The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not-for-profit corporation, is a nation-wide membership association of highly qualified professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media.

Founded in 2006 by Jennifer Merin, Maitland McDonagh, Joanna Langfield and Jenny Halper, AWFJ was incorporated as a not-for-profit charitable organization in New York State in October, 2006. The organization is dedicated to supporting films made about and by women - working both in front of and behind the cameras - and to focusing attention on women's critical writings about film.

AWFJ publishes Women On Film, its' online magazine, at [2281]. Women On Film aggregates AWFJ members' reviews of releasing films, interviews with filmmakers, original essays on women working in the film industry, statistics and commentaries pertaining to gender bias in Hollywood and trend pieces, as well as AWFJ opinion polls on current issues and topics having to do with female filmmakers and female critics, and Top Films lists compiled by the membership.

AWFJ presents the annual EDA Awards in recognition of each year's outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies. The awards, announced each December, are divided into two classifications: "Best of" categories such as Best Film, Best Actress, Best Director, etc., are presented annually. "Special Mention" categories, such as Actress Most In Need of a New Agent, Best Depiction of Nudity or Sexuality, Best Social Activism, etc., are subject to change from year to year, depending on the list of films released during the year.

AWFJ's outreach program supports initiatives made by members and/or other groups with analogous interests, similar values and comparable professional standards.

Current AWFJ members include:


Thelma Adams - US Weekly
Marjorie Baumgarten - Austin Chronicle
Amy Benfer - Metro NY
Sheila Benson - Seattle Weekly
Carol Cling - Las Vegas Review Journal
Sheigh Crabtree - Los Angeles Times
Marcy Dermansky - About.com
Laura Emerick - Chicago Sun Times
Lexi Feinberg - CinemaBlend.com
Nikki Finke - LA Weekly/DeadlineHollywood.com
Cynthia Fuchs - PopMatters.com
Mihal Gartenberg - WKCR/NY 1
Susan Granger - SSG Syndicate
Jenny Halper - Penny Pincher News
Esther Iverem - SeeingBlack.com
MaryAnne Johanson - Film.com/FlickFilosopher.com
Lisa Kennedy - Denver Post
Joanna Langfield - The Movie Minute (AWFJ Vice-President)
Christy Lemire - The Associated Press
Moira Macdonald - The Seattle Times
Karen Martin - Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Maitland McDonagh - TV Guide.com (AWFJ Vice-President)
Brandy McDonnell - The Oklahoman
Jennifer Merin - New York Press (AWFJ President)
Nell Minow - BeliefNet.com
Katerine Monk - Can West News Service (Canada)
Michelle Orange - The Village Voice/Reeler.com
Betsy Pickle - Knoxville News/Scripps Howard News Service
Mary Pols - Contra Costa Times
Claudia Puig - USA Today
B. Ruby Rich - The Guardian (United Kingdom)
Carrie Rickey - Philadelphia Inquirer
Eleanor Ringel - Atlanta Journal Consitution
Shelli Sonstein - Q 104.3
Amy Taubin - Film Comment/Sight and Sound
Anne Thompson - Variety.com
Erin Trahen - The Independent/New EnglandFilm.com
Kim Voynar - Cinematical.com
Susan Wloszczyna - USA Today
Jeanne Wolf - Parade Magazine
AWFJ'S Board of Advisors includes Richard Pena (Columbia University, Lincoln Center Film Society, NY Film Festival), Mary Schmidt Campbell (Dean, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University), Sally Berger (Curator, Film Department, Museum of Modern Art), Dr. Martha M. Lauzen (Director, Center for the Study of Women in Film and Television at San Diego State University), Carol Jenkins (Director, Women's Media Center), Barbara Morgan (Director, Austin Film Festival), Karen Cooper (Diretor, FilmForum), Kathleen Carroll (Film Critic, retired), Rhea Gordon, Esq. (Debevoise and Plimpton, LLP), Jonathan Gray, Esq. (Gray Krauss, LLP)