Women in Film grants to 8 pics

Women in Film will be awarding coin to the makers of eight pics in the nonprofit's 26th annual Film Finishing Fund Grant Program. The cash grants will provide financing to ensure the projects are completed and the films distributed. Fund recipients were chosen from a pool of 113 films made by, for or about women. Selected pics include narrative features, docs and animated shorts. The 2011 Film Finishing Fund winners are "Ability: The Judy Finelli Project," "Everybody Knows...Elizabeth Murray," "I Am Nasrine," "Seeking Asian Female," "Naked," "Future Weather," "Zergut" and "Kusama: Princess of Polka Dots." Netflix is providing the program with $50,000 grants along with distribution recommendations and consultation upon completion of the projects. "We continued to be impressed by the roster of talented filmmakers whose work demonstrates unique artistic vision, intelligence and heart," said Lisa Nishimura, veep of independent content acquisition at Netflix. WIFF's co-chairs mentioned their appreciation of Netflix's "continuous support." More info on the fund recipients can be found at www.wif.org. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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