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Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership Studies and Women and Hollywood, announce the fourth annual Athena Film Festival — a celebration of women and leadership — to take…

Artistic Director Melissa Silverstein’s latest piece from Forbes. Last week I attended the first conference ever held in Israel to discuss the status of women working in…

On Tuesday, November 12 at 6pm we will be screening the Athena Global Shorts at 56 minute collection of four films directed by talented filmmakers that played…

The three interns for the 2014 Athena Film Festival worked with MTVU to talk to female college filmmakers about why they should take the chance to apply…

It would be wonderful to say that in 2013 things were looking up for women in Hollywood — both onscreen and behind the scenes — but the…

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 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…

The Athena Film Festival will again be accepting submissions from June 15-September 15. More details to follow.

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/

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…