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We’re thrilled to share that four films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program received awards at Hot Docs 2025! Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who premiered, screened in Works in Progress, and took meetings. WMM staff members Debra Zimmerman, Kendra Hodgson, and Kyra Brands were happy to get the chance to...
We’re excited to announce that thirteen films from WMM’s Production Assistance Program will be at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Eight films made will be premiering or screening at the festival, and five exciting new projects from our program will be participating in Works-in-Progress and Deal Maker programs. The following four films...
Two films made with support of Women Make Movies’s Production Assistance Program took home awards at CPH:DOX this year. 9 MONTH CONTRACT (dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili, prod. Anna Khazaradze, Nino Chichua, Martichka Bozhilova & Sylvia Nagel) won the Human Rights Award for its unflinching look at the surrogacy industry in Georgia. Told through the lens of...
March 6–16, 2025 | Thessaloniki, Greece Held in Thessaloniki, Greece from March 6–16, the 2025 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival featured a powerful lineup of international nonfiction films. WMM new release MY SEXTORTION DIARY (dir. Patricia Franquesa; prod. Patricia Franquesa, Mireia Graell Vivancos) — about Pati’s journey through a hacker’s extortion scheme, revealing a hidden world...
Five films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program have been selected for the Deal Makers and Works-In-Progress programs, both part of the industry component of the Hot Docs International Film Festival Selected for Works-In-Progress Screenings: BLUE SWEATER WITH A YELLOW HOLE (dir. Tetiana Khodakivska, prod. Elena Saulich, Tetiana Khodakivska) Selected for the Deal...
The jury’s selections are in from Park City! Three WMM Production Assistance Program films took home awards: U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne, prod. Danielle Varga) — An exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South, revealing the fragility of legacy and the importance of owning land. Danielle Varga also received...
WMM is excited to announce its presence at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival! Two new releases will screen: MY SEXTORTION DIARY (directed by Patricia Franquesa, produced by Patricia Franquesa and Mireia Graell), a gripping firsthand account of a woman fighting online blackmail after receiving a chilling threat demanding $2,400. MY STOLEN PLANET (directed by...
Women Make Movies (WMM) returned this week to Montreal to participate in the RIDM Montreal International Film Festival. WMM’s Executive Director Debra Zimmerman, and Leonard Cortana, Inclusion Programs and Strategic Partnerships Manager at EURODOC, presented the opening keynote of the DOC FORUM: Toward a Fairer, More Inclusive Industry. INTERCEPTED (dir. Oksana Karpovych), a powerful documentary...
Women Make Movies is thrilled to celebrate two incredible wins at the 2024 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), highlighting the remarkable work of WMM-supported filmmakers. WMM new acquisition MY STOLEN PLANET, directed by Farahnaz Sharifi, received the esteemed Beeld & Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award, accompanied by a €5,000 prize. Using the essayistic style of...
