The Athena Film Festival announced honorees, films – Black Christmas, Clemency, Little Women; and the 2020 winners and finalists of the Athena List.
Athena Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Athena Film Festival
SINCE: 2011
WHERE: New York, NY, USA
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Athena Film Festival — a celebration of women and leadership — is an engaging weekend of feature films, documentaries and shorts that highlight women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. The four-day festival, which includes conversations with directors and Hollywood stars and workshops for filmmakers, has quickly established itself as one of the most prestigious festivals of its kind.
2020 Athena Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with I AM WOMAN
The 2020 Athena Film Festival will open with the NY premiere of I Am Woman by Unjoo Moon and starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey as singer-songwriter Helen Reddy,
Athena Film Festival to Honor Time’s Up Nina Shaw, Director Desiree Akhavan and TIFF’s Cameron Bailey
Nina Shaw, a founder of Time’s Up, will be honored at the 2019 Athena Film Festival, along with actress Desiree Akhavan and Cameron Bailey of Toronto International Film Festival.
Athena Film Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup, Opens with Julia Hart’s FAST COLOR, Closes with KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE Featuring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The 2019 Athena Film Festival will open with the NY premiere of Fast Color and close with the documentary Knock Down The House, featuring NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
BATTLE OF THE SEXES to Open and THE POST to Close 2018 Athena Film Festival
Athena Film Festival (AFF) will open their 2018 edition on Thursday, February 22nd with BATTLE OF THE SEXES,
2018 Athena Film Festival Announces Lineup, I AM NOT A WITCH, LADY BIRD and More…
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) continues to showcase films about strong and courageous women leaders with its 2018 lineup of narrative, documentary, and short films. Among the feature films included in this year’s lineup are THE BREADWINNER, directed by Nora Twomey and executive produced by Angelina Jolie; the New York premiere of I AM NOT A WITCH, from first-time writer and director Rungano Nyoni
Athena Film Festival to Honor Barbara Kopple, Amma Asante and Bridget Everett
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple, BAFTA winning writer and director Amma Asante and cabaret artist and actress Bridget Everett will be honored at 2018 Athena Film Festival.
Courtney Moorehead Balaker’s LITTLE PINK HOUSE is Opening Night Film of Athena Film Festival
Writer/director Courtney Moorehead Balaker’s LITTLE PINK HOUSE, starring Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn, will open the Athena Film Festival (AFF) on Thursday, February 9th, 2017.
Athena Film Festival (AFF) Announces 2017 Lineup, to Close with DOLORES Documentary
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) announced its 2017 lineup showcasing films about powerful and courageous women leaders in real life and the fictional world.
Eve Ensler, Patricia Riggen, Regina K. Scully and David Oyelowo to be Honored at Athena Film Festival
Eve Ensler, Patricia Riggen, Regina K. Scully and David Oyelowo will be honored at the 2017 Athena Film Festival (AFF), set to run February 9 to 12, 2017, at Barnard College in New York City.
Amazon Studios to Sponsor Athena Film Festival’s 2017 Athena List
Amazon Studios will sponsor the Athena Film Festival (AFF)’s 2017 Athena List, an annual slate of 3-5 screenplays that have yet to be produced and that showcase female leadership or strong female protagonists.
Athena Film Festival and IRIS Launches Athena IRIS Screenwriting Lab
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) is partnering with IRIS to present the inaugural Athena IRIS Screenwriting Lab.