A celebration of action films and the women who kick ass in them! A celebration of empowered women.

The Amazons are back for Round Two!
Melanie Wise and her team are gearing up for the second installment of the Artemis Women In Action Film Festival, which will take place at the Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts Theater, Beverly Hills on April 22-24, 2016.
Celebrating women in action films and strong female characters, the event will showcase feature films, shorts and documentaries and promote the work of stuntwomen.
The 2015 edition honored actresses Linda Hamilton, Kristanna Loken, Gina Torres and celebrated the work of stundwomen Angela Meryl (Kill Bill) & Maja Aro (Once Upon a Time); this year’s honorees will include Bridesmaids & Ghostbusters director Paul Feig, Heidi Moneymaker (The Hunger Games, John Wick 2 & Scarlett Johansson‘s stunt double since Iron Man 2), Yancy “Witchblade” Butler, Jessie Graff (Leverage), Zoe Bell (Xena, Kill Bill) as well as Dayna Grant, who started her career on Xena and recently worked as the stunt double of Charlize Theron on Mad Max: Fury Road.

Artemis Women In Action Film Festival 2
Film Festival
Founded by Melanie Wise, Zac Baldwin, Sean Newcombe
Board of Directors: John Halbert, Howard Brodwin, Heidi Mastrogiovanni, John Halbert, Michael R. Miller, Tema Staig
Creative, Production and Business Development: Donna J. Gagnon
Marketing and Media Development Manager: Megan Hubbell
Strategic Partner Manager: Marilyn Jenne
Financial Advisor: Malissa Wise