[citation needed] The term had previously been used by a group of women filmmakers in Melbourne, Australia, in the 1970s.
Reel Women serves as a resource to the film community over the years by planning guest speakers, workshops,[4] mixers, and screening events.
These include the Filmmakers on Film 10-Disc DVD set and Ally Acker's films Reel Herstory with Jodie Foster (2014) and Flowering Little Crone, as well as the books Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema, The First Hundred Years, Volume 1 and Volume 2.
[16] Reel Women also organized the Austin Film Industry Holiday party in December[when?]
Their current clientele include NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, National Geographic's Explorer, Lifetime, and Disney.