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Women Make Movies is proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of three filmmakers connected to our community who were recognized by Creative Capital this year. Two WMM filmmakers received the inaugural Creative Capital State of the Art Prize. Brydie O’Connor, selected for the state of New York, is the director of LOVE, BARBARA, distributed by WMM, and BARBARA...
We’re thrilled to celebrate WMM filmmakers who have received nominations at the 98th Academy Awards®. This year, our community is represented in both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short categories, and we are also celebrating that every Best Documentary Feature nominee is directed or produced by a woman, a powerful affirmation of feminist filmmaking on the world’s biggest stage. Nominated for Best...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlist for the upcoming 98th Oscars, and Women Make Movie filmmakers are extremely well represented! More than half of the films shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature are by WMM filmmakers. This is a milestone for feminist filmmaking, and it builds on an autumn of nominations and wins that shows that...
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival lineup is here, and five films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program will make their World Premieres in competition! Additionally, three new films from program alum Liz Garbus, Dawn Porter, and Alysa Nahmias will also premiere. Below are the five WMM Production Assistance films premiering at Sundance: ...
We are pleased to share that 9-MONTH CONTRACT (dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili; prods. Anna Khazaradze, Nino Chichua), made with the support of Women Make Movies’ Production Assistance Program, has received a Special Mention in the International Competition at the 2025 DOC NYC Feature Film Jury Awards. The film follows a Georgian mother who, striving to provide a better future for...
We’re thrilled to announce that the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has awarded grants to 24 projects sponsored by Women Make Movies’ Production Assistance Program, including Academy award nominated filmmakers Anne Alvergue and Rebecca Camissa, as well as long time WMM Production Assistance filmmakers, Stephanie Wang-Breal and Theresa Loong. These grants are...
The International Documentary Association has announced the nominees for the 41st IDA Documentary Awards, and four of the five nominees for Best Feature Documentary were made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program, including: LIFE AFTER (dir. Reid Davenport; prod. Colleen Cassingham), APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS (dir. Petra Costa; prods. Alessandra Orofino, Petra Costa), SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne; prods. Danielle Varga, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon,...
We’re excited to share that two films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program were recognized at this year’s IDFA Forum Awards! THE CORD, directed by Nolwenn Hervé, received the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut Project. The jury praised the film for its raw emotional power, intimate camerawork, and deeply human portrayal of a woman anchoring her community through...
The 2026 Cinema Eye Honors revealed their nominations, and filmmakers from Women Make Movies’ Production Assistance Program — along with distinguished Program alum — made an extraordinary showing across Feature, Short, Broadcast, and Audience Choice categories. Notably, three of the nominees for Outstanding Feature are directed by WMM filmmakers: SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne and made with...
