From the President:
Our Annual General Meeting 2008 drew a near-record crowd of 25 women to the Rex Centre in Potts Point on 25th June. New and long-time WIFT NSW members and a handful of visitors were presented with the accounts and the Treasurer and President’s reports. The members accepted the audited accounts for 2007 and heard about the Management Committee’s multiple achievements. The President, Treasurer and outgoing Committee answered many questions on WIFT NSW’s accounts and activities since January 2007. As President I especially thanked Treasurer Mary Cammarere and Vice-President Julia Avenell for the work they have done over the past four years. Both Mary and Julia resigned at this AGM.
My thanks also go to the 2007/08 Committee, Alana Adye, Ana Tiwary, Helen Goritsas, Natalie Millar, Sil-Nyin Cameron and Stela Solar, along with Committee volunteer Heidi Tobin. The outgoing Committee then stood down and Caroline Verge, past Vice-President, presided over an election accompanied by vigorous debate from the floor.
New items about research on women’s participation in the screen industry are now available on our website on the About Us page. Still Not Half the Picture links to reports by Rosemary Curtis from the AFC and Marian Evans from the Victoria University of Wellington. These reports confirm for us WIFT NSW’s reason for being – to increase women’s participation in the industry and to increase the number and diversity of stories told by women. I urge you to read Rosemary and Marian’s contributions for yourself.
I welcome the new Management Committee to WIFT NSW (listed below) and we have already held two meetings. Together we plan to achieve extraordinary things by the 2009 AGM.
Lindy Monson
President WIFT NSW
July 2008
www.nsw.wift.org
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Media MENTORSHIP for Women program makes a start...
APPLY NOW! The new Media Mentorship for Women website is up and we have started accepting applications for Round 1. If you are interested in applying please download the Guidelines and Application form from our website. The application deadline for Round 1 is 15th August 2008.
Although we will not be able to match every applicant, we will organize a series of free workshops and forums for all our applicants! Moreover all applicants will have free access to our online forum called i-Mentoring and other helpful web resources. We are also in the process of making podcasts of our Sydney events available to all applicants who live in regional NSW or other States.
The Media Mentorship for Women program will establish mentor relationships between industry professionals and women who are seeking to further their careers in key technical areas such as Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design, Script Writing and other areas in which women are consistently under represented. If you would like to participate as a Mentor or Sponsor please email Ana Tiwary (Mentorship Coordinator) at wift.mentorship@gmail.com
www.nsw.wift.org/MENTOR
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15th WOW Film Festival
CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Discounts on entry fee for all WIFT members.
Regular Entry: 16th July
Late Entry: 30 July 2008
Download Guidelines and Entry Form from www.nsw.wift.org/WOW
Presenting the World Through the Eyes of Women...
Short films up to 55 minutes, any genre (fiction, documentary, animation, music video, student film) with key creative input by women.
Woman director OR women in any TWO of these roles: producer, writer, editor, cinematographer.
MILLER Best Australian Woman Cinematographer Award!
This year WOW is expanding to partner with My Festival, an online venue for screening films. Selected films will be submitted to My Festival and the online audience will vote to select the winner of the US$500 cash prize. This year WOW is offering many other exciting awards and prizes worth thousands of dollars.
Enquiries: wowfilmfestival@nsw.wift.org
Phone/ text: 0402 246 601
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2008 TO THE POINT: Women Telling Stories Through The Media
CALL FOR ENTRIES: DEADLINE APPROACHING!!
New York Women In Film & Television (NYWIFT) invites its members, as well as members from our U.S. and international sister chapters, to submit their short films, no more than 20 minutes in length. There is no fee to submit for this series. To The Point gives voice to the creative visions of women through film and video, including narrative, documentary, animation and experimental works.
Website: www.nywift.org
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8TH SYDNEY FILM SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL
Wednesday 16th July, 5:30pm Palace Academy Twin Cinema
Keynote Speaker- Bob Connolly
On Wednesday 16th July, Sydney Film School will host its highly anticipated 8th Student Film Festival, celebrating the filmmaking talents of its semester 1 students. These twice annual events are the jewel in the crown of the school’s year, playing to full houses and showcasing the SFS credo of compassion, curiosity and courage through the art of film. The day starts at 10am with an inspiring program of short dramas, documentaries and thesis films.
Website: www.sydneyfilmschool.com
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THE 2008 AUSTRALIAN BROADCAST EXHIBITION
July 22-24 2008
Sydney’s Manly Pacific Hotel
Designed to compliment the annual engineering conference of Free TV Australia, the Australian Broadcast Exhibition provides a hands-on update for technology users from the converging worlds of broadcast and IT. While the Free TV conference is a members-only affair, ABE is open to all comers and is designed to showcase solutions that reflect the technical concerns of the free-to-air broadcast sector. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Australian Broadcast Exhibition has become the country’s pre-eminent specialist television broadcast technology exhibition servicing Australia, New Zealand and beyond. ABE2008 will provide a unique opportunity to evaluate the latest technology developments from all points in the content production and delivery chain.
Website: www.abeshow.tv
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NAFA presents
CHOC TOPS in the Attic
Date: MONDAY 21 July
Time: 6.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Venue: Fox and Lion Hotel
An evening of conversation, discussion & networking for actors, screenwriters & filmmakers
Topic: Is there a market for short films at International Film Festivals?
Speaker: John Buckmaster |
15th WOW FILM FESTIVAL
Entry Deadline: 16th July 2008 Late Deadline: 30th July 2008
We offer discounted rates to WIFT members. Please download entry form from our website or submit via Withoutabox.
www.nsw.wift.org/WOW
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Media MENTORSHIP for Women
Round #1 Application Deadline: 15th August 2008
Applications for Mentorship Round 1 are now open. Please download Guidelines and Application Form from our website.
www.nsw.wift.org/MENTOR
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British Council REALISE YOUR DREAM Award
Applications close: 31 July 2008
The British Council is once again calling for Australia’s best young creatives to enter the 2008 Realise Your Dream award!
read more
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4th LA FEMME FILM FESTIVAL
Final Deadline: 15th Aug 2008
LA Femme Film Festival's mission is to screen films made by women, for a world audience, and to support and nurture the careers of women in the entertainment industry.
www.lafemme.org
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| NEW COMMMITTEE
The 2008/09 committee members are:
PRESIDENT
Lindy Monson
VICE PRESIDENTS
Heidi Tobin
Ana Tiwary
(Mentorship Coordinator)
TREASURER
Jill Dures
SECRETARY
Geraldine Quinn
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sil-Nyin Cameron
(WOW Film Festival Director)
Akkadia Ford
Helen Goritsas
Natalie Millar
Heaven Muecke Kate Rees Davies
(Membership Coordinator)
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Women in Film and Television (WIFT) NSW is committed to improving the status of women, both on and off the screen, by supporting and advancing women working in the Australian film, television and related screen industries. We are a membership based non-profit organization.
WIFT NSW is part of a global organisation, Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI), which provides a foundation for global co-operation as well as a public voice representing and unifying our members worldwide. |
