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Congratulations Tash Hubbard and team - and if you have not seen this film yet you must. You can watch it online for free until Nov 24!

Congratulations to WIFTA President on her nomination

Congratulations, Shivani!

If you missed our mental health webinar here is the link to watch it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdoqucBSEWg

How are we willing to change to empower Black, Indigenous, and People Of Colour producers and creators of all genders, sexual identities, and disabilities in Canadian Film & TV? https://www.producerpledge.com/

Congratulations Georgina and Crystle - great see see our Edmonton ladies in this series! https://www.cbc.ca//it-s-a-family-affair-the-connections-b

Launched by the Reelworld Film Festival, AccessReelword is a platform that allows Black, Indigenous, Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and Latinx creatives to connect, network, and find meaningful work in the screen-based industry. Check out the platform, sign up, and get hired! https://www.accessreelworld.ca

Mark your calendars and sign up for this free event - reading and book launch with filmmaker Anne Wheeler https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-live-reading-with-direc

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from WIFTA! Fall in love with the women of the STORYLINES podcast: Episode 1: Rosvita Dransfeld, Master of Cinéma vérité Episode 2: Brenda Terning, Editing Powerhouse... Episode 3: Michelle Wong, Production Pro Episode 4: Karen Ryan, Acting Aficionado Episode 5: Jessica L’Heureux, Franco Filmmaker Episode 6: Georgina Lightning, Advocate & Academy Alumni Episode 7: Nisreen Baker, Bridging the Cultural Gap Episode 8: Susie Moloney, Literary Scream Queen Episode 9: Alexandra Lazarowich, Documentary Trailblazer Episode 10: Emily Renner Wallace, Fantastic First AD Episode 11: Lisa Fryklund, Daring Director of Photography Episode 12: Meghan Westelmajer, The Art of Production Episode 13: Tasha Hubbard, Indigenous Storyteller Episode 14: Raevn Brasch, Master of All Things Design Episode 15: Bonnie Thompson, Prolific Producer You can find STORYLINES by going to https://podcasts.apple.com//podcast/storylines/id1500665891, and subscribe by going to http://storylines.transistor.fm/subscribe/

Just in case you missed it... https://vimeo.com/465638807

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-doc-producing-tickets-

Congratulations to the recipients of the WIFT-Alberta Creative Relief Fund: Alexandra Paulhus, Dianne Mahoney, Eva Colmers, Mitra Knight, Osas Eweka-Smith & Sylvia Douglas! Thank you to our amazing sponsors: Edmonton Arts Council, Reel Girls Media Inc., 1844 Studios, FAVA, Dept.9 Studios, & the Juniper Motion Picture Company. We appreciate all our WIFTA members who took the time to apply.

Here is the link to the recent recording of the webinar with Horror Film writer and novelist Susie Moloney put on with support from Canada Media Fund Edmonton Screen Industries Office and Alberta Culture Days https://vimeo.com/465645936

Just in case you missed this webinar - How to be an Ally https://vimeo.com/465668910

Congratulations to WIFT Alberta member and president Ava Karvonen on her Japan Prize nomination for her project Finding Bobbi Documentary

Oct 16 deadline

Deadline to apply is coming up...

Happy INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY from WIFTA and the STORYLINES podcast! Hear from women working in the film and television industry share their stories, challenges, and successes. Here’s a review from Listener from Alberta, Canada (Apple Podcasts) I'm not a film industry insider, but I am really enjoying this podcast. I love hearing about what goes into a film. The host's voice is so easy to listen to and it sounds like she really enjoys the conversations and that makes it so... infectious to listen to. Also, love hearing the three tips at the end. Overall, an enjoyable listen! You can find STORYLINES by going to https://podcasts.apple.com//podcast/storylines/id1500665891, and subscribe by going to http://storylines.transistor.fm/subscribe/

More important work being done, please tune in.

