AWD is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women and gender non-binary directors working in the entertainment industry.
Achievements in the Past Year
38
Career Advancement
Program Events
50+
Industry
Speakers
8
Program Partnerships
with Netflix, NBC, TCM,
Lifetime, Seed & Spark, & More
20+
Member FilmsCritiqued at Works In Progress
Studio & Network Partnerships
News & Updates
Member Spotlight – Anna Sang Park Born in South Korea, AWD Member Anna Sang Park grew up in Seoul, then Philadelphia. An award-winning, multifaceted filmmaker, she is the writer and director of the short film trilogy,… Read More
Member Spotlight – Nicole Dorsey AWD Member Nicole Dorsey recently won Best Episodic Pilot at SXSW for Something Undone, which centers Jo who, while sorting through her deceased mother’s home and recording effects for her podcast, discovers a… Read More
June Member News Michelle Salcedo AWD Member Michelle Salcedo has signed on to direct The Body, a new thriller from Catalyst Studios. The film boasts a script from “Inside Man” writer Russel Gewirtz.… Read More
May Member News Ashley Maria and Monique Sorgen AWD Members Ashley Maria and Monique Sorgen were accepted into Blackmagic Collective's Filmmaker Advancement Initiative. The program is is a curated group of filmmakers and… Read More