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We are happy to share that Julie Forrest Wyman’s powerful documentary THE TALLEST DWARF, which was also made with the support of our Production Assistance Program, received the Unstoppable Feature Grand Jury Prize Honorable Mention at the 32nd Slamdance Film Festival. Described as “a beautiful manifesto” by Virgie Tovar of Forbes, the film follows Julie Wyman as she charts her personal journey to...
Women Make Movies is proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of three filmmakers connected to our community who were recognized by Creative Capital this year. Two WMM filmmakers received the inaugural Creative Capital State of the Art Prize. Brydie O’Connor, selected for the state of New York, is the director of LOVE, BARBARA, distributed by WMM, and BARBARA...
We’re thrilled to celebrate WMM filmmakers who have received nominations at the 98th Academy Awards®. This year, our community is represented in both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short categories, and we are also celebrating that every Best Documentary Feature nominee is directed or produced by a woman, a powerful affirmation of feminist filmmaking on the world’s biggest stage. Nominated for Best...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlist for the upcoming 98th Oscars, and Women Make Movie filmmakers are extremely well represented! More than half of the films shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature are by WMM filmmakers. This is a milestone for feminist filmmaking, and it builds on an autumn of nominations and wins that shows that...
We are pleased to share that 9-MONTH CONTRACT (dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili; prods. Anna Khazaradze, Nino Chichua), made with the support of Women Make Movies’ Production Assistance Program, has received a Special Mention in the International Competition at the 2025 DOC NYC Feature Film Jury Awards. The film follows a Georgian mother who, striving to provide a better future for...
The International Documentary Association has announced the nominees for the 41st IDA Documentary Awards, and four of the five nominees for Best Feature Documentary were made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program, including: LIFE AFTER (dir. Reid Davenport; prod. Colleen Cassingham), APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS (dir. Petra Costa; prods. Alessandra Orofino, Petra Costa), SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne; prods. Danielle Varga, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon,...
We’re excited to share that two films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program were recognized at this year’s IDFA Forum Awards! THE CORD, directed by Nolwenn Hervé, received the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut Project. The jury praised the film for its raw emotional power, intimate camerawork, and deeply human portrayal of a woman anchoring her community through...
The 2026 Cinema Eye Honors revealed their nominations, and filmmakers from Women Make Movies’ Production Assistance Program — along with distinguished Program alum — made an extraordinary showing across Feature, Short, Broadcast, and Audience Choice categories. Notably, three of the nominees for Outstanding Feature are directed by WMM filmmakers: SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne and made with...
Women Make Movies is pleased to share that director Rajani Mani has been selected to receive this year’s Women Make Movies’s Award at DocsBarcelona for her film BEFORE THE FEAST. The award is given to the best project by a woman director who pitched at Docs Barcelona Industry Days. Set in the tidal wetlands of Cochin,...
