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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.…
Moviemaker Magazine’s 25 Coolest Film Festivals
Moviemaker magazine is asking folks to nominate the 25 coolest film festivals. You can nominate the Athena Film Festival here: http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/nominate-festival-moviemakers-25-coolest-film-festivals/…
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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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David Riker Explores the Many Meanings of THE GIRL
By Athena Film Festival blogger Carrie Nelson
Though Winter Storm Nemo prevented some scheduled screenings and Q&A’s from going on as planned, the Athena Film Festival provided a much-needed distraction for those looking to escape the snow. Saturday’s lineup included …
AFI Workshop Trains Women on Producing 101
By Athena Film Festival blogger Carrie Nelson
Approximately 85 women braved the falling snow on Friday to attend From Script to Screen: Producing a Short Film, led by representatives from the AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW). The two-hour …
The Release of Athena Global Shorts Kicks Off This Year’s Festival
By Athena Film Festival blogger Carrie Nelson
As you prepare for your visit to the 3rd annual Athena Film Festival, please join us in revisiting four short films that screened as works-in-progress during last year’s festival.
Now complete, the films …
Check out the special guests holding Q&As after this year’s films!
Band of Sisters: Mary Fishman (Director)
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives: Grace Rice from Choices in Childbirth
Brave Miss World: Cecilia Peck (Director) & Inbal Lessner (Producer/Editor) Actress, activist, comedian and rape survivor Fran …
Athena Film Festival Co-Founders Melissa Silverstein & Kathryn Kolbert
Fine Art Magazine chats with our very own Co-Founders! Check out the video!
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Diablo Cody Opens Up About Her Passion Project
Athena Film Festival Co-Chair and Hollywood badass Diablo Cody talks to Entertainment Tonight about what drew her to the Athena Film Festival and why it is so necessary. Check out her interview here: Diablo Cody Opens Up About Her Passion …
