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Formerly Known as Women Wednesday
Biweekly Newsletters
Each email newsletter features a feature filmmaker, a short form filmmaker, and a crew member from below the line - all women or non-binary folks! We also include a timely headline with women-centric industry news.
Read sections from past newsletters below.
Janicza Bravo (Gregory Go Boom)
Janicza Bravo Janicza rose to prominence after writing and directing the short film 'Gregory Go Boom', starring Michael Cera, which took...
Scarlett Urbano (JASPER)
Scarlett Urbano Scarlett is a graduate from the Met Film School in London. She's originally from Tijuana, Mexico and currently resides in...
Carolina Markowicz (Tatuapé Mahal Tower)
Carolina is a writer and director based in São Paulo - Brazil. She has directed multiple short films including 'Tatuapé Mahal Tower,'...
Anna Mantzaris (BUT MILK IS IMPORTANT)
Anna is a Swedish director and animator based in London. She mainly works in stop motion and has a soft spot for things that are sad and...
Miranda July (SOMEBODY)
Miranda July Miranda is an all around badass whose long career includes film, fiction, monologue, digital media presentations, and live...
Anette Sidor (FUCK YOU)
Anette Sidor Anette is a director, screenwriter and producer. She also runs Verket Produktion with director and colleague Jerry Carlsson....
Minhal Baig (HALA)
Minhal is a Pakistani American filmmaker. In 2016, she wrote & directed the powerful short film, 'Hala,' about a Muslim teenager who...
Morgan Gruer (WON'T HURT)
Morgan Gruer Morgan is an award-winning multidisciplinary Director, Animator and Artist who splits her time between New York and Los...
Myrsini Aristidou (SEMELE)
Myrsini Aristidou(Flagging Credit: McCray Sutherlin) Myrsini was born and raised in Limassol, Cyprus and received her MFA at NYU. Her...
Rayka Zehtabchi (MADARAN)
Rayka is an Iranian-American film director based in Los Angeles. Her directorial debut, 'Madaran,' is an Iranian language film that has...
Sonejuhi Sinha (MILES OF SAND)
Sonejuhi’s directing career began with a narrative short film, 'Love Comes Later,' which was one of ten short films accepted to the 2015...
Ally Pankiw (Ralph - Girl Next Door ft. TOBi)
Ally is a writer/director who got her start making music videos for artists like Ariana Grande, Janelle Monae, The Vamps, Arkells and Lil...
Rungano Nyoni (LISTEN)
Rungano Nyoni’s films have screened at more than 200 film festivals world-wide. In 2012, her most recent short, MWANSA THE GREAT, was...
Renée Marie Petropoulos (Tangles and Knots)
Renée Marie Petropoulos is an award winning Greek-Australian filmmaker and recent MFA Columbia University graduate. She is currently...
Minnie Schedeen (FARMHOUSE)
Minnie is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a Sundance Ignite Fellow for 2017. Her feature film screenplay FARMHOUSE...
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