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Submissions Open on June 15 for 2014 Athena Film Festival
Films have power. They create conversation. They reveal truths. They inspire. But for far too long, Hollywood has told only half the story: what is missing are the stories of women as change agents and heroes in their own right.…
Invisible War to Air on PBS Tonight
The Oscar nominated documentary The Invisible War airs premieres tonight at 10pm PBS stations across the country.
Here is the film’s executive producer and Athena Film Festival founding sponsor, Regina Kulik Scully talk about this mass epidemic of sexual abuse …
2014 Submission Period to Open June 15
The Athena Film Festival will again be accepting submissions from June 15-September 15.
More details to follow.…
To the Academy: Consider the Women
It’s Academy Awards week and the ballots are closed. While we don’t know the winners yet, one thing we know for sure is that no women have again been nominated for best director.
This is one of the only times …
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Submissions Closed
We want to thank everyone who submitted a film to the 3rd Athena Film Festival. Submissions are now closed.
If your film is picked for the Festival we will be in touch with you by early December.
Thank you.…
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Submit Your Film Now For the 2013 Athena Film Festival
Films have power. They create conversation. They reveal truths. They inspire. But for far too long, Hollywood has told only half the story: what is missing are the stories of women as change agents and heroes in their own right.…
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Athena Co-Sponsors Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival – Women and Film Panel
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Gloria Steinem Presenting Athena Award to Julie Taymor
This took place at the opening awards ceremony on February 9, 2012
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