WIFT-T Presents: Making the Ask
Join WIFT-T and Women Entrepreneurs of Canada (WEC) for a free information and networking event and learn why making the right “ask” is essential to achieving your career goals. Making the Ask, teaches women three key components of making the right ask. Participants will learn to identify what to ask for, who to ask, and gain tips for building confidence to make the ask. As participants reflect on what they want to gain from their businesses, they will also become comfortable with asking for what they need.
WIFT-T Presents: Making the Ask is presented in partnership with Women Entrepreneurs of Canada. Read More
WIFT-T Membership Special: Sign up and become a WIFT-T member at Making the Ask for the special rate of $100.00 plus GST. This special rate is only avaialbe during this event.
WIFT-T FOUNDATION
Donate Online
The Foundation for Women in Film & Television is now accepting donations on-line. Click here to donate and help support women in screen-based media to build, advance and sustain their careers nationally and internationally.
For more information on the Foundation for Women in Film & Television, visit www.wift.com/donate.
Astral Media Mentorship Award Winner: Bobie Taffe
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T), is pleased to announce Bobie Taffe as the winner of the Astral Media Mentorship Award.
The Astral Media Mentorship Award is a national competitive program that gives one talented Canadian female or male producer who is a visible minority, Aboriginal or is disabled, the invaluable opportunity to prepare for the 2009 Banff World Television Festival through a festival bursary and an intensive five day pre-festival mentorship with WIFT-T, other industry experts, and an Astral Media executive.
The Astral Media Mentorship Awards is presented in partnership with Astral Media.
“Bobie Taffe is at the perfect stage of her career for this opportunity," said Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of WIFT-T. "For us at WIFT-T, it’s very satisfying to provide such a strong mentorship program; we simply could not do this without Astral’s support!"
“In its inaugural year the Astral Media Mentorship Award proved tremendously successful with an incredibly talented group of individuals applying for the award and the resulting recipient parlaying the mentorship and coaching received into a development deal for her project,” said Diane Boehme, Director of Original Production for Astral Media’s The Movie Network. “Now in its second year, we are thrilled to have a similarly high calibre of applicants and have chosen an individual who we feel possesses the talent and potential that represents exactly what this program is designed for and we look forward to seeing how this program benefits this emerging producer in her future endeavours.” Read More
WIFT-T Announces the WIFT-T Development Incubator Participants
Women in Film & Television - Toronto (WIFT-T) is pleased to announce the 2009 WIFT-T Development Incubator participants. This initiative gives five writer/producer teams the opportunity to work with script consultants and select industry advisors to develop their feature length dramatic projects.
The WIFT-T Development Incubator is designed to develop market-driven feature films and support the next generation of Canadian feature film professionals.
"People from across the country submit applications for the WIFT-T Development Incubator," said Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of WIFT-T. “The opportunity to work on a feature script in such a focused, collaborative environment is unique, and we’re thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity for this year’s talented group. Many of the participants from the program also move on to the next critical creative stage, and their work gets noticed. Congratulations to this year’s participants.”
The WIFT-T Development Incubator is presented with support from the Bata Shoe Museum, Ontario Media Development Corporation & Telefilm Canada.
For a full list of the WIFT-T Development Incubator participants, Click Here.
Kodak New Vision Mentorship Award
Women in Film & Television - Toronto (WIFT-T) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Kodak New Vision Mentorship Award. The Kodak New Vision Mentorship Award provides one Canadian female director with the opportunity to prepare for the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival through intensive industry coaching and a post-festival creative mentorship.
The Kodak New Vision Mentorship Award is presented in partnership with Kodak Entertainment Imaging. Read More
WIFT-T Business Management for
Media Professionals Program
The WIFT-T Business Management for Media Professionals Program is a compilation of six modules, each consisting of three Saturday sessions. It is recommended for working professionals with up to three years experience in the industry, related university or college training and for those transitioning to a new area of the business.
This certificate program is presented in partnership with Canwest.
Media Career Management Skills |
May 30, June 6 and 20, 2009
This module, instructed by Donna O’Brien, is designed to provide students with the skills and strategies to develop a personal marketing package. Read More
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is offering a limited time discount on voting memberships. Join now for just $75.
Take advantage of this offer in time to vote for the 24th Annual Gemini Awards. The voting deadline is Friday, July 31, 2009.
Voting members also get exclusive access to Gemini programming and Genie-nominated films on ZIP.ca
Go on-line to: www.academy.ca/50 or call the ACCT Membership department at 416.366.2227/1.800.644.5194.
Propagation Media
Propagation Media is offering a 15% discount to all WIFT-T members for design services. This exclusive offer includes print materials, branding and web design/development.
