practical considerations of contemporary documentary marketing.

VISIT OUR OUTREACH TABLE AT THE FILMMAKERS LODGE

WMM's Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director, Christie George, Theatrical and Broadcast Manager and Michelle Coe, Production Assistance Program Administrator, will be attending the festival from Friday, January 20 through Wednesday January 25th. Be sure to stop by and meet them at WMM's Outreach and Information table at the Filmmakers Lodge, Monday, January 23rd between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. We'll have information available about our latest releases, Production Assistance Program and more. Or feel free to contact the WMM staff by cellphone during the festival: Christie George at 917-501-8673; Michelle Coe at 917-405-1501; and Debra Zimmerman 646-361-3199.

About Women Make Movies
Women Make Movies is the world's leading distributor of independent films by and about women, with a focus on cutting-edge documentaries that give depth to today's headlines, as well as artistically and intellectually challenging works in all genres. In recent news, Kim Longinotto's latest film SISTERS IN LAW was chosen as the opening film at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) and won the festival's coveted Audience Award. WMM New Release THE GRACE LEE PROJECT earned rave reviews during its two week run at NY's Film Forum this December. For more information about WMM, visit www.wmm.com.