When was the last time you went to a movie and shook your head at how the women were portrayed? Or watched the credits and it hit home that less than twenty per cent of the people working in film are female? We are offering you an opportunity to help make a positive change.
2012 Wave Award Winners
The WAVE Awards were presented today during Women Making Waves, the second annual Women in Film and Television-Atlantic conference. The winners of the awards, which recognized their “significant impact, extensive reach, and high-quality contribution to the Atlantic Canadian screen industry,” are (left to right) Jennice Ripley, Sylvia Hamilton and Jan Miller. Photo by Rachelle Clothier
Award-winning director Kari Skogland sure to inspire at Women Making Waves film, TV and digital media conference
(Halifax, March 3, 2012) When Kari Skogland released her critically acclaimed film Fifty Dead Men Walking, starring Ben Kingsley, she was disheartened by the distribution problems and pirating that affected the success of the release.
Women Making Waves 2012 Program Schedule
2012 Women Making Waves puts the “confer” in “conference”, the wise in wisdom, and the expert in experience. Join us March 9, 10, 11 and catch the ‘wave’. Whether you’re a salty vet, an emerging auteur, or a student discovering your love of the art via the Independent Category on Netflix, there will be something here that excites, illuminates, provokes or inspires you.
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