Visit www.propagationmedia.com or email info@propagationmedia.com for a quote or more information.
Warren’s Waterless Printing Inc.
Warren’s Waterless Printing Inc. is offering an exclusive 5% discount to WIFT-T members on all printing.
Warren's is an environmentally friendly dedicated waterless printer. Waterless printing provides high quality print while removing the use of harmful dampening solutions and VOC’s.
Email wift@wift.com to access the discount code. Visit Warren’s Waterless at www.warrenswaterless.com
CFC
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival | June 16-21, 2009
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF) tickets are available for purchase online. Early bird passes, opening night tickets, symposium events and full programming details are available at www.shorterisbetter.com.
Presented by TELUS, WSFF is North America’s largest short film festival. Showcasing shorts from around the world, WSFF will screen contemporary short films selected from 3966 submissions.
WSFF 2009 Screenplay Giveaway: Short Film Big Prizes!
Application Deadline | June 1, 2009
Submit a great script for a short to win a production prize package that includes:
• Post Production services by Deluxe Laboratories
• Studio time at Centennial College @Wallace Studios
• Kodak film stock
• Two programming passes for WIFT-T
• Legal advice from Heenan Blaikie Barristers and Solicitors
Apply today at: www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com/symposium/screenplay_giveaway
To qualify for the contest, applicants must be Canadian residents and registered for at least one symposium event, excluding Inti-Meets and LIFT Out Loud. Symposium passes and Do-It-All combo passes do qualify. Please consult The Screenplay Giveaway FAQS and checklist before submitting an entry.
CFC Media Lab Telus Interactive Art & Entertainment Program
Application Deadline | June 19, 2009
The TELUS Interactive Art & Entertainment Program (IAEP) is a five-month, post-graduate residency that merges collaborative exploration with the fundamentals of new media, with a particular emphasis on narrative theory and storytelling. Team-based, self-directed and project-driven, the TELUS IAEP focuses on creating inventive interactive narrative projects for the Canadian and international marketplace.
Visit www.cfccreates.com/contes for a chance to win free tuition.
Female Eye Film Festival | Open Call
Films & scripts are now being accepted for the 8th Female Eye Film Festival. The Festival takes place March 24–28, 2010.
Submission deadlines:
Early Deadline | July 31, 2009 (postmarked)
Late Deadline | September 30, 2009 (postmarked)
Extended Deadline | October 31, 2009 (postmarked)
For more information, visit www.FemaleEyeFilmFestival.com
New York Women in Film & Television/Hamptons International Film Festival
WIFT-T members are invited to participate in the New York Women in Film & Television/Hamptons International Film Festival short series, To The Point: Women Telling Stories Through Media.
The Series provides a unique platform for WIFT members to showcase their talents in areas of shorts, composed fictional narratives, animation, documentaries, and experimental films that bring an unorthodox and original perspective to the experiences of women from all walks of life from around the world.
There is no fee to submit, films must be under 20 minutes and completed between June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2009.
For more information on the series and how to participate, visit www.nywift.org |
Board of Directors
Susan Ross, Chair
Jane Tattersall, Secretary
Akhaji Zakiya, Treasurer
Wanda Bradley
Mary Bredin
Bonnie Brownlee
Prentiss Fraser
Maureen Judge
Leesa Levinson
Gaye McDonald
Gabriella Martinelli
Kara Russell
Muriel Solomon
Diane Williamson
Madeline Ziniak
Corporate Social Benefit Donors
Astral Media
Canwest Media Inc.
CTVglobemedia
Quebecor Fund
Diamond Patrons
58Ninety Inc.
Canwest Broadcasting
ROGERS OMNI Television
Platinum Partners
CBC Television
Kodak Canada
Imarion
The Suites at 1 King West
Gold Partners
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Bata Shoe Museum
Deluxe
Humber School of Media Studies & Information Technology
M.A.C. Cosmetics
Playback
Shibley Righton LLP
Warren's Waterless Printing Inc.
Silver Patrons
Banff World Television Festival
Comweb/William F. White International
Directors Guild of Canada (Ontario)
Dynamix Solutions
Goodmans LLP
ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
National Film Board of Canada
RBC Royal Bank
Videoscope
Bronze Partners
Abilities Arts Festival
BC Film
Canadian Film Centre
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association
Colio Estate Wines
Female Eye Film Festival
FITC
Guild of Canadian Film Composers
Hot Docs
In Accessories
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film & Video Festival
mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca
Propagation Media
Stage and Screen Travel Services
Steam Whistle Brewing
Government Partners
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities
Telefilm Canada
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