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Women Make Movies has a 50-year history of supporting women filmmakers and distributing artistically significant films to audiences with an intentional focus on uplifting the voices of underrepresented women and enriching society. With a mission of increasing gender equity in the film industry, we support women filmmakers with production assistance and tailored distribution strategies. We have a long history of supporting women of color, differently abled women, LGBTQIA people, and other communities too rarely represented both on-screen and behind the camera.
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3 of the 6 Films Featured in PBS POV Season 39 Are Supported by the WMM Production Assistance Program
After an exceptionally challenging year for public media, American Documentary has announced the 39th season of its flagship documentary series, POV on PBS, the nation’s longest-running documentary series. This upcoming season features six powerful films, fewer than in past years due to CPB funding cuts and other downstream funding reductions. We couldn’t be prouder that HALF of this select group was made...
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Kim Longinotto to Receive Dragon of Dragons Award at Kraków
Kraków Film Festival will present acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto with its prestigious 2026 Dragon of Dragons Award, alongside a major retrospective celebrating her groundbreaking documentaries and lasting impact on generations of nonfiction filmmakers. “I am proud that our most important award will go to an outstanding artist who has consistently placed women at the centre of her work, often...
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Women Make Movies at DC/DOX 2026
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,...
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