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Congratulations to two-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan. Her film
WHITE RIGHT: MEETING THE ENEMY
won an
International Emmy Award for Current Affairs!
In this acclaimed documentary, Khan meets U.S. neo-Nazis and white nationalists face to face, and attends the now-infamous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville as she seeks to understand the personal and political motivations behind the resurgence of far-right extremism in the U.S. Read more>
Additionally, c
ongratulations to the teams behind our Production Assistance Program supported films STRONG ISLAND (Director Yance Ford, Producer Joslyn Barnes) and JACKSON (Director
Maisie Crow, Producer Jamie Boyle) who also took home Emmys this year.
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 A BIG YEAR FOR WMM AT DOC NYC
Our latest acquisition, Karen Winther's EXIT, will have its NYC premiere at DOC NYC on Nov. 11! The film is a personal exploration of the ways people legitimize hatred and the threats they face when they attempt to leave that world behind. Read more>
Additionally, ten projects from our Production Assistance Program will be screening at the festival: THE 5 BROWNS: DIGGING THROUGH THE DARKNESS, COMMANDER ARIAN: A STORY OF WOMEN, WAR & FREEDOM, CREATING A CHARACTER: THE MONI YAKIM LEGACY, DECADE OF FIRE, FALSE CONFESSIONS, I AM THE REVOLUTION, LITTLE MISS WESTIE, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE, SHIRKERS, WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE.
Click here to see the full line up and purchase tickets.
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DR. DENIS MUKWEGE OF THE GREATEST SILENCE WINS THE 2018 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Congratulations to
Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad who were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week for their courageous campaigns to end the use of mass rape as a weapon of war.
Dr. Mukwege and his hospital are featured in Lisa F. Jackson's THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO, the first film to report on mass rape in the Congo and the first to feature Dr. Mukwege's work.
Winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize in Documentary and the inspiration for a 2008 U.N. resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war, this extraordinary film presents the heartbreaking stories of dozens of survivors as well as inspiring examples of resiliency, resistance, courage and grace. Read more>
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UPCOMING BROADCASTS
HEATHER BOOTH: CHANGING THE WORLD ON WNET
Lilly Rivlin's acclaimed documentary HEATHER BOOTH will screen on WNET/THIRTEEN on November 27th. This inspiring profile of the renowned organizer and activist explores many of the most pivotal moments in progressive movements that altered American history over the last fifty years.
Read more>
WILHEMINA'S WAR ON INDEPENDENT LENS
In honor of World AIDS Day, June Cross' WILHEMINA'S WAR will be broadcast on Independent Lens in select cities in December. This intimate and urgent film lays bare the intersection of poverty, race and politics with women's health and security in the rural south, while showing determination in the face of adversity, and the triumph of the human spirit. Check local listings>
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IDA DOCUMENTARY AWARDS SHORTLIST
The IDA Documentary Awards have unveiled their shortlists for the 34th edition! Congratulations to
our Production Assistance Program supported projects CHARM CITY (Director/Producer Marilyn Ness, Producer Katy Chevigny), SHIRKERS (Director/Producer Sandi Tan, Producers Jessica Levin and Maya Rudolph) and UNITED SKATES (Directors/ Producers Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown) which all made
the shortlist for Best Documentary Feature.
Winners and honorees will be announced October 24th. View the complete list
here
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FALL WEBINARS
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS on 10/23
Following a highly attended workshop last month, Megan Gelstein, Sr. Program Director of the Catapult Film Fund, will join us to talk about how to get early money for your project and what you need to create a development proposal, especially for projects at the very early stage. Megan will not only discuss Catapult but address other development funds you should be aware of. Register here>
VIRTUAL REALITY WITH MILICA ZEC, CREATOR OF TREE AND GIANT on 10/30
Milica Zec is one of the fastest rising filmmakers working in VR. Her work has been supported by The Redford Center, The Fledgling Fund and Chicken & Egg as well as corporate sponsors such as HP, Technicolor and IMAX. Her VR experiences TREE and GIANT were presented at Sundance, Tribeca and Hot Docs. In this interactive webinar, Milica will walk us through a VR project from concept to completion. How to fund it, produce it and find distribution for it. Register here>
THE THRIVING FILMMAKER WITH ANI MERCEDES on 11/15
The Thriving Filmmaker is a 90-minute hands-on webinar designed to help you freelance for freedom (not for free) and foster transparent, welcoming discussions about career sustainability. Presented by Impact Producer Ani Mercedes of Looky Looky Pictures, this webinar will help you develop vital skills for your independent documentary film career. Register here>
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About WMM:
For more than 45 years, Women Make Movies (WMM) has helped elevate diverse women directors and producers and improved equity in the film industry. The largest distributor of films by and about women in the world, WMM also supports hundreds of independent filmmakers each year with our highly successful Production Assistance Program.
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Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation with the encouragement of Rebecca Gregg.
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