AWD is returning to Comic-Con for the second year in a row! Join us this July for TWO incredible panels: BLACK WOMEN IN ACTION FILMMAKING Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. Omni Grand Ballroom DE (4th Floor) Celebrate the impact of Black women shaping the action genre! This dynamic panel … Read On ›
AWD Directing and Ally Members are invited to join for this workshop with Sarah Gutierrez on inclusive filmmaking. She will cover the following topics: Authentic Representation & Storytelling: -Portraying characters with depth and agency (avoiding stereotypes and harmful tropes) -Responsibility when telling stories outside your lived experience -Hiring cultural consultants and … Read On ›
This panel explores animation as a powerful creative pathway for directors, using Little Stories, Big Echoes as a central case study. Directed by Dawn Richard and produced by Chris Hartley (Angelfish Productions), this animated series demonstrates how animation creates unique opportunities for collaboration, storytelling, and cross-disciplinary leadership. Panelists … Read On ›
The AWD Works in Progress (WIP) is an interactive and fun program that offers peer to peer feedback on rough cuts. This support helps Directing Members shape their films before launching a film festival run or seeking distribution. This month, join us for an in-person event at Canon … Read On ›
The AWD NYC events committee invites you to a fireside chat with AWD Icon Member Mary Lou Belli and DP Alec Jarnagin. Join them to discuss the Director/DP relationship, with a focus on their work on ELSBETH (CBS/Paramount +). ABOUT OUR GUESTS: MARY LOU BELLI, a two-time Emmy award-winner, … Read On ›
We are hosting a pitch evening with The Women's List in Los Angeles on Oct. 10th! Their selected writers will meet one on one with our directors to pitch their scripts. We hope this event will forge some great working relationships! Writers and Directors will be put into one of … Read On ›
Join director/editor Jill D’Agnenica (Switched at Birth, Pretty Little Liars), and editors Brett Hedlund (American Wrestler, The Stand at Paxton County) and Berenice Chavez (Pamela: A Love Story, Sundance 2025’s Come See Me in the Good Light) for a practical conversation on how directors and editors can … Read On ›
Join the Alliance of Women Directors for a special Lunch + Learn with Saturation.io, a next-generation budgeting platform built for filmmakers. Whether you’re crafting a short film, documentary, series, or feature, Saturation is designed to simplify and streamline the budgeting process—so you can focus more on the … Read On ›
AWD Directing Members are invited to an exclusive live demo event featuring Scriptation and Cinapse—two essential tools for your production workflow. Learn how these powerful platforms integrate seamlessly to streamline script breakdowns, scheduling, and on-set efficiency. Whether you're dealing with script revisions or coordinating production logistics, this … Read On ›
This virtual event will present new information and strategies in the realms of theatrical distribution for indie features. It will led by our guests from Attend, an emerging leader in this area. Movie distribution and cinema-going have radically changed and the Cinema industry must change with them. What … Read On ›