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We are happy to announce that 12 WMM-supported films and filmmakers will be featured at the 2024 edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Additionally, WMM’s award-winning new release MY STOLEN PLANET (dir. Farahnaz Sharifi), will make its Dutch Premiere. Five films from our Production Assistance program will make their Dutch Premiere: APOCALYPSE...
On October 5 and 6, the Brooklyn Museum celebrated its birthday with a vibrant two-day bash featuring a film marathon. Among the exciting lineup was the powerful, classic WMM film BRINCANDO EL CHARCO: PORTRAIT OF A PUERTO RICAN, directed by Frances Negrón-Muntaner. This documentary offers an intimate exploration of the Puerto Rican experience, weaving personal...
Women Make Movies, together with Docuseek and the filmmakers behind the award-winning WMM release A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE (dir. Kara Zatz, Lisa Riordan Seville), invites you to the panel The Art of Self-Care: Uplifting Black Women Through Joy and Wellness! On World Mental Health Day, join us to explore the vital theme of self-care...
INTERCEPTED (dir. Oksana Karpovych), a powerful film made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program, premieres theatrically in NYC this weekend at Film Forum. After the February 2022 invasion, the Security Service of Ukraine released intercepted phone calls from Russian soldiers to their families — sharing their innermost fears, contempt for Ukrainians, and hopes...
Great news! Several WMM-supported films will be showcased at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival! The 25th edition of the Woodstock Film Festival, a haven for independent film and a platform for promoting new and established filmmakers, will occur from October 15 to October 20, 2024. Two films from our Production Assistance Program will have their...
We’re excited to announce that 14 Women Make Movies filmmakers have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Chicken & Egg Research & Development Grants! These grants provide crucial support to women and non-binary filmmakers in the early stages of their documentary projects, empowering them to explore new ideas and bring important stories to life. This year’s...
We’re thrilled to announce that four classic Women Make Movies films will be featured Sept. 20-29 at the Museum of the Moving Image as part of “Personal Belongings: First Person Documentary in the 1990s,” a series curated by Jeff Reichert and Asha Phelps. These screenings offer a rare opportunity to experience these iconic films on...
Congratulations to WMM PA filmmaker Sarah Friedland, director of FAMILIAR TOUCH, which was made with the support of our Production Assistance Program! Sarah won the prestigious Lion Of The Future – ‘Luigi De Laurentiis’ Venice Award for a Debut Film and the Orizzonti Best Director award at the Venice Film Festival. FAMILIAR TOUCH delves into...
Originally posted on February 23, 2024 Republished: October 7, 2024 at 12:22 PM ET “BYE BYE TIBERIAS cements Soualem’s status as a documentary filmmaker to watch.” – Variety “Suffused with the scents of Palestine, the film is an instructive and touching mosaic where past and present overlap, and a keen sense of heritage and transmission...
