June 1 Deadline: Apply Today for the All Access Pass Award!

AAPA 2013 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 Access Pass Award (AAPA).

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May 24-25, Screenwriting Workshop with Bill Boyle in PEI.

Website Feature Bill Boyle 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 a writer, director, agent, producer, story editor and mentor, and has been rated among the top 10% of Script Analysts and Consultants by Creative Screenwriting Magazine.

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June 24: WIFT-AT Annual General Meeting in Halifax

WIFT-AT is pleased to announce that our AGM has been set for Monday June 24, from 6 – 8 pm. The meeting will be in Halifax, NS, with the location to be confirmed. We’re hoping that members from Halifax and from away will be able to join us for a get together/networking event to have some quality and fun time to socialize before a short AGM where will we have a the elections, chair report and year end financials. It would be fabulous to see as many new/remaining and old bd members as well as regular members come out for a chance to bring on the summer!

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COMING ATTRACTIONS

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 jointly sponsoring two days of lectures and conversation with Hollywood producer, director, author, Bill Boyle, on the craft of writing the picture perfect screenplay.  This workshop is an extension of the PEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp.

Participants can choose to attend one or both days, as content of day one will reveal the most basic and fundamental truths about cinema and a unique approach to writing for film; and day two will include a recap of day one along with an exploitation of the visual aspects of story and ways to enhance the overall storytelling experience as well as a question and answer session on everything from how to write the kinetic logline to how to sell your script.

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May 6: All Access Pass Award 2013 Now Accepting Applications!

Ready to take your career to the next level? Women in Film and Television-Atlantic (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 WIFT-AT All Access Pass Award (AAPA). This award is given annually to a deserving WIFT-AT member working in the screen-based media whose career will be assisted by the award. (Don’t worry if you’re not yet a member of WIFT-AT, memberships are only $45 and are valid for one year. Click here to join)

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May 6: Sponsor Spotlight – Brian Power

 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 mouth helps WMW connect with some brilliant industry people it might otherwise not have.

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