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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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Critics Choice Awards Nominees and Top Oscar® Contenders
We are delighted to announce that as awards season gets underway, WMM films and filmmakers are receiving nominations and making the lists of top contenders. The nominations for the 9th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards were unveiled last week, and a film from our Production Assistance Program received eight nominations. SUGARCANE (dir. Julian Brave NoiseCat...
Read PostHer Power, Our Future: A Special Series at Firehouse Cinema
In the lead-up to the 2024 election, Women Make Movies has teamed up with Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film in NYC for a special in-person screening series of films focused on women and U.S. politics, Her Power, Our Future. This series of six films showcases documentary films that feature women leading the charge in...
Read PostRecent Awards from Our Production Assistance Program!
Congratulations to the six WMM filmmakers who took home awards at the recent BFI London Film Festival, Mill Valley, and Woodstock Film Festivals. At the BFI London Film Festival 2024, two films supported by WMM’s Production Assistance Program were honored: MOTHER VERA (dir. Cecile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson) – Grierson Award for Best Documentary THE SHADOW SCHOLARS...
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