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FilmBuff will release 'WE THE ECONOMY: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford To Miss' on October 21 across more than 50 digital platforms.

The first film in the new MAKERS series, MAKERS: Women in Comedy, will premiere on Tuesday, September 30 at 9pm ET/PT on PBS. MAKERS: Women in Comedy tracks the rise of women in the world of comedy, from the “dangerous” comedy of '70s sitcoms like Maude to the groundbreaking women of the 1980s American comedy club boom and building to today's multifaceted landscape. Today, movies like Bridesmaids break box office records and the women of Saturday Night Live are often more famous than their male counterparts. Contemporary comics, including Chelsea Handler, Mo'Nique, Sarah Silverman, Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Lynch, Kathy Griffin, and the incomparable Joan Rivers talk about where women started in this competitive, male-dominated profession and where they are determined to go.

The International Documentary Association (IDA)'s 29th Annual IDA Documentary Awards were held last night, Friday, December 6th at the Director's Guild in Los Angeles. Scroll down for a full list of winners!

ESPN Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Team Marketing, announced that they will release the “Nine for IX DVD Gift Set” today, October 15, 2013.

ESPN Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Team Marketing, announced today that they will release the “Nine for IX DVD Gift Set” on October 15, 2013.

ESPN Films and espnW have announced the film slate for Nine for IX, a documentary series focused on captivating stories of women in sports told through the lens of female filmmakers. Nine for IX film topics include an intimate look at Pat Summitt, college sports' most successful coach ever, the largely unknown history of Katarina Witt and her link with East Germany's secret police, and the focus of sex in the marketing of female athletes. The series is scheduled to premiere on July 2 on ESPN and the films will air over consecutive Tuesday evenings at 8pm ET.

JustFilms, the Ford Foundation's social justice film fund, is providing major support to eight independent films selected for competition and premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the world's leading showcase for independent filmmaking.

Sundance Institute today announced that 13 independent films are now available through a variety of platforms to rent, download or stream via the Institute's Artist Services program. Titles include 2012 Sundance Film Festival films Detropia, I Am Not a Hipster, The Atomic States of America, and We're Not Broke. For full details on where to access these films, please visit sundance.org/nowplaying. (The complete list of new titles available follows below.)

Sundance Institute announced today 19 members of five juries awarding prizes at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Short Film Awards will be announced at a ceremony on January 22 at Park City's Jupiter Bowl, with feature film awards announced at a separate ceremony on January 26.

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers announced today the nominees for the Gotham Independent Film Awards™.

The awards season has begun as the Gotham Film Awards have just announced their 2010 nominees.

The awards season has begun as the Gotham Film Awards have just announced their 2010 nominees.

The awards season has begun as the Gotham Film Awards have just announced their 2010 nominees.

Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Matt Weaver & Scott Prisand, two of ROCK OF AGES' lead producers and co-owners of the LA-based Corner Store Entertainment, have two films in the top dramatic category at Sundance Film Festival. The films, which star a host of stage stars, are SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS (Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis) and HESHER (Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon Levitt).

Screenings, talkbacks and panel discussions will be offered in conjunction with The Women's Projects transFigures, running April 21st through May 5th at the Julia Miles Theater.