WIFT-T Announces AGM Keynote Speaker
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (“WIFT-T), is pleased to announce Victoria Ha as the keynote speaker for
WIFT-T’s Annual General Meeting.
Victoria Ha is Partner and Producer at Stitch Media, an interactive media production company. Company projects range from an interactive multi-lingual documentary on the Chinese head tax, to games with Facebook applications, to portals where users can create virtual campgrounds in our national parks, to mobile content about secret encounters in Halifax, to a weekly online workout with hockey star Sidney Crosby. Stitch also created the online components for Survivorman and The Border.
Victoria will address the role of traditional broadcasters, strong storytelling, and the need for innovative collaboration. She will also share business models that have worked for Stitch. Despite the economy, business is booming.
Victoria, along with her business partner, Evan Jones, completed in the 2009 WIFT-T Executive Management Program in January.
The WIFT-T AGM will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 6:30 PM at the National Film Board, 150 John Street (at Richmond Street). The election for the 2009 Board of Directors will take place at the AGM. Due to extensive outreach around board nominations, nominations will not be accepted from the floor the evening of the AGM. The AGM will be followed by a networking reception.
Everyone is welcome at the AGM; although voting for the 2009 Board of Directors is restricted to full members.
Imarion Post Production Mentorship Award Winner: Summer Preney
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (“WIFT-T”), is pleased to announce Summer Preney as the winner of the Imarion Post Production Mentorship Award.
The Imarion Post Production Mentorship Award is a national initiative that provides one Canadian female filmmaker with the invaluable opportunity to access post production services at Imarion to complete a feature length documentary. WIFT-T is mentoring the successful applicant to participate in the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian international film festival. This is followed by an intensive mentorship with a post production supervisor.
The Imarion Post Production Mentorship Award is presented in partnership with Imarion with support from Hot Docs.
“We’re really privileged to work with Imarion on this award as post-production is such a big part of any successful documentary,” said Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of WIFT-T. “This award is also part of our ongoing commitment to provide high quality professional development for the screen-based community. We look forward to working with Summer.”
“We are very proud to sponsor the first Imarion Post Production Mentorship Award in partnership with WIFT-T,” said Alex Olegnowicz, President of Imarion. “It is in challenging times, when talented filmmakers require the most assistance from within the industry to bring important works to the screen. That is one of the reasons we instituted this award, to make sure projects like Sounds Like A Revolution get done. We are thrilled to welcome Summer Preney and support her with all her postproduction needs for this outstanding production.”
Summer Preney
A director, producer and the creator of Deltatime Productions, Summer Preney gained a foothold in film as a cinematographer, researcher and producer. Her unconventional style helped secure her place as Canada’s it girl for fresh, edgy pop culture as she went on to produce several short documentaries for international broadcast. As the driving force behind Deltatime Productions, she heads up a team of creative talent whose passion for politics and music helped create the feature documentary, Sounds Like a Revolution.
WIFT-T Announces Bursary Winners for WIFT-T Career Transition Program
Women in Film & Television Toronto – Toronto (“WIFT-T”) is pleased to announce the bursary winners for the WIFT-T Career Transition Program.
The WIFT-T Career Transition Program is the first program developed for mid-to senior-level professionals coping with the technological, economic, and structural changes in the screen-based industry. The program will enhance participants’ ability to find suitable work, and facilitate their career transition within and outside film, television, and other screen-based media.
The WIFT-T Career Transition Program is presented in partnership with Canwest with support from mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca.
“These bursaries come at a crucial time for the screen-based industry,” said Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of WIFT-T. “The foundational changes in the industry, coupled with the recession have created a lot of uncertainty. We really want to thank Quebecor and Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell for their bursary support for this new program.”
The winners are:
• Foundation for Women in Film & Television - Toronto Career Transition Bursary – Karen Loftus and Heather Seaman
• Quebecor Bursary for Foreign Trained Professionals –
Munire Armstrong
• Quebecor Bursary for Visible Minorities – Gloria Kim
Rita Shelton Deverell Career Transition Bursary – Nicole Hilliard Forde
WIFT-T Business Management for Media Professionals
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 Read More
To register for the Media Career Management Skills module, call 416.322.3430 x 221
WIFT-T Feature Film Writing Workshop
This two part writing course provides an introduction to the major elements of feature film screenwriting, including the development stages of a screenplay. The program also provides in-depth analysis of the major elements of feature film screenwriting.
The WIFT-T Feature Film Writing Workshop is presented with support from Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation and Bata Shoe Museum.
The WIFT-T Feature Film Writing Workshop | Part One: Emerging
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WIFT-T Feature Film Writing Workshop | Part one: Emerging, takes place on May 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2009. For more information, Click Here.
