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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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WIFT-AT ANNOUNCES 2025 MENTORSHIP MATCH COHORT 

In its fifth year, WIFT-AT’s Mentorship Match program supports aspiring women and gender-diverse filmmakers fostering skills in acting, directing, producing, screenwriting, programming and editing.

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Call for Mentors 2022-2023

Calling all established screenwriters, producers, directors, and/or actors! WIFT-AT is looking for mentors for the 2022/2023 session of our Mentor Match program.

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2022 Making Waves Recap

We are thrilled with the incredible speakers and participants we had at this years' conference! Learn all about the seminars, screenings, and networking events that made up Making Waves 2022!

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