WMM at DOCLANDS: COACH EMILY wins the DocPitch Industry Prize, Program Alum Dawn Porter Receives the Honors Award, and 6 Films from WMM Filmmakers screened, including the opening & closing night films!

Congratulations to the team behind the WMM-sponsored film COACH EMILY (dir. Pallavi Somusetty) for taking home the DOCLANDS 2023 DocPitch Industry Prize, which includes $40k in production funding! The festival wrapped up last night and included 6 films from WMM filmmakers. WMM-sponsored films opened and closed the festival: IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL (dir. Alexandria...

6 Films from WMM Filmmakers are Headed to Tribeca!

The 2023 Tribeca film festival lineup has been released and 4 films from WMM filmmakers are on the list!

WMM Filmmakers and Program Alums Premiering and Pitching New Films at Hot Docs!

Six films supported by our Production Assistance Program and four films from current WMM filmmakers and past Program alum are premiering at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival — North America's largest doc festival, conference, and market!

RED ZONE Wins 1 of 3 Awards at CPH:DOX Pitch Forum!

We are happy to share that RED ZONE (dir. Iryna Tsilyk, prod. Darya Bassel), which was made with the support of our Production Assistance Program, was awarded the Eurimages Development Award at CPH:DOX’s Forum Pitch.
Chicken and Egg Winners

WMM Filmmakers Receive Chicken & Egg Grant Awards

Six of the eight filmmakers selected are WMM filmmakers and Program alum. Congratulations to our filmmakers Angela Tucker and Rea Tajiri, as well as Program alums Nico Opper, Sabaah Folayan, Ilinca Calugareanu and Sonia Kennebeck. 

WMM Heads to Big Sky

WMM is heading to Big Sky Documentary Film Festival! WMM release STORMING CAESARS PALACE (dir. Hazel Gurland-Pooler) will have its Northwest Premiere on Sunday, February 19. LILY GLADSTONE: FAR OUT THERE, a new film from WMM filmmaker Brooke Swaney (dir. DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD), will screen on Monday, February 20th. WMM Managing Director Kendra Hodgson will be in attendance…

Sundance and Slamdance Award Wins!

We're excited to share great news from Park City, Utah: films and filmmakers from WMM won both Grand Jury prizes for Documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Women Make Movies Filmmakers and Program Alum Nominated for the 95th Academy Awards

The 95th Academy Award nominations have been announced and we are excited that 3 WMM filmmakers and program alum have been nominated, making this the 17th year in a row that a WMM film and/or filmmaker has been nominated for an Oscar! 

28 WMM Filmmakers Receive NYSCA Grants for Their New Projects

We are pleased to announce that the New York State Council on the Arts has awarded grants to twenty-eight projects from the Women Make Movies Production Assistance Program! 
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