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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. The award is given to the best...
WMM release REBEL DYKES (dir. Harri Shanahan, Siân A. Williams) is being spotlighted by PinkNews — the world’s most-read LGBTQ+ publisher — as part of this year’s Lesbian Visibility Week. The feature comes at a critical moment, following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that defines “woman” solely by biological sex, a move that many LGBTQ+...
We’re delighted to share that WMM release RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE, directed by Katja Esson and also made with the support of the WMM Production Assistance Program, has been nominated for a 2025 News & Documentary Emmy®. Broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens, the film sheds light on the impact of climate gentrification in Miami’s Liberty Square, one of the first segregated...
The Peabody Awards just announced its nominees in documentary, news, public service, and radio podcast categories for its 85th competition. We are happy to announce that out of over 1,000 submissions, SUGARCANE (dir. Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat), made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program, is one of the nominees! SUGARCANE...
We were moved to see four films distributed by Women Make Movies included in The New York Times recent roundup of this century’s critics’ favorites, The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000—a curated reflection on the most impactful films of the last 25 years. These documentaries expose truths, amplify voices too often unheard, and ignite the...