WIFT-T is proud to co-present Antoine at this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Date | May 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM and May 6, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Welcome to the extraordinary world of Antoine: detective, sound designer, magic-realist, and five-year old boy. His is a universe so vibrant, lush and full, his friends and classmates often have trouble remembering he's blind.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.hotdocs.ca
Inside Out
Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival
WIFT-T is proud to co-present The Baby Formula at this year’s Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival.
Date | May 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Athena (Angela Vint) and Lilith (Megan Fahlenbock) are two lesbians who just want to have a child...their own biological child. It sounds impossible, but their dream becomes a reality when the lab where Angela works discovers a way to create sperm using a woman’s stem cells.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.insideout.ca.
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
Bata Shoe Museum
Asian Heritage Month - Guided Tour: Shoes from the Far East
Join Bata Shoe Museum for a friendly half-hour and leave with a new understanding of the world at your feet!
Date | May 1, 2009
Time |1 - 1:30 PM
Location | Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor Street West
Cost | Regular admission: $12 adult; $10 senior; $6 students; $4 children (5 - 17 years); children under 5 are free. Family passes are also available. Free for Museum members. *Limited to 12 visitors. Pre-registration recommended.
To register call 416-979-7799 x 242 or email programs@batashoemuseum.ca
Bata Shoe Museum Mother’s Day Tea Tasting
Looking for a Mother’s Day activity that will fit your Mom to a “tea”? Join the Bata Shoe Museum and Kerri M. Lee of Lee-Middleton Gourmet Tea for an afternoon filled with all things tea! Learn about the art of brewing tea and the health benefits of different teas; taste a variety of teas both exotic and familiar and enjoy finger foods which are traditionally served as part of an English afternoon tea. The tea tasting will be followed by a guided tour of some of the highlights of the Bata Shoe Museum.
A portion of the proceeds from the Mother’s Day Tea Tasting will be donated to the Cure Foundation to help in the fight against breast cancer.
Date | May 10, 2009
Time | 1 PM – 3 PM
Location | Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor Street West
Cost | $30.00 per person. Tickets must be pre-purchased.
To purchase tickets call 416-979-7799 x 444 or email tickets@batashoemuseum.ca
Denim Days at the Bata Shoe Museum in support of the CURE Foundation and Breast Cancer Research
The Bata Shoe Museum is giving visitors three days to step into their favourite jeans for a good cause. For three days beginning on Mother’s Day and running until National Denim Day, every Museum visitor wearing denim will have $5 of their admission donated to the Cure Foundation and breast cancer research. Since children only pay $4, the Museum will kick in an extra buck for all the kids who wear their jeans!
Date | Sunday, May 10 – Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Location | Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor Street West
Cost | Regular admission
Asian History Month - Snapshot Exhibit: The Ornate Tradition of Indian Footwear
Featured on the B1 level, this is an exhibit which highlights some of the beauty and diversity of Indian footwear. In India, footwear not only serves a utilitarian function, but it can also serve as a religious and ceremonial object. India is a country of wide and varied climatic conditions, ethnic and cultural traditions, religious and ritual practices, and has also been influenced by the outside world and other cultures. This diversity in Indian life and culture may be one of the reasons for the great variety of footwear worn in India today.
Date | Friday, May 1 – Wednesday May 20, 2009
Location | Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor Street West
Cost | Regular admission
For more information on call 416.979.7799 or visit www.batashoemuseum.ca.
CFC
Upcoming CFC Program Deadlines
CBC Prime Time Television Program
Application Deadline | May 14, 2009
The CBC Prime Time Television Program is recognized within the industry as an essential source for trained writers and newly developed projects for the television marketplace. In five months, CFC residents learn to write for episodic television in a collaborative environment, acquire real on the job skills, meet industry contacts and develop and pitch their own original series.
Apply today at |www.cfccreates.com/tv
CFC Feature Film Project
Application Deadline | May 29, 2009
The CFC is offering emerging Canadian filmmakers full training, mentorship and up to 100% financing to develop, produce and market their first dramatic feature film.
Apply today at: www.cfccreates.com/ffp
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 the 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.
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival Updates
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF) Box Office:
Opening May 11, 2009
With the CFC WSFF just around the corner (June 16-21, 2009), don’t miss the opportunity to purchase tickets securely online! Early bird passes, opening night tickets, and Symposium events will be made available on May 11, 2009.
Buy tickets online at: www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com
WSFF 2009 Screenplay Giveaway: Short Films Big Prizes!
Applications Deadline | June 1, 2009
Submit a great script for a short to win a production prize package, which 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: click here
Colio Estates Wines
Girls’ Night Out Wines presents two new additions to its popular wine series. Coming soon to a LCBO store, Girls’ Night Out Riesling and Girls’ Night Out Cabernet/Shiraz. Available at the local LCBO in the Ontario VQA wines section.
For more information, please go to: GirlsNightOutWines.com
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