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SEXMONEYMEDIA 2013
Higher Learning: Women in View – SEXMONEYMEDIA 2013 Tuesday, June 4 from 2:00pm-3:30pm TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 3 350 King St. West FREE Women are tipping the balance at the...
Executive producer Karen Powell named NSI Features First program advisor
The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of respected executive producer Karen Powell to the position of NSI Features First program advisor. NSI Features...
The 1st Time Project
Creative Leader Ngozi Paul’s significant contribution to representing women on screen: The 1st Time Project The 1st Time project is an intimate trans-media initiative that centres...
Getting to know the Creative Leaders: Lisa Jackson
Lisa Jackson is an award-winning filmmaker based in Vancouver. In her WIV interview, Jackson discusses filmmakers, filmmaking, and how to create theatricality in today’s media industry. “I’m...
How did women fare at the 2013 Oscars?
The conversation about women in Hollywood gained some momentum with the report released at Sundance 2013 about the lack of female representation in the filmmaking world. The industry was...
Consider the Women
A Message from Melissa Silverstein of Women and Hollywood Plus a GREAT video promoting the unnominated films by female directors: The Academy Awards are only a couple of days away and again this year no...
Getting to know the Creative Leaders: Mary Henricksen
Mary Henricksen is Deputy Director of Business & Rights at the CBC. Here she discusses funding, policy, production and keeping up with an ever-changing industry. “I think the most dangerous...
Congratulations to Creative Leader Tracey Friesen
Tracey Friesen has been named Woman of the Year by Women in Film + Television Vancouver Established in 1999, the Spotlight Awards™ have brought together the BC Film community to celebrate the outstanding...
Call for Applications
Canadian Women in Communications JEANNE SAUVÉ CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The application deadline date for the 2013 program is 5:00pm (EST), Friday March 1, 2013. In Canada’s broadcast and communications...
Sundance 2013: Female directors discuss the challenges they face
Naomi Foner, Liz W. Garcia, Cherien Dabis, Hannah Fidell and Gabriela Cowperthwaite on double standards and other hurdles. This LA Times interview allows for multiple perspectives, differences of opinions...
