Congratulations Monica Côté, winner of the 2012 William F. White Production Manager Mentorship! Monica begins her ten-day internship at William F. White's Toronto production facility in late April. Thanks to William F. White for supporting this initiative.
William F. White Production Manager Mentorship | Guidelines Corinne Herman, 2011 [The William F. White Production Manager Mentorship] proved to be even more valuable than I could have imagined. A day in Remote Heads and Cranes was a very cool experience. Learning from the RHC team helped me feel more confident and informed. My time spent with Commercials [...]
MLP Overview | Curriculum | Bursaries Mickey Rogers President, Mickey Rogers Media Mickey Rogers helps creative entrepreneurs who get lost translating their dreams or products into successful profitable businesses. For the past 20 years, Rogers has been surrounded by creative ideas and people—as a broadcaster, as an owner of a multi-million dollar business, and as a sounding board, coach, mentor [...]
Toronto, ON – Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) is pleased to announce emerging producer Heidi Tao Yang as winner of the 2011 CBC Business of Broadcasting Mentorship. Yang will join CBC Television for a week-long workshop at its downtown Toronto studio in February 2012. She will learn about the production and broadcast components [...]
WIFT-T and Deluxe provide postproduction training for emerging female producer WIFT-T is pleased to announce Marla Black as the winner of the 2011 Deluxe Producer Internship. Black will receive a special presentation at the WIFT-T Reception at TIFF, taking place September 14 at Pinewood Toronto Studios. Now in its fourth year, this national program provides one emerging female producer [...]
Janet Crystal Yorga was a creative writer and entrepreneur with a passion for storytelling. Born in Rockglen, Saskatchewan, she moved to Ottawa where she worked on a variety of creative projects, including a documentary series. She had completed a number of feature film scripts when she died of breast cancer on March 30, 2010, at [...]
Corus Convergent Media Stream | Guidelines | Application Form Please note this schedule is subject to change. Sunday October 23 CCMS Master Class | 1:00pm – 4:00pm Open to all iWDMS delegates, the CCMS Master Class will explore strategies and processes for bridging film, television, online and mobile platforms. Participants receive an overview of the impact of digital technologies [...]
Postproduction training for an emerging Canadian female producer. Application deadline: Monday July 25
2011 Deluxe Producer Internship Erika Allison Yearwood, 2010 The three weeks spent at Deluxe provided an excellent overview of everything to do with Post, down to some of the finer details that many Producers tend to overlook. I feel confident that I am better-equipped to create and produce projects that are viable, well planned out, and can [...]
Nomination Deadline | Friday July 29, 5PM EDT WIFT-T is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Crystal Awards Gala Luncheon. Active WIFT-T members are invited to nominate exceptional candidates, with a minimum of ten years’ experience in screen-based media (film, television or digital media), for a 2011 Crystal Award. NOTE: Current WIFT-T Board Members are not eligible for nomination. [...]
2010 Convergent Media Program | Bursary Donor/Recipient Profile Bursary Application Deadline | Tuesday August 2, 2011, 5PM EDT The Corus Convergent Media Stream (CCMS) is for teams of two producers who are currently developing an interactive digital media project. The program takes place as part of the International Women in Digital Media Summit (iWDMS), October 23-25, 2011 in [...]
Olivia Ward is a Toronto Star writer on foreign affairs, with more than 13 years’ experience as a foreign correspondent. She was the Star‘s UN correspondent, then headed the Moscow and London bureaus. She has reported from South Asia and the Middle East, and on wars in Chechnya, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Iraq, and the [...]
Debi Goodwin has more than 20 years’ experience as a CBC journalist. For ten years, she produced foreign documentaries for The National and traveled to El Salvador, China, the Middle East and Africa. Last September, Doubleday Canada published Citizens of Nowhere, Debi’s non-fiction account of eleven refugee students in Kenya whom she followed through their first year on scholarships [...]
Conflict zone storytelling and the role of female correspondents & documentarians. Jun 7.
WIFT-T is pleased to announce Norma Mendoza as the winner of the 2011 Astral Media Mentorship. Now in its fourth year, this national competitive program prepares one Canadian producer who is a visible minority, Aboriginal, or an individual with a disability for the Banff World Media Festival. “WIFT-T is pleased to once again partner with Astral Media [...]
Back to Astral Media Mentorship Norma Mendoza is a dynamic young producer who continually pushes the artistic envelope to create relevant and entertaining original content. Her producing credits include Nickelodeon’s record-setting live-action TV series Dino Dan and the Gemini Award-winning TVO series The Ocean Room. Most recently, she produced BITE TV’s much-anticipated comedy series Papillon, starring [...]
Projecting the mind's eye: technologies & workflows for virtual production planning. Jun 27.
Michael Irwin comes to the SIRT Centre having over ten years of post secondary education and an additional ten years of industry experience. As a student, his specializations included gaming technology, 3D modeling, computer science, digital art, fine art, photography and social sciences. His industry experience includes production and post-production for film, TV, video games [...]
