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Congratulations to the team behind the WMM-sponsored film COACH EMILY (dir. Pallavi Somusetty) for taking home the DOCLANDS 2023 DocPitch Industry Prize, which includes $40k in production funding! The festival wrapped up last night and included 6 films from WMM filmmakers. WMM-sponsored films opened and closed the festival: IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL (dir. Alexandria...
Congratulations to our WMM Filmmakers who took home ALL FOUR Hot Docs Pitch prizes! I, OF THE WATER, a new project from WMM filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford (WINNING GIRL, PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY), won the $50,000 CDN First Look top prize. I, OF THE WATER focuses on acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel’s self-exile where she untangles her complicated past, revealing...
The 2023 Tribeca film festival lineup has been released and 4 films from WMM filmmakers are on the list!
On March 31, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed April 2023 as Second Chance Month and called for observance of the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Women Make Movies is answering the call by highlighting films that shed light on the impact of mass incarceration.
Six films supported by our Production Assistance Program and four films from current WMM filmmakers and past Program alum are premiering at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival — North America's largest doc festival, conference, and market!
We are happy to share that RED ZONE (dir. Iryna Tsilyk, prod. Darya Bassel), which was made with the support of our Production Assistance Program, was awarded the Eurimages Development Award at CPH:DOX’s Forum Pitch.
WATCH CLIP ► The TikTok social media platform has been making headlines as it is threatened with a potential United States ban. Yesterday, lawmakers grilled the CEO of TikTok about mounting concerns over data and national security and TIKTOK, BOOM. and CODED BIAS director Shalini Kantayya spoke to CNN about social media algorithms and their...
We are excited to announce that 6 films from Production Assistance Program filmmakers and alum will be premiering next week at CPH:DOX 2023, and 7 WMM filmmakers will be pitching their projects. PA Program films EAT BITTER (dir. Ningyi Sun and Pascale Appora-Gnekindy) and QUEER FUTURES (a collection of three shorts produced by Jessica Devaney,...
Six of the eight filmmakers selected are WMM filmmakers and Program alum. Congratulations to our filmmakers Angela Tucker and Rea Tajiri, as well as Program alums Nico Opper, Sabaah Folayan, Ilinca Calugareanu and Sonia Kennebeck.
