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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...
Exciting News! 7 films from the WMM Production Assistance (PA) program are premiering at DOC NYC 2023! Here’s a peek at the features and shorts that will be screening: TOMORROW, TOMORROW, TOMORROW (dir. Martina Radwan) WORLD PREMIERE PRETTY UGLY – THE STORY OF THE LUNACHICKS (dir. Illya Chaiken) WORLD PREMIERE TAKING VENICE (dir. Amei Wallach), NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE EAT...
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...
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...
Out of a pool of 93 films representing 31 countries, two documentaries made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program won both top awards for Best Feature Documentary at the 2023 BlackStar Film Festival, which highlights productions by Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media artists.
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...
The 2023 BlackStar Film Festival is set to take place on August 2-6 with online and offline screenings in Philadelphia, and 3 films from our production assistance program will premiere!
We are thrilled to announce that BREAK THE GAME (dir. Jane M. Wagner), a WMM-sponsored film, received the New Documentary Director Special Jury Mention at the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival.
