Fundraising strategy workshop next Wednesday!

Film Catalog     About       For Filmmakers      Resources      News & Events PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NEWS  7 PA films will be included in IFP Independent Film Week: Swim Team (Lara Stolman) So Young, So Pretty So White (Chanelle Aponte Pearson) Decade of Fire (Gretchen Hildebran) Memories of a Penitent Heart (Cecilia Aldarondo) A Blind Eye (Kirsten Johnson) Roll Red Roll (Nancy Schwartzman) The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer) Memoires of a Penitent Heart (Cecilia Aldarondo) was named as one of the 10 docs selected for IFP's 2015 Documentary Completion Labs.  PA alum Laura Poitras will be previewing her new docu-series on Julian Assange at the New York Film Festival A Brave Heart (Sara Bordo), which opens in theaters on Sept. 25th, was featured in USA Today's Fall Movie Preview. 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.  Fall workshops start next week!  Join us next Wednesday for a workshop on fundraising strategy. Don't miss this great opportunity, register now.  Your Fundraising Blueprint: Designing a Strategy That's Right for Your Project Wednesday, September 9th | 6:30pm Regular Rate: $35.00 | Discount rate: $25.00 Don't miss this nuts-and-bolts conversation designed to help you create the right fundraising strategy for your documentary film project. We will cover various fundraising approaches from traditional grantseeking focused on government funders and private foundations to crowd funding and appeals to individual donors. Topics include: a fundraising proposal overview, writing an effective synopsis and pitching to donors, identifying and approaching the best funders for your film. Come, take the plunge and learn fundraising basics that will help move your project from idea to reality. This workshop will be led by Tracie Holder, filmmaker, fundraiser and consultant to WMM's Production Assistance Program, who has raised $2 million for her own projects from numerous funders including the Ford and MacArthur Foundations, ITVS, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, New York State Council for the Arts and Corporation for Public Broadcasting, among others. Register here.  We're also happy to announce our first Meet the Industry workshop of the season. Meet the Film Festival: Hot Docs, An Evening with Stephanie McArthur Wednesday, September 23rd | 6:30pm WMM is delighted to welcome Stephanie McArthur, Hot Docs' Industry Programs Manager, for a candid conversation about the film festival, pitching forum as well as the professional development, market and networking opportunities that take place during Hot Docs. Fore mor information and to register, click here.  STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL FALL WORKSHOPS! Connect with WMM!       All WMM workshops and events are open to the general public and our offices are ADA compliant.  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, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.