The six-month initiative aims to help women and gender-diverse creators break into the television industry.
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Women in film and television Vancouver (WIFTV) has announced the participants for 2022 Emerging Television Producers Program.
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the wiftv program is a six-month initiative aimed at helping women and gender-diverse creators “with the goal of providing the tools, training, and connections to break into the television industry.”
“This is one of the best and most comprehensive programs for emerging writers/producers in the city. I leave the first phase of the program with an excellent overview of the television market. The guest speakers have been informative, transparent and very generous with insider and critical information,” says Ana Carrizales, a Vancouver-based program participant, in an email.
The 11 selected participants are in the midst of Phase 1 of the program, a series of Basic Workshops, taking place in Vancouver.
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Topics covered during the workshops include proposals, funding opportunities, budgeting, financial plans, legal, broadcasters, and distribution. In Phase 2, participants will work with a mentor to help them with project packaging for money development and/or industrial markets.
“I am incredibly honored to have been a part of this program. It not only claims that the last two years I spent building my series had value, but it also gave me access to a group of women who have been through the same trials and tribulations of headlining a production. I am incredibly proud, incredibly grateful and extremely excited to see where we all end up after this show,” said Emslie Attisha of Vancouver via email.
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WIFTV’s Emerging TV Producers Program is funded and presented by Canada Media Fund (CMF) and supported by CMPA BC, Picture Shop and Creative BC For more information visit womeninfilm.ca/tvprogram.
Finalists of the program and their projects:
• Nic Altobelli – The Kindred
• Emslie Attisha – Released
• Raeanne Boon – Bippity Boppity Bitch
• Maritama Carlson – Mama Zen
• Ana Carrizales – The Runners
• Leah Flagg – Morning Glory
• Marie Picard – Alien Wanted
• Sabrina Roc – Hood’s Island
• Andrea Routley-Buck
• Jessica To – Wendy’s Workshop
• Rachelle Younie – Dead Inside
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