Cinematic representations of the North American West, from the silent era to the present, have played an important role in one of the United States’ core cinematic genres and in the viewing lives of generations of audiences. The Western tradition, however, with its well-worn tropes, readily identifiable characters, iconic landscapes, and evocative soundtracks, is not limited [...]

Click here for an interview with Gretchen from Off the Grid Film Club and agnès films member Kristi Frazier , co-creator of The FiFi Chronicles . A great discussion about women heroines, crowdfunding and action figures. Off the Grid is a SOURCE FOR FILMS NOT COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU…This blog is dedicated to promoting the legions of daring independent filmmakers working [...]

2012 Film & History Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 26-30, 2012 Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee (USA) Chicks with Brains: Representing Women’s Intellect in Film Since the Second Wave Feminist Movement during the 1970s, Hollywood has slowly begun to give prominent and leading roles to women.  However, the intellectual representations of women are out of line with reality, in [...]

agnès films’ member Kristi Frazier has launched a kickstarter campaign for her new project, The Fifi Chronicles , a film about irreverent, reluctant superhero FiFi Parker who’s gasp–over 35 and isn’t defined based on her sexuality! FiFi tends to land right in the middle of political blunders–requiring her to clean up the mess. That takes a lot of scotch, [...]

Pedro Almodóvar is an internationally acclaimed director, acknowledged by some as the last European auteur. He writes all of his own movies– in fact, his personal assistant, Lola García, claims that writing is his favorite part of the process. He is known, among many idiosyncratic features, for his gender-bending plots and characters, his love of bright [...]

Fusion Film Festival: Program and Schedule March 1-3 All screenings and events are FREE and open to the public! Dedicated to celebrating women in the entertainment industry, the Fusion Film Festival offers screenings, a documentary pitch event, competitions, and appearances by top industry leaders who mentor and inspire Fusion’s young filmmakers. This year’s free screenings include The Dish and [...]

Documentary Deadline: March 9, 2012 IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs are a year-long fellowship supporting independent filmmakers when they need it most: through the completion, marketing, and distribution of their first features . Lab submission is open to all first-time documentary and narrative feature directors with films in post-production. Structured in three week-long components held over the year, the [...]

Call for Entries Film – Television – New Media Deadline: February 24, 2012 Accolade Competition Entry Form Website Email Accolade Among Top 25 Fests Now in its ninth year, the Accolade is a top-tier, international awards competition. We welcome your participation. MovieMaker Magazine included The Accolade among the Top 25 Festivals “Worth The Entry Fee.” The article said, “Past participants can’t [...]

The Prestige Film Award is Calling for Entries Deadline is March 15, 2012 Entry Form Website Email The Prestige Film Award is a top tier international competition.  Awards go to actors, directors, producers, and videographers.  We are a showcase of cinematic talent.  The goal of the Prestige Film Awards is to give recognition and exposure to talented filmmakers and [...]

2012 Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference Friday-Sunday, October 12 – 14, 2012 Columbus, OH, Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel http://mpcaaca.org Deadline: April 30, 2012 The Film and Video Production area of the Midwest Popular Culture and Midwest American Culture Association is now accepting proposals for our upcoming 2012 conference. Perhaps more than any other art form, film [...]

The TFI New Media Fund provides funding and support to non-fiction, social issue media projects which go beyond traditional screens – integrating film with content across media platforms, from video games and mobile apps to social networks and interactive websites. We’re looking for projects that activate audiences around issues of contemporary social justice and equality around [...]

The International Documentary Association is now accepting proposals for the Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund, which provides production support for full-length documentary films. Named in honor of the landmark documentary filmmaker, the Fund provides annual grants totaling $75,000 to be used in the creation of original, independent documentary films that illuminate pressing issues in the United States. [...]

A compelling analysis of why women still lag behind in jobs behind and in front of the camera published in The Hollywood Reporter.

The International Women’s Media Foundation is offering three $20,000 grants in its Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier program for female journalists who think of innovative ways to use digital spaces.  The application deadline t is March 2.

Click here to learn more about it and here to apply.

The Prestige Film Award honors the finest in video and film productions. Entries are received from artists, directors, producers, freelancers, corporate media organizations, writers, editors, students and advertising agencies. We are currently accepting entries into the 2012 award contest. This contest is for all levels of film makers, for those looking for professional recognition, to those who [...]

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is seeking the best in new independent American film to tour through its On Screen/In Person program. Selected films will be screened in communities across the mid-Atlantic region accompanied by their respective filmmakers. Filmmakers collaborate with host sites on the tour to develop community activities, such as  Q&As, artist talks, or workshops, among [...]

Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival Eastern Illinois University Call for Submissions Deadline: March 2, 2012 Festival: March 27, 2012 We are looking for films of high artistic quality that satisfy at least two of the following criteria: 1. Films created with an emphasis on gender and/or social justice issues 2. Films that link local and global [...]

Perfect: A Conversation with the Venezuelan Middle Class about Female Beauty and Breast Implants , a film by Alexandra Hidalgo, agnès films’ editor-in-chief, will be screened at Mirror/Lens: Women in Film & Women Making Film , a festival hosted by Murray Edwards College at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Perfect will be screened in the Exhibition part of the festival, [...]

Faster! a film by agnès films member Marie Ullrich , will screen at St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival in St. John, Newfoundland.  Faster! is the story of a bad-ass female bike messenger who runs roughshod over everyone in her path in a desperate struggle to get ahead.  The screening will take place on Thursday, October 20 at 9:30pm at [...]

Accused: The Vindication of Myra Richardson is a documentary about agnès films’ member, Myra Richardson , and her fight to clear her name after being falsely accused of molesting one of her students.  Made by Ted Mangan, the documentary will screen on Sunday, September 25 at 4pm at the Chicago Beverly Arts Center (2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, IL [...]