• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Women in View

Research and action on the role of women in Canadian media

  • About
  • Reports
  • News and Media
  • Initiatives
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

News and Media

October 2020:

Playback: Five in Focus Indigenous announcement

October 2019:

BC’s Five in Focus: Animation Short “The Butterfly Affect” Screening at Spark

The Georgia Straight: “Spark Festival Puts Focus on Female Animators” – By Adrian Mack https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-georgia-straight/20191017/281771335959174

Hollywood North Magazine: “Talent on Tap: Stephanie Blakey Looks to Create a Spark with
The Butterfly Affect”- By Shaun Lang http://hnmag.ca/interview/talent-on-tap-stephanie-blakey-looks-to-create-a-spark-with-the-butterfly-affect/

May 15, 2019

Women in View On Screen Report 2019 available now

WIVOS19 — Women in View’s 5th report — documents women’s employment in Canada’s publicly funded screen-based media from 2014 to 2017 with a special emphasis on women of colour and Indigenous women.

Download Executive Summary or the full Report.

Download the press release or the media image kit.

Media coverage of WIVOS19:

Globe and Mail: For female filmmakers in Canada, ‘the needle is moving’ – albeit slowly, and not for all women, by Chandler Levack, May 15, 2019   (paywall)

Canadian Press: Canadian TV, film industry making progress on gender, but not race: study, by David Friend, May 15, 2019

CBC.ca: Women Still Getting Left Behind by Jennifer Van Evra

APTN News:

‘We need more’: Report finds Indigenous women given less opportunity in Canadian film and TV

December 2018- Vancouver

BC’s Five in Focus Animation team announced!

Five in Focus Animation Team Press Release

November 01, 2018

“PUTTING WOMEN IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: A PROFILE OF CFC FEATURES AND WOMEN IN VIEW’S HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP”

Profile: Women in View and CFC Features

October 2018- Atlantic Canada

Telefilm “Five in Focus Atlantic Directors” Video

Five in Focus Atlantic Directors

A year ago, the Five in Focus Atlantic initiative was announced by Women in View. Seven months later the participants received mentorship, got to pitch to industry decision makers and build relationships that helped advance their careers. So proud of Stephanie Clattenburg, Harmony Wagner, Koumbie, Gia Milani and Martine Blue. You definitely haven't seen the last of them!

Posted by Telefilm Canada on Tuesday, October 16, 2018

 

August 22, 2018

CFC Features and Women in View announce new films from Tracey Deer and Sadaf Foroughi

August 11, 2018- Vancouver

Five in Focus Animation- Press Release

June 15, 2018: Jill Golick named Women in View Executive Director: Press Release

Playback article

February 23, 2018- Toronto: Rina Fraticelli departure press release

February 1, 2018- Prime Time in Ottawa

MediaPLUS+ gender diversity toolkit launched!

www.mediapluscanada.ca

5 in Focus Atlantic directors announced! Press Release

December 3, 2017

Globe and Mail: Rina Fraticelli “Beyond #metoo, Women need a safe reporting system”

November 1, 2017

2xMore/ Sinking Ship Directors Lab #3  Announced: Press Release

October 20, 2017:

Women in View Launches ‘Five in Focus- Altantic’ at SJIWFF

Press Release: 5 in Focus- AT Launch & Jury

August 2017:

Playback: Women in View 2xMore lab starts third round

 

CALL FOR FEMALE DIRECTORS 

Women in View and Sinking Ship Entertainment are inviting applications for the third round of the 2xMore/ Sinking Ship Director’s Lab. Download application HERE!

March 2017:

February 2017:

Women in View announces 2017 ‘Five in Focus’ Directors at Prime Time in Ottawa: Five in Focus Directors Press Release

Playback: Women in View reveal 5 in Focus

December 2016:

women-at-the-top-2016

Whistler Film Festival “Women on Top” 2016 (photo: Rena Kawabata)

Globe and Mail: Canadian Women in film ascend Whistler to talk gender parity

Playback: Women in View announces new ‘5 in Focus’ initiative

Five in Focus: jury announced! Press Release

Playback: Best of 2016, Sinking Ship & 2xMore

Telefilm Canada announces, in partnership with the industry, gender parity measures for feature film production financing

October 6, 2016

Now Toronto- Because it’s 2016: The Canadian film industry’s gender gap

TIFF- Women at the Helm: Because it’s 2016 Panel 

September 10, 2016

screen-shot-2016-09-19-at-1-19-58-pm

Stephen Follows, Sally Caplan, Frieda Pinto, Anna Serner, Carolle Brabant, Rina Fraticelli

Watch full panel video

TIFF Coverage- September 2016

Policy Matters: The Screen Cockblock

Globe and Mail: TIFF Panel Explores Harsh Truths about Female Filmmakers

Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toronto-film-festival-lineup-lupita-obama-snowden-premieres-20160726-snap-story.html

Deadline: Lack of Female Directors Isn’t Just American

La Presse: TIFF- Jackie comme on ne la jamai vue

August 23, 2016: Just announced at TIFF!! “DIALOGUES Women at the Helm: Because it’s 2016!”

Women_at_the_Helm

Panellists discuss newly implemented initiatives and commitments to providing opportunities for gender parity in film:
  • Anna Serner, (CEO, Swedish Film Institute)
  • Carolle Brabant (Executive Director, Telefilm)
  • Freida Pinto (Board Member, We Do It Together)
  • Sally Caplan (Head of Production, Screen Australia)
  • Stephen Follows (Producer & Researcher, Catsnake)
  • Rina Fraticelli (Executive Director, Women In View) – Moderator

http://www.tiff.net/events/dialogues-women-at-the-helm-because-its-2016/

July 19, 2016: Sinking Ship/ 2x More Director’s Lab Participants Announced!

Press Release

Playback: “’2xMore’ winners announced “

June 13, 2016: CBC/ 2xMore Announcement to increase female directors

CBC: CBC Gender Parity Announcement

CBC: CBC Significantly Increases Female Directors

Playback: CBC commits to new gender equality initiative

TV Junkies: TV Junkies: CBC announces commitment to female directors

June 10, 2016: Playback on phase 2 of 2xMore: Full Article

June 6, 2016: Deadline.com on Canadian Casting Directors Push For Gender And Racial Equality In Film & TV

March 13, 2016: Wellywood Woman on 2xMore: here

March 8, 2016: Coverage on National Film Board gender parity initiative

CBC: NFB Gender Parity

Variety: NFB commits 50 % of production budget to films by women

Hollywood Reporter: Canada bankrolling more female directors

Playback: NFB pledges 50 of production funds to women directed films

Huffington Post Qc : http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/08/lonf-sengage-a-investir-50–de-son-budget-dans-des-films-de-realisatrices_n_9413962.html

POV Magazine: http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/nfb-announces-gender-parity-in-film-production

Georgia Straight: http://www.straight.com/movies/653681/national-film-board-canada-devoting-50-percent-productions-female-filmmakers

February 4, 2016: 2X More press release

Playback: New initiative aims to double number of women directing TV
http://playbackonline.ca/2016/02/04/new-initiative-aims-to-double-number-of-women-directing-tv/

October 21, 2016- CBC: Women underrepresented in TV, film, and now, web series: report

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/women-under-representation-film-online-1.3281736

Home
© 2023 All materials on this site copyright Women in View