Karen Walton, the screenwriter behind GINGER SNAPS will be speaking on our panel this Saturday! Sign up for FREE here:

Meet Elza Kephart! Her third feature film SLAXX premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival this past August! She will be speaking on our panel about women working in the horror genre across Canada this Saturday. To register for this free event, click below! Elza Kephart writes and directs horror and fantasy films. She holds a BFA from Emerson College (Boston) and the Canadian Film Center’s Director’s Lab. At 24, she wrote and directed her first feature, Graveyard ...Alive A zombie nurse in love. It played in over 20 international film festivals including Fantasia, Fantasporto and Sitges, winning the Kodak Cinematography Award at the Slamdance Film Festival. It was distributed on TMN, on DVD by Maple Pictures, and in theaters. Her second feature film, Go in the Wilderness, premiered at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema, played in various international film festivals, and is being distributed on various platforms, including itunes. SLAXX, her third feature, will have its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in August 2020 and its International Premiere at the Sitges International Film Festival in October. Produced by EMA Films (Turb Kid), it is being repped by WTF Films internationally and Entertainment Squad in the US. Elza has likewise obtained development financing from Telefilm, SODEC and CALQ for the feature scripts Brothers in Arms, Chair Obscure, Le fantôme de la Libération, Night of the Pendulum and Sweet Blood. Sweet Blood was selected to the 2012 Frontières Co-Production Market, the 2017 Torino SeriesLab, and pitched at the Series Mania Co-Production Forum (Paris). It has been optioned by Attraction Media. Elza has attended the TIFF Talent Lab, the Berlinale Talent Campus, and the Telluride Student Symposium. She is one of the co-founders of the Montreal chapter of Film Fatales, and one of the co-founders and coordinators of Extinction Rebellion Québec. She has worked for over 20 years in the film industry on such films as The Lodge, X-Men: Apocalypse, Mummy 3. See more

Documentary Dynamo Dawn Porter: In this bonus episode of Storylines, we hear from award-winning documentary producer Dawn Porter, known for films like Spies of Mississippi and Gideon’s Army. Listen to the episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com//bonus-episode-doc/id1500665891 and subscribe by going to http://storylines.transistor.fm/subscribe/ One of Dawn’s most recent projects is the critically-acclaimed four-hour Netflix original series Bobby Kennedy for President, whic...h was released in 2018 and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Dawn is currently directing and executive producing an Apple TV multi-part documentary series with Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry that focuses on mental illness and wellbeing. Her most recent film, John Lewis: Good Trouble, documents 60 years of civil rights activist John Lewis’ life.

Happening now "How to be an Ally" webinar

The votes are in WIFTA - Women in Film & Television Alberta Herland

These reports will provide detailed information on an individual program basis for broadcasters’ spending on Canadian programming expenditures including identification of those programs which are original, first-run programming as well as those produced by official language minority communities and Indigenous producers. It will also include information that will allow interested parties to measure the efforts of broadcasters concerning commissioning programming made by women occupying the roles of producer, director, writer, cinematographer, and editor. Broadcasters will also identify programs that have women occupying the roles of first and second lead performers. https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/television/program/production.htm

Meet Tamreen Arif, one of the kickass ladies sitting on our Diversity & Inclusion panel on Saturday! Tamreen Arif an equity and inclusion specialist, with a focus on creating a culture of intentional inclusion and empowering diverse leaders. Her latest Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) project You Need This Box provides resources to help individuals learn to talk about racism and create lasting social impact. She has provided expert advice on how to create inclusive ad...vice on a wide range of issues from economic development in rural Alberta to mining in South America. She led the development of Unconscious Bias training for the Government of Alberta, which was nominated for an IPAC Policy Excellence Award. She is the founding President of Inspire Her Society, a non-profit dedicated to unlocking the leadership potential of the next generation of women. She is a strategic leader in the public service and committed community volunteer. Her interest in creating InspireHer stems from a desire to see more opportunities for women to build each other up and create a supportive environment. Register for FREE, HERE: See more