Join AWD and NatGeo for a screening of National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot and Q&A with Academy Award®-winning director Vanessa Roth. Moderated by Rotten Tomatoes' Jacqueline Coley. National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot is a documentary short series that follows the powerful stories of six women who are making an extraordinary impact on […]

Join us for June's virtual AWD Works in Progress Program, sponsored by CANON. Each month we start the event with a Tech Talk. Come hear from film producer, distribution expert, and today's "go-to" authority of how to get a film to market, JEROME COURSHON. AWD members can REGISTER HERE. Courshon has written articles on film […]

How much should you crowdfund for? The answer may surprise you: as much as you need to move your project forward! In this workshop, we’ll teach you how to build a budget, utilize loans to make up your budget (conceptually as well as literally), navigate the ask, break down your script, and get creative with […]

AWD is pleased to offer a 2021 virtual edition of Directing the Actor with AWD Founder and USC Professor Jennifer Warren. This six-month course will meet for monthly online sessions where each of the 12 selected directors will choose a scene from an established screenplay, cast it, and hold a rehearsal during class where they […]

The AMC/AWD “High-Octane” Directing Series consists of five Master Classes focused on directing action and thriller content in scripted television. It features directors, showrunners, and department heads from AMC Networks’ wide range of dynamic series, and other industry leaders.  Join us for our 4th session of High-Octane to hear from director and AWD Honorary Member Lesli Linka Glatter, director and stunt […]