On October 2, the Athena Film Festival launched submissions for the Abortion Pipeline Project (APP), a new fund to celebrate and support abortion stories. APP is an…

The Athena Film Festival is thrilled to announce Sarah Granger as the recipient of the inaugural Loreen Arbus Foundation Fellowship, an important new initiative to support writers…

ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES THIRD RECIPIENT OF ALFRED P. SLOAN DEVELOPMENT GRANT  NEW YORK, NY (November 18, 2022) – The Athena Film Festival at Barnard…

Hello Friends, We are delighted to announce that in 2023 the Athena Film Festival will be back in full force, in-person, for our 13th annual festival – coming…

Grant To Support Aspiring Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers NEW YORK (July 19, 2022) — As part of its mission to empower and support women and non-binary filmmakers,…

In 2022, the Athena Film Festival Writers Lab will be back in person, March 14-16, on the Barnard campus in Morningside Heights. Traditionally focused on writers for…

THE ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES 2021 VIRTUAL WRITERS LAB PARTICIPANTS  Lab is Sponsored by Lifetime  Three-Day Virtual Lab currently taking place through September 22,…

2021 ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL  AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 11TH ANNUAL EDITION INCLUDING NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, & SHORT FILM PROGRAMMING Virtual Festival Opens March 1st with U.S….

Submissions are open for The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College Virtual Writers Lab. Writers can submit to either the Screenwriter’s Portal or TV Portal. More details…

2020 ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES AWARDEES, ATHENA LIST WINNERS, ADDITIONAL FILMS AND PROGRAMMING Additional Films Added to Lineup: BLACK CHRISTMAS, CLEMENCY, FROZEN 2, LITTLE…