WMM FILMMAKERS AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS GRANTS

Mai's America
by Marlo Poras

WMM filmmakers have had an exceptional showing in recent awards by prestigious industry funders.

Judith Helfand and Marlo Poras were two of five documentary makers selected from 602 applicants to receive grants through IFP/NY’s Anthony Radziwill Documentary Fund, while three of the eleven 2004 grants awarded by The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund went to WMM filmmakers as well: Natalia Almada, Anat Zuria and Sabiha Sumar.

For more information on these filmmakers and their films, please visit www.wmm.com/catalog/catalog.htm.

WMM TO ATTEND NATIONAL MEDIA MARKET

Quick Brown Fox: An Alzheimer's Story
by Ann Hedreen and Rustin Thompson

Planning to attend the market?
Please contact Christie George, Educational Marketing Manager at cgeorge@wmm.com for any
special preview requests.  

Look for WMM at the 26th Annual National Media Market in Las Vegas, where we'll be presenting an exciting program of our newest acquisitions, recent releases such as Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders and Quick Brown Fox, classic WMM titles like Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter and Senorita Extraviada, and titles from our acclaimed Girls Project. 

View our NMM program now!  

The National Media Market brings together hundreds of media buyers and vendors and will be held in Las Vegas Sept 29-October 3. This will be our first year participating in the market, and we're looking forward to meeting customers and friends.

WMM FILMMAKERS GET OUT THE VOTE!

At a time when women have more political influence than ever, millions of women still aren't exercising their right to vote--nearly 22 MILLION single women did not vote in the 2000 election. Women Make Movies filmmakers are seeking to reverse the trend by encouraging women to get out to the polls this November! 

One Vote, a 6-minute film produced by Donald Goldmacher (Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the House) and co-directed by Deborah Hoffmann (Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter) and Frances Reid (In the Best Interests of the Children) aims to spur women into action by presenting the political attitudes, feelings, beliefs and desires of women across the country. 

WMM filmmaker Charlotte Lagarde's (Heart of the Sea) Voting in America project is a series of short films, each exploring a unique aspect of what keeps Americans nationwide from voting in greater numbers. These ten short pieces offer compelling insight on this important issue. 

Film still from Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders, the powerful story of women who fought for voting rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 60s. 

For more information on One Vote, including how to buy or download the film, please visit www.onevotefilm.com.

For more information on Voting in America, visit www.votinginamerica.org

WMM'S GIRLS PROJECT A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

Used by hundreds of schools, institutions and community groups since its launch, The Girls Project is a groundbreaking collection of films and videos celebrates young women's lives around the world. The project was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Recognizing the critical need for increased access to alternative media about young women, WMM is providing SPECIAL DISCOUNTS on The Girls Project for universities, high schools, public libraries and grassroots organizations working with young women.  Visit the site and learn more!

To receive your copy of this mini-catalogue devoted exclusively to independent media profiling girls' lives, send an email with your mailing address to webinfo@wmm.com.

SPECIAL OFFERS

Check out our Special Offers page to learn more about special offers and discounts on packages of films from the entire WMM collection.

INTERNSHIPS AT WMM

We are currently accepting applications for Internships.  Learn the ins and outs of marketing and promoting films and get hands-on experience in the world of independent film distribution!  Come join us at WMM, and receive other great benefits include free access to WMM's screening room and workshop series.

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