A native of Saskatchewan, Bert Dunk is recognized as one of Canada’s premiere cinematographers. Formally trained in New York City at the Germain School of Photography, his career has spanned about 30 years. Well known for his Hawaiian shirts, Bert has shot feature films, television movies, episodic TV and commercials. He has worked for every [...]
Before joining Sheridan College as a faculty member in 2005, John worked for over twenty years as a freelance director, production manager, and writer within the Canadian film and television industry. His credits include production management for children’s series television such as Degrassi and OWLTV; multiple series as a writer for TVOntario; and directing of [...]
Frame Work II is now available online. Click above to access the full report and executive summary.
With Maureen Dorey, consultant to the pros. Part 2 begins July 13. Register today!
Industry experts discuss monetizing games, from social, to mobile, to MMOs. April 11.
2011 Astral Media Mentorship Mishann Lau, 2010 As [the 2010] winner of the Astral Media WIFT mentorship, I was able to attend The International Television Festival at Banff with confidence in my pitch and the support of veteran festival participants. This was an extremely rewarding trip because I was able to meet with broadcasters from Corus Kids, [...]
Prepare for the Banff World Media Festival through expert coaching. Apps due Apr 11.
Deadline approaching! Develop your feature film with industry experts & a story editor!
Forecasting trends in technology, media & telecommunications. Feb 28. Register now!
Back to Tracking the Trends: Technology, Media & Telecommunications Duncan Stewart is the Director of Deloitte Canada Research in the areas of Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT), Life Sciences and GreenTech. He is a member of Deloitte’s national TMT executive team, is a co-author of Deloitte Research’s annual Predictions report on trends in TMT, and is [...]
OMDC to Support the 2011-2012 International Initiative WIFT-T, with the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, is pleased to announce the WIFT-T Women in Digital Media Summit & Speaker Series, a two-year initiative designed to promote and celebrate women in the digital media industry. Divided into [...]
WIFT-T is pleased to announce Corinne Herman as winner of the inaugural William F. White Production Manager Mentorship. This competitive program is designed to provide one emerging Canadian female production manager with hands-on training and mentorship. “We’re very pleased to partner with William F. White Int’l to offer this landmark mentorship,” says Renee Robinson, WIFT-T Programming & Business [...]
Lead Partners The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), an agency of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, is the central catalyst for the province’s cultural media cluster, including book publishing, film and television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing and music industries. The WIFT-T Women in Digital Media Summit & Speaker Series is made possible through the support of [...]
Part of the Business Management for Media Professionals Program. Begins March 5.
Thursday December 16, 6:30 - 8:30 at the National Film Board.
For an emerging female production manager. Applications due January 24.
Back to EMP Overview | 2012 Faculty | Guidelines Schedule subject to change. April 11 | Media Environment and Business Strategy This introductory session provides an assessment of today’s screen-based production business in Canada, including the challenges and opportunities facing the entrepreneur and the directions and decisions that larger media corporations are undertaking. Participants learn valuable analysis techniques and receive [...]
Back to DigiScape: New Rules, New Roles, New Relationships Reynolds Mastin is Counsel at the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) where he provides legal and strategic advice on a range of matters, including intellectual property, industrial relations, terms of trade, regulatory proceedings and corporate governance. He is the staff lead for the CMPA’s Copyright, Canada Media [...]
Back to DigiScape: New Rules, New Roles, New Relationships Grant Buchanan is a partner in the Business Law Group at McCarthy Tetrault in Toronto. An experienced communications lawyer, he has focused his practice on broadcast and telecom regulation and Copyright Board work. He has a broad understanding of the communications industry, related agreements, and the framework [...]
WIFT-T, in partnership with CBC Television, is pleased to announce Shivanya Mulekar as winner of the 2010 CBC Business of Broadcasting Mentorship. The mentorship will be presented at the Crystal Awards Gala Luncheon on Monday, December 6, 2010 in Toronto. This national competitive initiative gives an emerging, Canadian female producer/director the opportunity to receive creative and [...]
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Feature Film Writing Program | Women Writers Workshop Maureen Dorey is a freelance analyst and story editor who helps writers renew their inspiration and find their voices. Her production credits include A Stone’s Throw (writer/director Camelia Frieberg); Moccasin Flats, Season II; Random Passage, an eight-hour mini-series directed by John N. Smith and produced by Passage Films and [...]
Took place Monday, December 6 in Toronto. Event photos now available!
Back to 2010 Digital MashUp As content creators explore cross-platform and interactive production, questions arise around monetization and funding structures. This panel explores how digital components fit into traditional funding structures, and illustrates digital financing structures for all stages of interactive content creation. Panelists Include Francesca Accinelli Director, English Market, CMF Program Administrator, Telefilm Canada Andra Sheffer Executive Director, [...]
Congratulations Renuka Jeyapalan, winner of this year's mentorship!
Congratulations Erika Allison Yearwood, winner of this year's internship!
Coming up: Production Accounting with John Gaskin. Begins April 9. Limited spots available!
Ready for a rewrite? Develop your draft with peers and a story editor! Class starts Oct 28.
Learn best practices for teamwork when developing a convergent media property.
WIFT-T members receive hands-on access to the RED ONE camera!
Congratulations Mishann Lau, winner of the 2010 Astral Media Mentorship!