Being a member at WIFT Toronto is an exceptional opportunity to control the trajectory of your career and have a good time doing it! But don’t take our word for it. Here are some WIFT Toronto members who say it better than we do.
“Through WIFT Toronto's mentorship programs, pitch competitions, Media Business Essentials program, and networking events and parties, I have been able to not only connect with other women and men in the industry, but learn valuable skills to advance my career.”
“Through each WIFT Toronto mentorship, program or event I attend... I have formed friendships and grown alongside my colleagues. I am now able to give back to new and emerging WIFT Toronto members and look forward to connecting with them at member events.”
“[WIFT Toronto] has helped me get to where I am. The [DGC mentorship award] in 2008 helped me to re-invent myself as a TV series director and led to my success. ... My director mentor Eleanore Lindo invited me to shadow her on Degrassi in 2009 and then producer mentor Ilana Frank made it possible for me to shadow Paul Fox on Rookie Blue in 2010.”
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Since 1984, WIFT Toronto has provided a community for a wide variety of women and men from diverse sectors and professional levels of the screen-based media industry. From emerging professionals to senior executives, people involved with WIFT Toronto have included: producers, directors, writers, executives, crew, agents, managers, distributors, editors, lawyers, administrators, gamers, digital effects specialists, composers, advertisers, performers, publicists, camera operators, production personnel and, oh, so much more.
Here are just a few of our incredible current members:
ACHIEVEMENTS
2017: Canadian Screen Award nomination (Best Biography or Arts Documentary, Interrupt This Program)
2016, 2015 & 2013: 3 Canadian Screen Award wins (Best Lifestyle, Income Property)
2010: Female Eye Maverick Award honouree
2014: Canadian Screen Award nomination (Best Lifestyle, Income Property)
2008: WIFT Toronto Crystal Award Winner (Mentorship)
2003-2005: WIFT Toronto Board Member
ACHIEVEMENTS
2018: Two Canadian Screen Award (CSA) nominations (Winston Steinburger & The Distractor Beam, Sweat The City); and one win (Canada: The Story of Us 360)
2017: Webby Award winner (Lawren Harris: Where The Universe Sings; also nominated for SXSW Interactive and Banff Rockie awards) & International Emmy Award nomination, Kids: Digital (Gaming Show Interactive - The Gaming Game)
2016: CSA nomination (The Next Step: Make a Scene), CSA & Webby Award winner (Highrise Universe Within),
2015: CSA win (Grojband – The Show Must Go On!)
2014: WIFT Toronto Media Leadership Program alumni; CSA win (The Next Step: Interactive)
ACHIEVEMENTS
2017: Canadian Screen Award win (Best Sound in a Comedy or Dramatic Program or Series, Vikings)
2017: 3 Directors Guild of Canada wins (Sound Editing, Television Movie/Mini-Series, Cardinal; Sound Editing, Television Series, Vikings; Best Short Film, Tuesday, 10:08am)
2016 & 2013: 3 Primetime Emmy Award nominations (Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, Vikings; Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special, World Without End)
2005-2010: WIFT Toronto Board Member
2000: WIFT Toronto Crystal Award Winner (Excellence in Production)
ACHIEVEMENTS
2017: Canadian Screen Award win, Best Documentary Program (My Millennial Life)
2017: Canadian Screen Award nomination, Best Cross Platform Project Non-Fiction (My Millennial Life)
2017: New Media Festival, Best New Media win (My Millennial Life)
2017: New York Festivals Gold Medal win, Documentary (My Millennial Life)
2015: New York Festivals Gold Medal win, Best Direction (Living Dolls)
2014: Yorkton Film festival, Best Documentary POV win
(Living Dolls)
2010-2014: WIFT Toronto Board Member
ACHIEVEMENTS
2016: 2xMore / Sinking Ship Director’s Lab recipient
2015: WIFT-T DGC-Ontario Director Mentorship recipient
2014: 2 Canadian Screen Award Nominations (Documentary)
2012: RBC Emerging Filmmaker Award winner, TIFF
~Stephanie Law, Director, Little Miss Jihad
