After the success of its winter webinar series featuring Academy Award- nominated documentary filmmakers, Women Make Movies (WMM) is thrilled to announce their upcoming summer masterclass- webinars! Please join Women Make Movies as they continue the conversation with four esteemed directors and producers, all members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences: Nancy Schwartzman, Susan Margolin, Christine Turner, and Lisa Cortés.
These award-winning individuals will share their professional journeys, covering everything from transitioning between roles to navigating the diverse landscape of film production. Sign up to register HERE and get FOUR sessions for the price of THREE!
Women Make Movies is offering WIFVNE members a 20% off discount to the full series or individual sessions.
WIFVNE Members: please log in to the WIFVNE website and head to My WIFVNE>Discussion Forum for the discount code.
This year Christine Turner went beyond being shortlisted and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary with her multi-award-winning film, The Barber of Little Rock, co-directed by John Hoffman which shed light on a local barber’s crusade for economic justice executive produced by The New Yorker.
Renowned for her poignant storytelling and captivating narratives, Christine has made an indelible mark with her socially charged portraits of individuals navigating complex landscapes. Her first film Homegoings (PBS/POV) was produced through WMM’s Production Assistance Program and recent works include J’Nai Bridges: Unamplified (PBS/American Masters), Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day, (Paramount+), Betye Saar: Taking Care Of Business (New York Times Op-Docs), Paint & Pitchfork (The New Yorker) and episodes of The 1619 Project (Hulu) and Art in the Twenty-First Century (PBS).
Join WMM for this dynamic webinar where Christine shares her insights and experiences in successfully directing and producing for public media, Hulu, Netflix, CNN, Paramount +, whether it be feature-length, short-form or as a series.
This is the third session in the four-part webinar series: Making It Work: Success and Sustainability.
