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The Peabody Awards just announced its nominees in documentary, news, public service, and radio podcast categories for its 85th competition. We are happy to announce that out of over 1,000 submissions, SUGARCANE (dir. Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat), made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program, is one of the nominees! SUGARCANE...
We’re excited to announce that thirteen films from WMM’s Production Assistance Program will be at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Eight films made will be premiering or screening at the festival, and five exciting new projects from our program will be participating in Works-in-Progress and Deal Maker programs. The following four films...
Two films made with support of Women Make Movies’s Production Assistance Program took home awards at CPH:DOX this year. 9 MONTH CONTRACT (dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili, prod. Anna Khazaradze, Nino Chichua, Martichka Bozhilova & Sylvia Nagel) won the Human Rights Award for its unflinching look at the surrogacy industry in Georgia. Told through the lens of...
Women Make Movies (WMM) and six other venerable filmmaker support organizations are deeply concerned by the news that DOGE is immediately cutting U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities grant programs. The NEH’s vital support of documentaries in the U.S. includes the NEH Media Projects grant program and documentary funding grants from many U.S. state humanities...
March 6–16, 2025 | Thessaloniki, Greece Held in Thessaloniki, Greece from March 6–16, the 2025 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival featured a powerful lineup of international nonfiction films. WMM new release MY SEXTORTION DIARY (dir. Patricia Franquesa; prod. Patricia Franquesa, Mireia Graell Vivancos) — about Pati’s journey through a hacker’s extortion scheme, revealing a hidden world...
We were moved to see four films distributed by Women Make Movies included in The New York Times recent roundup of this century’s critics’ favorites, The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000—a curated reflection on the most impactful films of the last 25 years. These documentaries expose truths, amplify voices too often unheard, and ignite the...
Five films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program have been selected for the Deal Makers and Works-In-Progress programs, both part of the industry component of the Hot Docs International Film Festival Selected for Works-In-Progress Screenings: BLUE SWEATER WITH A YELLOW HOLE (dir. Tetiana Khodakivska, prod. Elena Saulich, Tetiana Khodakivska) Selected for the Deal...
Looking for powerful, independent documentaries that challenge the status quo? Women Make Movies has 26 thought-provoking films now streaming on The Documentary Channel— a relaunch of the prior, highly successful linear cable television channel of the same name offering an alternative streaming space for bold, independent storytelling. Explore award-winning classics like LAS MADRES (dir. Lourdes...
We are excited to share that Lina Soualem has been awarded the 2025 Alice Guy Award for BYE BYE TIBERIAS. This prestigious award celebrates women filmmakers and their contributions to the film industry. In her acceptance, Soualem shared, “I discovered Alice Guy at the same time as the Award named after her. It’s an honor...
