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THIS ISSUE:
[WIFT-T programs]:
• Shibley Righton Presents: Career Management in a Changing Industry
• Feature Film Writing Program
• Women Writers Workshop
WIFT-T
[awards and events]:
• 2008 Quebecor Media Mentorship Award Winner: Marva Ollivierre
• 2008 Astral Media Mentorship Award Winner: Michelle Latimer
• WIFT-T's New Board of Directors
Partner News [products, services and industry events]:
• Discount for WIFT-T Members: Weekend Workshop with Barbara Deutsch
• Discount for WIFT-T Members: Just Comedy
• Board of Directors Program at Rotman School of Management
• Canadian Film Centre: Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
[WIFT-T programs]:
Shibley Righton Presents: Career Management in a Changing Industry
The Breakfast Stories Series, in partnership with Shibley Righton LLP, offers an inside look at the real world of working in film and television — straight from those at the top of their game. Through in-depth interviews and audience interaction, participants will learn what it really takes to work in a range of film and television careers.
Speakers to be announced shortly.
Following the breakfast, the graduating class of the 2008 Emerging Level Certificate Program will be honoured.
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Registration: 7:30 am-8:00 am
Time: 8:00 am–9:00 am
Location: Park Hyatt, 4 Avenue Road, Toronto
Fee: $10.00 for members, $15.00 for non members, with breakfast included (payment at door). Complimentary to participants of the Emerging Level Certificate Program.
Pre-registration: required by Monday, June 16, 2008. Please note space is limited.* To pre-register, call 416.322.3430 x 221, or send an email to wift@wift.com.
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Feature Film Writing Program
Presented in partnership with NBC Universal and Telefilm Canada
The Feature Film Writing Program is a two module program. The first module will provide an introduction to the major elements of feature film screenwriting, including the development stages of a screenplay. The second module will provide an in-depth analysis of the major elements of feature film screenwriting. The workshop includes a complete critique of a single film. The two modules can be taken individually.
Instructor: Elke Town, Story Editor Consultant, Storyworks
Dates: Part 1: June 17, 24, 26 and July 2
Part 2: July 29, 31, August 5, 7, 12
Location: 110 Eglinton Ave. E, Suite 502
Registration: 5:30pm-6:00pm
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Fees (For Each Series): Emerging module (4 Part Series): $260 + GST Members, $380 + GST Non-members. Intermediate/advanced module (5 Part Series): $325 + GST Members, $475 + GST Non-members
To Apply: Please email wift@wift.com with “Feature Film Writing Program” in the subject, with a resume or visit www.wift.com for an application form. Admission will be on a first come basis.
Women Writers Workshop
Presented in partnership with NBC Universal and Telefilm Canada
The Women Writers Workshop is developed for emerging to intermediate women screenwriters who have a treatment or first draft. It will work toward the development of the next draft of a feature script. This workshop is designed to complement the material from Part One of the Feature Film Writing Program.
Instructor: Maureen Dorey, Story Editor Consultant
Dates: July 8, 10, 15
Location: 110 Eglinton Ave. E, Suite 502
Registration: 5:30pm-6:00pm
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Fee (3 Part Series): $195 + GST Members, $285 + GST Non-members
To Apply: Please email wift@wift.com with “Women Writers Workshop” in the subject, with a resume and 2-4 page treatment or visit www.wift.com for an application form. Admission will be on a first come basis.
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WIFT-T [awards and events]:
2008 Quebecor Mentorship Award Winner: Marva Ollivierre
Presented in partnership with The Quebecor Fund
WIFT-T is pleased to announce Marva Ollivierre as this year's recipient of the 2008 Quebecor Mentorship Award. The Quebecor Mentorship Award is a national initiative designed to provide one Canadian female or male television producer of a visible minority or Aboriginal group the invaluable opportunity to prepare for the 2008 Banff World Television Festival through an intensive one-month Market Mentorship and Festival Bursary.
Marva will receive her award at the 2008 Crystal Awards Gala Luncheon on Monday, December 1, 2008 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
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2008 Astral Media Mentorship Award Winner: Michelle Latimer
Presented in partnership with Astral Media
WIFT-T is pleased to announce Michelle Latimer as this year's recipient of the 2008 Astral Media Mentorship Award. The Astral Media Mentorship Award gives one under-represented Canadian producer the invaluable opportunity to prepare for the 2008 Banff World Television Festival. The winner will have an intensive pre-festival mentorship with a senior Astral Media executive and the opportunity to pitch and network at Banff. Throughout the festival, the winner is given one-on-one coaching to help her bring her concept from script to screen.
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WIFT-T's New Board of Directors
WIFT-T’s Annual General Meeting was held Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Toronto at the National Film Board of Canada. We welcome four new members to our Board.
New directors elected to the Board are:
Gaye McDonald - Vice President, Marketing Ventures, Brand Partnership, Canwest
Kara Russell – Associate, Hall Webber LLP Entertainment & New Media Law
Akhaji Zakiya - Senior Consultant, Nordicity Group Ltd.
