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Congratulations to the Production Assistance films selected for the 2026 Gotham Week Project Market, taking place September 27–October 3: BAD GIRL MARCIA TUCKER (dir. Simone Estrin, prod. Mafe Simonsen) After being fired from NYC’s Whitney Museum for her radical exhibitions, feminist curator Marcia Tucker founded the New Museum in 1977 to champion marginalized artists. BAD GIRL MARCIA TUCKER...
We’re excited to announce that LIKE MAGIC (dir. Melissa Saavedra Gil), made with the support of the WMM Production Assistance Program, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In her debut feature film, Columbian filmmaker Melissa Saavedra Gil transforms a childhood tragedy into a powerful exploration of memory, truth, and healing. We are also...
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has just revealed its lineup, featuring 5 WMM films and filmmakers. NO MONEY, NO HONEY (dir. Nicole Costa), made with the support of the Production Assistance Program, will have its world premiere in competition for the Cinematic Vision Award. The film is a portrait of Máxima, a sex worker in 90’s and early...
The BlackStar Film Festival, now celebrating 15 years of Cinema for Liberation, returns August 6-9, 2026 in Philadelphia — and Women Make Movies is proud to have seven films connected to our organization screening at this year’s festival. 🎬 A DIFFERENT IMAGE (1982, dir. Alile Sharon Larkin), long distributed by Women Make Movies and recently digitally preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive, will be in the line-up. A foundational...
We are delighted to share that BIRDS OF WAR, directed by Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak and made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program, received a Special Mention for the Tim Hetherington Award at the 2026 Sheffield DocFest, which honors outstanding humanitarian storytelling. The film follows the love story of a Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist, depicting their resilience as they navigate the front lines of war. Congratulations are also in order for two WMM-supported projects that...
Twelve films made with the support of our Production Assistance Program are in the line-up at DC/DOX, taking place June 11–14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. In addition to films that premiered earlier this year at Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, and Tribeca, this will include the World Premiere of THE ENDLESS FRONTIER (dir. by the Emmy, Peabody,...
We are excited to share that four films from our Production Assistance Program will be in the line-up at the 2026 Sheffield DocFest; two films will participate in MeetMarket; and WMM staff and filmmakers will lead industry sessions. The films screening include: LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY – Directed by Leah Galant; Produced by Elijah Stevens – International Premiere An American filmmaker travels to Berlin to confront her family’s Holocaust...
Women Make Movies is thrilled to announce that three films made with the support of our Production Assistance Program are screening at the 29th Docs Barcelona. Films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program include: BARBARA FOREVER Directed by Brydie O’Connor; Produced by Elijah Stevens / Space Time Films, Claire Edelman MAILIN Directed and Produced by María Silvia Esteve ...
Women Make Movies is thrilled to celebrate three of our filmmakers from both our programs among the recipients of the 2026 Chicken & Egg Award. Chicken & Egg Films announced $450,000 total in grants to six recipients, with each filmmaker receiving a $75,000 grant, which includes a $50,000 unrestricted career grant and $25,000 to be applied to a project during their award year. We...
