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WOMEN MAKE MOVIES | E-NEWS JULY 2017
Emmy
 WMM FILMS NOMINATED FOR EMMY AWARDS



Congratulations to our Distribution and Production Assistance Program films that are nominated for the 38th Annual News Documentary Emmy Awards! The selected films are the following:

Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary:
WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS (dir. Beth Murphy)

Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: 
AMONG THE BELIEVERS  (dir. Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Naqvi)
WILHEMINA'S WAR (dir. June Cross)

Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary
BADDDDD SONIA SANCHEZ  (dir. Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater)
You can see the full list of nominees here.  
BirrhrightBIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY  OPENS  THEATRICALLY 

 

After a successful NYC theatrical premiere, BIRTHRIGHT is coming to a theater near you. Next Stop Los Angeles!  Check all the dates 

BIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY, directed by Civia Tamarkin, e xamines how women are being jailed, physically violated and even put at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America.   The documentary explores the accelerating gains of the crusade to control pregnant women and the fallout that is creating a public health crisis, turning pregnant women into criminals and challenging the constitutional protections of every woman in America.  Watch the trailer here . 

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OutintheWorldWMM AROUND THE WORLD
 



 
Women Make Movies all over the world....and we are happy to be part of two international events this month.  As part of the US State Department and USC's  American Film Showcase  cultural exchange program, the US Embassy in Tanzania brought our ED, Debra Zimmerman to the Zanzibar International Film Festival to lead a workshop for women filmmakers called WOMEN MAKE MOVIES. Co-facilitated by Aylin Basaran and Priscilla Mlay, 15 East African women filmmakers took part in the 5 day workshop and then pitched their projects.  As part of our expanding international webinar program, WMM has given all the women free access to all webinars for one year.  



And from July 24-30th, Zimmerman and WMM Board member, Claire Aguilar are off to the Buenos Aires International Documentary Festival on Buenos Aires (FIDBA) where they  will serve as jury members  for the Argentine Panorama and  First Film Competition, respectively.   They will also be part of a Round Table on Production and Distribution for the International Market , along with other jury members, Paula Gastuad of Sofá Digital, Brazil and Katarzyna Wilk of the Krakow International Film Festival.   

What happens when a child grows up as the only black girl in town? BLACK GIRL IN SUBURBIA, directed by Melissa Lowery,  looks at the suburbs of America from the perspective of women of color. Watch the trailer here. 
 
SIBERIAN LOVE follows filmmaker Olga Delane home to her community of birth in Siberia. The film is a fascinating study of a rural community that raises questions about domesticity, gender expectations, domestic abuse, childcare, and romance. Watch the trailer here. 
 
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER, directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, is a forensic exploration of our cultural obsession with images of the dead woman on screen. Interspersing found footage and voice-over narration, the film offers a meditative critique on the trope of the dead female body.  Watch the trailer here.

Women Make Movies is always looking for great films. Contact us with any film that you would like us to consider. Get all the information here.



Our films   MADAME X: AN ABSOLUTE RULER ,  AT LAND ,  NAKED SPACES - LIVING IS ROUND  and  RIDDLES OF THE SPHINX  w ere part of Talking Pictures: The Cinema of Yvonne Rainer, a comprehensive retrospective of the celebrated dancer/choreographer's film work presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. 

The retrospective will take place until July 27th. Get your tickets and read more about it here. 
IFP
 WMM FILMS SELECTED FOR IFP'S FILM WEEK



Congratulations to the films from our Production Assistance Program that were chosen to be part of the  2017 IFP Documentary Labs and the Feature Film Slate for IFP!
 
  PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY   (dir. Rachel Seed, prod. Danielle Varga)
 
PERSONAL STATEMENT  (dir. Juliane Dressner)
 
SHIRKERS  (dir. Sandi Tan)
 

THE EMOJI PROJECT ( di r. by Martha Shane , Ian Cheney, prod . Martha Shane, Ian Cheney, Jennifer Lee )
 
THE ROAR OF A LION CLUB  (dir. Martina Radwan, pro d. Martina Radwan , Amanda Spain, E.P. Jonathan Gray )
CONFERENCESCONFERENCES AND SCREENINGS  






Our film THE REVIVAL: WOMEN AND THE WORD was part of ALA in Chicago last June. 

Upcoming Conferences:
APA in Washington D.C. on August 3rd-5th,screening   PROFILED, SOUTHERN RITES and VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN. 

ASALH in Cincinnati, OH on September 29th-October 1st, screening LIVING THINKIERS,  VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN , BLACK GIRL IN SUBURBIA and THE REVIVAL: WOMEN AND THE WORD. 
NEWSTAFF
 MEET OUR NEW STAFF



We have new additions in our staff! Meet Miriam Garcia, our new Senior Marketing Coordinator, Tracie Horgen, our  Finance and Administrative Manager, and Laura Saladin, our new Production Assistance Program Coordinator! Welcome! 
FILMMAKERSNEWS
 FILMMAKERS NEWS






Four PA Films will be making their PBS premiere as part of  POV's 30th season . Congratulations to MEMORIES OF A PENITENT HEART (dir. Cecilia Aldarondo), SWIM TEAM (dir. Lara Stolman), MOTHERLAND (dir. Ramona S. Diaz), and CAMERAPERSON (dir. Kirsten Johnson, prod. Marilyn Ness).  
 
Four PA sponsored projects were selected for the Sundance Institute's Documentary Edit and Story Lab. They are IMPEACHMENT (dir. Petra Costa, prod. Tiago Pavan), PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE (dir. Hao Wu), FREEDOM FIELDS (dir. Naziha Arebi, prod. Flore Cosquer), and CHARM CITY (dir. Marilyn Ness, prod. Simon Mendes). Congratulations! 
 
IndieWire has released a list of 20 rising female filmmakers to watch. On that list are PA filmmaker Sabaah Folayan (WHOSE STREETS?) and PA alum Anna Rose Holmer (THE FITS). 
 
WHOSE STREETS? (dir. Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis, prod. Jennifer MacArthur) opens in theater on August 11th. 
 
SWIM TEAM (dir. Lara Stolman) is currently in theaters.  

Fork Films has announced grants to 16 documentaries, including 2 PA films - 62 DAYS (Rebecca Haimowitz) and 93QUEEN (dir. Paula Eiselt, prod. Heidi Reinberg). 
 
Congratulations to Jennifer Brea and her film UNREST for taking home one of the top prizes this year at Sheffield Doc/Fest! She was given the Illuminate Award for UNREST and the Alternative Reality Award for UNREST VR.
Submissions
 FILM GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & SUBMISSION DEADLINES

GRANT/ FELLOWSHIP DEADLINES

Due July 31st

Due August 8th (early) and August 15th (late)

Due August 24th

Due August 15th

Due August 9th 

Due August 4th

 
FESTIVAL DEADLINES

Due August 11th (early), August 25th (official), and September 18th (late)

Due July 31st (early), August 31st (official), and September 30th (late)

Arpa International Film Festival 
Due April 30th (early) and July 20th (extended)

Due March 31st (early) and August 25th (extended)

Due January 31st (early) and July 31st (extended)

Due May 16th (early) and August 22nd (extended)

Due August 31st (early) and January 31 (extended)

Due April 28th (early) and August 12th (extended)
About WMM:

Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone. 
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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