Our Achievements

2009

  • WIFT-T launches new streamlined website.
  • The organization holds its first online auction, in support of the Foundation for Women in Film & Television-Toronto.
  • The Foundation for Women in Film & Television-Toronto begins to attract individual and corporate donors, despite a recession.
  • In response to industry changes, WIFT-T launches the Career Transition Program.
  • WIFT-T creates a digital strategy.

2008

  •  WIFT-T re-launches the Foundation for Women in Film & Television-Toronto.
  • A new logo replaces the word ‘and’ with an ampersand (&).
  • The Convergent Media Program launches with a focus on digital platforms.
  • Despite the start of a global recession and unprecedented changes in the screen-based industry, WIFT-T maintains membership base and partnerships, and offers a robust slate of programming.
  • WIFT-T congratulates the first graduating classes from its certificate programs with the Schulich School of Business, York University, and Humber School of Media Studies and Information Technology.

2007

  • WIFT-T celebrates 20 years of incorporation.
  • WIFT-T hosts the WIFT International Summit from July 16-19 at the Park Hyatt Toronto. The 2007 WIFT International Summit featured more than 100 industry leaders who contributed their expertise and experience to more than 50 panels and workshops.
  • WIFT-T launches the first-ever online broadcasts for the International Summit.
  • WIFT-T partners with the Schulich School of Business, York University, and Humber School of Media Studies and Information Technology to offer Business Management for Media Professionals at junior and senior levels. Both programs are WIFT-T’s first certificate programs in partnership with educational institutions.

2006

  • WIFT-T presents first Short Film Showcase on International Women’s Day to celebrate women filmmakers around the world.
  • WIFT-T exceeds 850 members.
  • WIFT-T and DGC Ontario launch CanadianFilmmaker.com, an online resource on the business of feature filmmaking in Canada.

2005

  • WIFT-T launches Executive Management Program.

2004

  • Crystal Awards Luncheon is sold out, a trend that continues in the years to come.
  • WIFT-T publishes Frame Work: Employment in Canadian Screen-Based Media – A National Profile, the first Canadian study of its kind that measures diversity, skills, and employment in the film, television, and digital media industries.

2003

  • WIFT-T completes a record-breaking programming year.

2002

  • WIFT-T is the third largest chapter in the world, with over 700 members.

2001

  • WIFT-T initiates a three-year strategic plan with a focus on technical training, career development, international partnerships, and national research activities.

1998

  • WIFT-T implements first ever Members Benefits Plan to freelancers, contract workers, and self-employed members.
  • WIFT-T and The Centre for Entrepreneurship at Centennial College launch The Independent Producers Program – a program to help independent producers start their own businesses.

1997

  • WIFT-T introduces a five-year strategic plan.
  • WIFT-T releases Riding the Next Wave: Future Trends in Film, Television, and Digital Media, compiled from over 60 interviews with industry experts.

1996

  • TWIFT officially renames itself WIFT-T.
  • Studio WIFT-T opens its doors to the public.

1994

  • CBC sponsors first ever CBC Women Writers Award.

1993

  • TWIFT publishes Take Two: A Woman’s Guide to Technical Jobs in the Film and Television Industry.

1992

  • TWIFT unveils an industry based job bank for members.
  • TWIFT develops an apprenticeship and job shadowing placement program in conjunction with the CBC Training department.
  • TWIFT unveils its first ever strategic plan.

1991

  • Toronto Women in Film and Video officially renames itself Toronto Women in Film and Television Inc. (TWIFT) to better reflect the changing nature of membership.
  • TWIFT publishes Changing Focus: The Future for Women in the Canadian Film and Television Industry.
  • TWIFT begins presenting its first professional development workshops.

1988

  • First annual TWIFV Awards are held at Copa Nightclub. The awards will eventually be renamed the Crystal Awards.

1987

  • Toronto Women in Film and Video Inc. (TWIFV) receives incorporation status with founding president Suzanne DePoe, Vice President Alice O’Neil.
  • At the end of its first incorporated year, TWIFV has 150 members.

1984

  • At the international women’s film festival, Through Her Eyes, women in the Toronto film and television industry meet with visitors from the New York chapter of Women in Film. This is the catalyst that creates the Toronto chapter of Women in Film and Video.
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