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Call for nominations: WAVE Awards 2026

Do you know a remarkable, inspiring, talented woman or gender-diverse person in the screen industry? Now is the time to recognize their contributions with a WIFT-AT WAVE Award nomination! Deadline: February 20.

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Call for applicants: CBC Pitch This! at Making Waves

Apply to be one of five filmmakers selected to pitch their idea for a chance to win $10,000 cash plus post-production services during the 16th annual Making Waves conference. Deadline February 13.

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Congratulations to PSAAPA winner Brittney Gavin

We’re delighted to present this year’s Pamela Segger All Access Pass Award to editor, producer, and director Brittney Gavin.

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Call for applicants: Pamela Segger All Access Pass Award

WIFT-AT is excited to once again offer the Mentor Match program to our members. Apply for this unique opportunity for emerging and mid-career screen industry professionals to be paired with an experienced mentor in the field of their choice. Deadline June 27.

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Call for applicants: Mentor Match 2025-26

WIFT-AT is excited to once again offer the Mentor Match program to our members. Apply for this unique opportunity for emerging and mid-career screen industry professionals to be paired with an experienced mentor in the field of their choice. Deadline June 27.

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NEW WAVES Documentary Training Program 

Calling all mid-career documentary filmmakers in Atlantic Canada! Take your storytelling to the next level with New Waves, a hands-on documentary training program presented by WIFT-AT and Canada Media Fund. Dive into the real world of doc filmmaking with Teresa MacInnes, Ariella Pahlke, and Nance Ackerman as they unpack their collaborative process behind the award-winning film Conviction—a powerful documentary that reimagines alternatives to incarceration through the voices of women behind bars. Deadline to Apply: May 26

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