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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. Premiere of Tracey Deer’s BEANS Features a lineup of films, conversations, and programs that will run through March 31st NEW YORK (February 4, 2021) – The Athena Film… Read more

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 WOMEN, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS, RADIOACTIVE, WOMAN IN MOTION Athena List Winners and Finalists Announced   NEW YORK (February 12, 2020) – The Athena Film Festival (AFF) at… Read more

NEW YORK (October 16, 2019) – The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College (AFF), a joint initiative of Barnard’s Athena Center for Leadership Studies and the initiative Women and Hollywood, announced screenwriter Denise Meyers as its inaugural Alfred P. Sloan Athena List Development Grant winner. Meyers’ Lucky 13 script was a 2016 Athena List finalist,… Read more

NEW YORK (February 12, 2019) –  The Athena Film Festival is happy to announce new, additional programming for the 2019 Festival, including the World Premiere of the Lifetime original film I Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story,  a late-night Horror Classics screening of  Halloween with a special guest, a filmmaking conversation with Columbia alumni and… Read more

NEW YORK (February 7, 2019) – The Athena Film Festival announced today its 2019 awardees, celebrating women leaders in the entertainment industry and those who support them. The festival will honor Nina Shaw, one of the founding members of Time’s Up, with an Athena Award. Writer, director, and actress Desiree Akhavan will be honored with… Read more

2019 ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILMS,  AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING 9th Annual Festival Takes Place February 28 – March 3, 2019 Festival to Open with Julia Hart’s “Fast Color” “Knock Down The House,” directed by Rachel Lears to Close Festival Amy Berg’s “This Is Personal” to Screen as Documentary Centerpiece; Carol… Read more

THE 3% MOVEMENT & THE ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL  ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE 2nd ANNUAL ATHENA ADVERTISING AWARDS NEW YORK – November 9, 2018 – The 3% Movement, the advertising/creative industry’s leading voice in gender equality and diversity overall, and the Athena Film Festival, which showcases films that celebrate the stories of fierce and fearless women… Read more

The Athena Film Festival is hiring a Ticketing Supervisor consultant.  Full descriptions and information on where to apply are below.   Athena Film Festival Consulting Services Advertisement: Ticketing Supervisor The Athena Film Festival is seeking a part-time consultant to fulfill ticketing supervisor services for the 2019 Athena Film Festival (Feb. 28- March 3, 2019). The… Read more