June 2014

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Human Rights Watch Film Festival

WMM 2014 New Release THE SUPREME PRICE will have its NYC premiere at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on June 19! It's an honor to have THE SUPREME PRICE on the cover of the 25th Anniversary HRWFF Program. You can purchase tickets to the Lincoln Center screening here.

Exciting press attention for THE SUPREME PRICE includes a recent recommendation in the Washington Post and a write-up by film critic Stephen Holden in the New York Times. Look out for director Joanna Lipper to appear on BBC America, CNN, and Huffington Post Live!

Congratulations to the five WMM Production Assistance films showing at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival:

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.

Meet the Funder: Bruni Burres, Sundance Institute Doc Fund

Monday, June 23, 2014 | 7-8:30 pm
Register: $35 (Reg Rate) | $25 (WMM & Partner Rate)

The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund provides support for US and international documentary films that focus on current human rights issues, freedom of expression, social justice, civil liberties and exploring critical issues of our time. The Sundance Documentary Fund provides funding annually across all stages of development, production, and post-production. Awards for Development are up to $20,000 and for Production/Post-Production, up to $50,000. Approximately 50-60 grants to filmmakers around the world each year. Join us for a conversation with Bruni Burres, senior consultant with the SDP, who will shed light on the application and answer your questions. More than 500 awards have supported documentary filmmakers in 61 countries globally - and this is your opportunity to find out how you can be one of those filmmakers. The next Sundance Doc Fund deadline is just around the corner on July 8, 2014.

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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.