Who We Are
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) is a not-for-profit professional organization founded in 1984. WIFT-T supports women in screen-based media (film, television, and digital media) to build, advance, and sustain their careers nationally and internationally. WIFT-T does this through hands-on high quality programming, mentoring, networking, and industry events that recognize the talents and potential of women. Our mission is to enhance the skills of our members so they can become significant decision-makers at all levels of the industry.
Click for bio & photo of Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of WIFT-T.
What We Do
- Provide members with the skills and professional development they need to build, advance, and sustain their careers nationally and internationally.
- Mark extraordinary achievement in screen-based media annually through coveted awards and prestigious must-attend events.
- Deliver programs and opportunities that help companies and government entities achieve corporate policy and operational goals.
- Serve as a leading industry resource for information about Canadian women working in screen-based media.
- Offer proprietary research and publications that impact change and policy and provide a platform to promote the status of women.
- Provide a link to the world’s most respected women working in top production centres globally.
- Recognize that diversity is integral to our core principles and strive for diversity in all our undertakings. Click to read the WIFT-T Diversity Charter.
What We Offer
- Discounted member rates on our year round slate of skills development programming, led by the industry’s top creative and business professionals.
- Access to WIFT International (WIFTI), with over 10,000 leading film, television, and digital media professionals worldwide. Click here for more information.
- Access to exclusve industry events, such as the WIFT-T Reception @ TIFF.
- Networking at WIFT-T and industry events, industry markets, and festivals in Canada and around the world.
- Email bulletins about WIFT activities globally and industry news at home.
- Inclusion in the members-only WIFT International database of leading women in screen-based media.
- Annual Crystal Awards industry gala, honouring Canada’s best and brightest in screen-based media.
- For a complete description of our Member Benefits, click here.
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