Madeline Ziniak - National Vice President, Rogers OMNI Television
Board members returning for the 2008 term:
Gabriella Martinelli – President and CEO, Capri Films
Susan Ross – Executive Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Television, Corus Entertainment
Board Members continuing for the 2008 term:
Wanda Bradley – Director of Sales/Operations, NBC Universal
Leesa Levinson – Founder, Lights, Camera, Access
Wendy MacKeigan – Vice President, SK Films Inc.
Michelle Marion – Director, Canadian Independent Production, Astral Television Networks
Marcia Martin – Senior Vice President and Executive Producer, CTV Inc.
Margaret O’Brien – Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
Cynthia Reyes – Managing Partner, DiversiPro Inc.
Dianne Schwalm – Senior Vice President, Theatrical Advertising & Publicity, Warner Bros. Canada Inc.
Jane Tattersall – President, Tattersall Sound and Picture
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Partner News [products, services and industry events]:
Discount for WIFT-T Members: Weekend Workshop with Barbara Deutsch
Barbara Deutsch is an LA-based life coach, with a focus on the entertainment industry.
Barbara has experience with actors, producers, executives, entrepreneurs, agents and lawyers in the industry. Her two-day workshop focuses on maximizing potential and techniques to increase career motivation and action.
Date: June 21 & 22
Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm
Place: SUN TV’s Boardroom 25 Ontario St. (King/Parliament)
Fee: $350 per person ($50 discount for WIFT-T members)
Contact: linda.matarasso@gmail.com
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Discount for WIFT-T Members: Just Comedy
A joint venture between Achilles Media Ltd. (Banff World Television Festival, History Makers) and Just For Laughs, Just Comedy will be a multifaceted conference taking place from July 17-18, 2008 in Montreal at the Hyatt Regency Montreal.
This international conference caters to television, feature films, new media mobile players and live acts in the comedy industry. Just Comedy offers influential speakers, discussions, master classes, as well as a strong business-to-business focus with numerous facilitated and informal opportunities for networking.
The Just Comedy industry pass includes:
* All-access to the Just Comedy conference
* Limited access to Just For Laughs Festival shows
* Full access to industry parties
* Full access to Comedia Film Festival
* Complimentary transportation to and from the airport
All for $400 if you register before JUNE 6, 2008 for the early bird rate. (Regular Rate: $500)
WIFT-T members will receive an additional 10% off the early bird price. Contact wift@wift.com for your discount code.
Programming highlights include: Judd Apatow, who will receive the Comedy Person of the Year award; Steve Koonin, President of Turner Entertainment Networks, who will make the opening keynote address at Just Comedy; and Ivan and Jason Reitman in a one-on-one father/son interview.
For more information, please visit www.justcomedy.com.
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Board of Directors Program at Rotman School of Management
The Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, and The Institute of Corporate Directors has developed the Small and Medium-Sized Board Effectiveness Program (SME) for business executives and for directors who participate on small-medium sized boards.
This specialized three-day course is taught by leading faculty from Canada’s top business schools and the country’s foremost board directors. Participants will learn the fundamentals of good governance, as well as:
• Managing the trade-offs among stakeholders;
• Adding value to corporate strategies
• Enhancing collaborative group decision-making skills;
• Constructively confronting board issues;
• Increasing personal contribution and more.
The next offering of the SME Board Effectiveness Program runs from June 15-17, 2008 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
For more information, please contact Jannat Hamid, SME Business Development Officer at 416-946-3027, or email: jannat.hamid@rotman.utoronto.ca
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Canadian Film Centre: Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
June 10-15, 2008: Worldwide Short Film Festival
June 20, 2008: TELUS IAEP Application Deadline
July 25, 2008: FFP Application Deadline
August 29, 2008: CFC NFB Feature Documentary Program Application Deadline
Burgeon and Fade Wins Remi Award
CFC short, Burgeon and Fade - created through the CFC's Short Dramatic Film Program has won the Remi Award for The Special Jury Award at the 41st Annual Worldfest Houston International Film Festival 2008. Burgeon and Fade, produced through the 2007 CFC Short Dramatic Film Program is a delicate drama of aging and love. (Director: Audrey Cummings ('06, WIFT-T’s Kodak Mentorship Award Winner), Writer: Bonnie Fairweather ('06), Producer: Anneli Ekborn ('05), Producer/Editor: Michael Mason (‘06).
CFC’s Elevated Will Air in Spain
CFC short dramatic film, Elevated will air on Norto Television this year. Elevated, produced in 1996, portrays a routine elevator ride becomes a living hell for its three trapped passengers. Elevated (Director: Vincenzo Natali, Writer: Vincenzo Natali & Karen Walton, Producers: Steve Hoban & Vanessa Laufer, Cinematographer: Derek Rogers, Cast: Vickie Papavs, Bruce McFee and David Hewlett.)
For more information, visit www.cfccreates.com or for information on CFC Media Lab programs, contact us at medialab@cfccreates.com.
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