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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...
Women Make Movies (WMM) and six other venerable filmmaker support organizations are deeply concerned by the news that DOGE is immediately cutting U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities grant programs. The NEH’s vital support of documentaries in the U.S. includes the NEH Media Projects grant program and documentary funding grants from many U.S. state humanities...
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...
We were moved to see four films distributed by Women Make Movies included in The New York Times recent roundup of this century’s critics’ favorites, The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000—a curated reflection on the most impactful films of the last 25 years. These documentaries expose truths, amplify voices too often unheard, and ignite the...
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...
Looking for powerful, independent documentaries that challenge the status quo? Women Make Movies has 26 thought-provoking films now streaming on The Documentary Channel— a relaunch of the prior, highly successful linear cable television channel of the same name offering an alternative streaming space for bold, independent storytelling. Explore award-winning classics like LAS MADRES (dir. Lourdes...
We are excited to share that Lina Soualem has been awarded the 2025 Alice Guy Award for BYE BYE TIBERIAS. This prestigious award celebrates women filmmakers and their contributions to the film industry. In her acceptance, Soualem shared, “I discovered Alice Guy at the same time as the Award named after her. It’s an honor...
We are thrilled to announce that FAMILIAR TOUCH (dir. Sarah Friedland), made with the support of Women Make Movies’s Production Assistance Program, will open the prestigious 54th edition of New Directors/New Films, presented by The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center. This highly anticipated festival will run from April 2 to April...
Women Make Movies invites you to watch exciting upcoming broadcasts and streaming of some of our most powerful and thought-provoking films. STATELESS Directed by Michèle Stephenson Now Streaming on Criterion Channel STATELESS is a gripping documentary that traces the impact of state-sanctioned racism in the Dominican Republic. In 2013, the country’s Supreme Court retroactively...
