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We are delighted to congratulate so many WMM filmmakers, alum, and those a part of our Production Assistance Program on the 2023 Chicken & Egg Pictures Research and Development Grant. Four projects from WMM filmmakers each received a $10,000 Research Grant. WMM filmmaker Erika Cohn, dir. of BELLY OF THE BEAST, received the grant...
The IDFA program has been announced, and we are elated to share that 4 WMM-sponsored films are included, three of which are screening in the “Best of Fests” section, which includes prize-winners, public favorites, and high-profile titles from the international circuit: MACHTAT (dir. Sonia Ben Slama) – BEST OF FESTS MILISUTHANDO (dir. Milisuthando Bongela) – BEST OF FESTS GREAT PHOTO, LOVELY...
We are excited to share that Filmmaker Magazine has recognized Jane M. Wagner and Sarah Friedland, directors of WMM-sponsored films BREAK THE GAME and FAMILIAR TOUCH respectively, as two of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film! Jane and Sarah were also interviewed about their careers as filmmakers and the story behind their inspiring documentaries....
Four WMM filmmakers took home EMMY wins last week at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards! THE JANES (dir. Emma Pildes and WMM Program alum Tia Lessin) Best Documentary and Best Social Issue Documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes (dir. Alysa Nahmias) Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary The Flagmakers (dir. Cynthia Wade) Outstanding Short Documentary Lowndes County and the Road to Black...
One in four American women has a loved one who has been incarcerated. Given this, we are eager to create more conversation around the loved ones who are directly affected. We have teamed up with the team behind the award-winning documentary and WMM release, A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE (dir. Zara Katz and Lisa Riordan Seville) to present two...
Great news for the WMM community! Two out of the three documentaries selected for the inaugural Dianne Weyermann Fellowship at Points North announced this week at the Camden International Film Festival, are WMM-sponsored projects: THE LAST NOMADS (dir. Biljana Tutorov, co-dir. Petar Glomazić) & THE PRODUCTION OF THE WORLD (dir. Brett Story). THE LAST NOMADS, a...
The 24th edition of the Woodstock Film Festival kicks off Wednesday, September 27 and WMM filmmaker Katja Esson (SKYDANCER, POETRY OF RESILIENCE, LATCHING ON, and FERRY TALES) is showcasing her new film RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE. Made with the support of the WMM production assistance program, RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE is the urgent and clear-eyed portrait of...
We are delighted to announce that our friends at DCTV will be hosting two NYC public screenings of WMM new release ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY (Dir. Jean Carlomusto) at Firehouse Cinema on Wednesday, September 6th, and Thursday, September 7th at 7 pm EST. After the showing on September 6th, there will be a special...
Eleven WMM Filmmakers have been nominated for the 75th annual EMMY Awards, including two WMM releases: TIKTOK, BOOM. (dir. Shalini Kantayya, whose previous film CODED BIAS was also Emmy-nominated), nominated for a News & Docs EMMY in the “Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary” category; and APART (dir. Jennifer Redfearn), nominated for a News & Docs EMMY in the “Outstanding...
