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Kraków Film Festival will present acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto with its prestigious 2026 Dragon of Dragons Award, alongside a major retrospective celebrating her groundbreaking documentaries and lasting impact on generations of nonfiction filmmakers. “I am proud that our most important award will go to an outstanding artist who has consistently placed women at the centre of her work, often...
Twelve films made with the support of our Production Assistance Program are in the line-up at DC/DOX, taking place June 11–14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. In addition to films that premiered earlier this year at Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, and Tribeca, this will include the World Premiere of THE ENDLESS FRONTIER (dir. by the Emmy, Peabody,...
We are excited to share that four films from our Production Assistance Program will be in the line-up at the 2026 Sheffield DocFest; two films will participate in MeetMarket; and WMM staff and filmmakers will lead industry sessions. The films screening include: LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY – Directed by Leah Galant; Produced by Elijah Stevens – International Premiere An American filmmaker travels to Berlin to confront her family’s Holocaust...
Women Make Movies is thrilled to announce that three films made with the support of our Production Assistance Program are screening at the 29th Docs Barcelona. Films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program include: BARBARA FOREVER Directed by Brydie O’Connor; Produced by Elijah Stevens / Space Time Films, Claire Edelman MAILIN Directed and Produced by María Silvia Esteve ...
Women Make Movies is thrilled to celebrate three of our filmmakers from both our programs among the recipients of the 2026 Chicken & Egg Award. Chicken & Egg Films announced $450,000 total in grants to six recipients, with each filmmaker receiving a $75,000 grant, which includes a $50,000 unrestricted career grant and $25,000 to be applied to a project during their award year. We...
We mourn the loss and celebrate the monumental life of Ruby Duncan (June 7, 1932 – April 26, 2026), a fierce visionary who transformed the landscape of economic justice in America, and the center of WMM release STORMING CAESARS PALACE (dir. Hazel Gurland-Pooler). A fearless organizer and the heart and soul of the Las Vegas Welfare Rights Movement, Ruby proved that poverty...
Exciting news from Tribeca! We are thrilled to celebrate four films made with the support of Women Make Movies Production Assistance Program screening at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The following two films will have their world premieres in competition: THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY (dir. Habiba Nosheen) The birth of a gymnastics team in Pakistan provides an inspiring spark of light for a small group of girls on...
We’re excited to announce that 15 WMM films and filmmakers will have premieres at the 2026 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival! Ten films from WMM’s Production Assistance Program and five new films from Program Alum will screen at the festival. WMM’s Executive Director Debra Zimmerman will be in attendance at the festival. ✦ LOVE APPTUALLY will have its world premiere at the festival. Shalini Kantayya (director of WMM-acclaimed releases CODED BIAS and TIKTOK, BOOM) turns her lens on the...
Great news! We’re thrilled to see that WMM new release DRIVER, directed by Nesa Azimi, is nominated for a News & Doc Emmy® for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary. And, in total, we’re celebrating 21 nominations across 13 projects — 3 nominations for Best Documentary, 2 for Outstanding Direction, 4 for Outstanding Editing, 2 for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary, 1 for Outstanding Social Documentary, and 1 for Outstanding Short Documentary! Here’s the full list of nominations: DRIVER | Director: Nesa Azimi – Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary American Documentary...
