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September 8th, 2023

CTV News Calgary – An expert on the WIVOS23 report presented by Lindsay Valve.

Watch it Here. 

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September 7th, 2023

The Weekly Briefing: The Women On Screen Report reveals how much work there is yet to be done.

Read full article here.

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September 1st, 2023

New report warns parity gains in Canadian film, TV are ‘fragile’.

Read full article here.

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September 1st, 2023

Canadian Industry Losing Ground in Racial Representation, Says Study.

Read full article here.

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September 1st, 2023

Dismal Racial Representation Study Reveals Canadian Industry’s Decline

Read full article here.

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September 1st, 2023

Canadian Representation loosing ground in Racial Representation, Says Study

Read full article here.

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September 1st, 2023

Study Shows Decline in Racial Representation in Canadian Industry, Report The Hollywood Reporter.

Read full article here.

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August 31st, 2023

Women in View On Screen Report 2023 – ScreenDaily Exclusive

Read full article here.

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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/

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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:

https://aptnnews.ca/2019/05/23/we-need-more-report-finds-indigenous-women-given-less-opportunity-in-canadian-film-and-tv/

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December 2018- Vancouver

BC’s Five in Focus Animation team announced!

Five in Focus Animation Team Press Release

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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

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October 2018- Atlantic Canada

Telefilm “Five in Focus Atlantic Directors” Video

https://www.facebook.com/telefilmcanada/videos/2239371612804900/

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August 22, 2018

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

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August 11, 2018- Vancouver

Five in Focus Animation- Press Release

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

Playback article

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

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February 1, 2018- Prime Time in Ottawa

MediaPLUS+ gender diversity toolkit launched!

www.mediapluscanada.ca

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5 in Focus Atlantic directors announced! Press Release

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December 3, 2017

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

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November 1, 2017

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

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October 20, 2017:

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

Press Release: 5 in Focus- AT Launch & Jury

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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!

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March 2017:

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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

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December 2016:

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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

https://telefilm.ca/en/news-releases/telefilm-canada-announces-partnership-industry-gender-parity-measures-feature-film-production-financing

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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 

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September 10, 2016

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

Watch full panel video

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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

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

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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/

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

Press Release

Playback: “’2xMore’ winners announced “

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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/

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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

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