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June 1 Deadline: Apply Today for the All Access Pass Award!
Ready to take your career to the next level? WIFT-AT is offering its members a chance to experience all of the film festivals Atlantic Canada has to offer, plus a weekend pass to the prestigious Women Making Waves Conference in March 2014. You have until Saturday, June 1st to submit your application for the All [...]
May 24-25, Screenwriting Workshop with Bill Boyle in PEI.
Screenwriters! You don’t want to miss this workshop with Bill Boyle, direct from LA! Bill is an award winning screenwriter, screenwriting instructor at UCLA Extensions, and the author of The Visual Mindscape of the Screenplay. He has been involved in the film industry in both Canada and the U.S. for over 25 years as [...]
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Train with Hollywood screenwriting guru Bill Boyle during the Island Media Arts Festival. Whether you’re thinking about it or you’ve got a couple under your belt, this workshop is a unique opportunity for emerging and professional and writers to develop new skills. Women in Film and Television–Atlantic and the Island Media Arts Coop (IMAC) are [...]
May 6: Sponsor Spotlight – Brian Power
Interview by Sarah Coleman A misconception about WIFT-AT’s annual Women Making Waves conference is that it’s only for women. Sometimes in the excitement of preparing for the conference, the message that everyone with a passion for arts & media is welcome gets lost. With so many passionate attendees that come back every year, word of [...]
May 6: Interview with Shandi Mitchell
Interview by Lita Llewellyn I had the most incredible time interviewing The Disappeared’s writer-director Shandi Mitchell. She blew me away with her passion for this film and the integrity she brings to the industry. This is a woman who knows what she wants and goes for it, all the while keeping her honesty and respect [...]
May 6: HerStory – Dominique Gusset
I grew up in Duncans Cove, a small coastal community just outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia. My parents were musicians who had immigrated from Québec to play with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. Along with another pair of musicians from the United States, they bought two old houses in what was then a dying fishing out-port, [...]
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