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Film Catalog     About       For Filmmakers      Resources      News & Events PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NEWS  FILMMAKER NEWS VARIETY'S "10 Documakers to Watch" featuring our own  Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami,  DawnPorter, Kirsten Johnson, Josh Kriegman, & Elyse Steinberg!  Read about the honor here. Alma Har'el (LoveTrue) was named in INDIEWIRE'S "11 Female Filmmakers to check out at this year's Tribeca Film Festival!" and was also a panelist in the Tribeca Talks series.  In addition to LoveTrue, also featured from the PA Program at #TRIBECA2016:  The Last Laugh: Ferne Pearlstein; Memories of a Penitent Heart: Cecilia Aldarondo; and closing night feature, The Bomb: Smriti Keshari.   Congrats to our Filmmakers in the Bentonville Film Festival! The festival slate includes: A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers: Geeta Gandbhir and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy; Driving with Selvi: Elisa Paloschi; The Founders: Charlene Fisk Carrie Schrader.   OTHER NEWS     NEW YORK WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION NYWIFT is hosting their  "Supporting Your Doc Habit" program on Monday, April 25th at 6:15pm.  The panel will feature a conversation with five filmmakers on how they support their documentary careers, followed by a Q&A . The panel includes Yoruba Richen, Lynn True, Christine Turner, Jamila Wignot, and Malika Zouhali-Worrall. Click here for more information.  Connect with WMM!       Meet the Broadcaster:  HBO Senior VP Jacqueline Glover  Wednesday, April 20th | 6:30pm HBO is at the forefront of documentary programming, consistently developing and producing many of the most provocative, ground-breaking and often contentious social issue films of our times. Esquire magazine recently described HBO as at "the epicenter of great documentary cinema."  Attending this workshop is a unique opportunity to meet Senior Vice President, Jacqueline Glover who oversees the development and production of a wide array of films for the network.  Join us for this intimate conversation and hear an insider's perspective about working with HBO and have your questions answered about what they are seeking, and how best to get on their radar screen. Among HBO's recent high profile, award-winning films are CitizenFour, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Going Clear, The Jinx, 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, and Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1.   Register now for this workshop!  Regular Rate ($30) | WMM Filmmakers/Member Rate ($20) --------------------------------------------------- WEBINAR ALERT Attention all writers and aspiring writers!  Don't miss our next webinar, "MAKING YOUR SCREENPLAY A SUCCESS" on April 25! Register here. Check out the entire Spring workshop season lineup.  All WMM workshops and events are open to the general public and our offices are ADA compliant.  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 with public funds from 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.