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About CW

Best known as the co-creator and producer of Canada's highly respected Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) program, Dr. Carol Whiteman's passion for creating space for authentic creative voice to thrive has been recognized by two Governor General’s award nominations, multiple awards for promoting women’s equality in Canada’s screen industry, and is the subject of her SFU doctoral thesis. A skilled moderator and facilitator, Whiteman has presented at conferences and women's film festivals across Canada and internationally. She has also executive produced eight award-winning feature films and produced over 150 short films through WIDC.

WIDC Organizers to Deliver New TELUS STORYHIVE Career Accelerator For Emerging Content Creators in Prince George, BC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2017 (Vancouver, BC) – Organizers of the internationally respected Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) program are pleased to announce that they have been funded by TELUS STORYHIVE to deliver a new professional development offering for emerging content creators this summer. The Career Accelerator presented by Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA), supported by STORYHIVE, [...]

By CW|2018-03-01T22:11:09-08:00July 21st, 2017|Categories: Career Advancement, Media Release, Women Directors|Tags: Career Accelerator, Career Advancement, Content Creators, TELUS STORYHIVE, WIDC|

Three Award-winning Directors Selected for WIDC Career Advancement in Toronto

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 31, 2017: WIDC organizers are pleased to announce the four women directors selected to partake in the next edition of the WIDC Career Advancement Module (CAM) slated to take place June 19 to 24, 2017 during the Toronto's Female Eye Film Festival which is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The CAM is specially designed to [...]

By CW|2018-03-01T22:12:43-08:00May 31st, 2017|Categories: Career Advancement, Media Release, WIDC, Women Directors|Tags: Career Advancement Module, Female Eye Film Festival, Telefilm Canada, Virginia Ambramovich, WIDC, Women Directors|

WIDC Launches Directory of 220 Women Directors across Canada: And Calls for Feature Film Award Submissions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Vancouver (May 22, 2017): As part of its 20th anniversary celebration and also in answer to the question, "Where are the women directors?", Canada's one of a kind national professional development initiative, Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) has launched a new alumnae directory featuring the profiles of 220 Canadian women directors from coast to coast [...]

By CW|2017-05-23T07:45:33-07:00May 23rd, 2017|Categories: Media Release, WIDC, Women Directors|Tags: Alison Reid, Alumnae Directory, Ana Valine, Carol Whiteman, Gloria Ui Young Kim, Jordan Canning, Kathleen Hepburn, Katrin Bowen, Lulu Keating, Marie Clements, Stephanie Morgenstern, WIDC, Women Directors|

WIDC Announces Career Advancement Module Vancouver Director Participants: Supported with the participation of TELUS Optik Local

WIDC Announces Career Advancement Module Vancouver Director Participants: Supported with the participation of TELUS Optik Local FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 2017: Four western-based women directors have been selected to partake in the next edition of the WIDC Career Advancement Module (CAM) slated to take place March 7 to 12, 2017 during the Vancouver International Women In Film Festival. Aiming [...]

By CW|2017-02-27T05:39:18-08:00February 27th, 2017|Categories: Career Advancement, Media Release|Tags: Brit Kewin, Career Advancement, Feature Films, filmmaking, Jessica Bradford, Marina Cordoni, Paige K. Boudreau, Shannon Walsh, Telefilm Canada, television, TELUS, Web Series, WIFTV, Women Directors, Women's Film Festival|

WIDC Nominates alumnae Shelley Thompson and Winnifred Jong for Telefilm Canada MicroBudget Program

2017 Telefilm Canada MicroBudget Production Program Nominees FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National, February, 2017 - The organizers of Canada's acclaimed Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) program are delighted to announce that recent Story and Leadership alumnae Winnifred Jong and Shelley Thompson have been nominated for consideration for the 2017 Telefilm MicroBudget Production program. Nominated with producer Lynn Matheson, writer/director Shelley [...]

By CW|2017-04-03T11:14:56-07:00February 17th, 2017|Categories: Media Release, Telefilm Canada Talent to Watch Program, WIDC|Tags: Feature Films, Shelley Thompson, Telefilm Canada, Web Series, Winnifred Jong, Women Directors|

WIDC Feature Film SUCK IT UP Tapped for World Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival

Suck It Up: 1 of 5 Films, and only Canadian Film in the “Beyond” Program Facebook: www.facebook.com/suckitupmovie Twitter: www.twitter.com/suckitupmovie Instagram: www.instagram.com/suckitupmovie FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2016 - Toronto, ON; Suck It Up, the second feature film by WIDC alumna director Jordan Canning (We Were Wolves, TIFF’14) will have its World Premiere at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival, [...]

By CW|2016-12-12T12:25:39-08:00December 12th, 2016|Categories: Feature Film Award, Media Release, WIDC|Tags: Harold Greenberg Fund, Jordan Canning, Suck It Up, WIDC Feature Film Award, William F White Intl|

Gloria Ui Young Kim wins WIDC Feature Film Award: $190K Prize Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver, Canada (November 2016) – Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Gloria Ui Young Kim is the winner of the Women In the Director’s Chair’s 2016 national WIDC Feature Film Award, a cash and in-kind prize valued at $190K, designed to encourage more feature films directed by women. Administered by the organizers of Canada’s respected Women In the Director’s Chair [...]

By CW|2016-11-22T09:58:10-08:00November 22nd, 2016|Categories: Feature Film Award, Media Release|Tags: Feature Film Award, Feature Films, Gloria Ui Young Kim, Harold Greenberg Fund, Tattersall Picture and Sound, Technicolor Toronto, Telefilm Canada, WIDC, William F. White, Women Directors|

Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) Selects This Year’s Eight Director Participants For Story & Leadership Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 2016 (Vancouver BC) Following the launch of its collaboration with Canada Screens, to curate a new women-director-focused VOD Channel, Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) organizers are pleased to announce the eight Canadian women directors who will attend the 20th anniversary session of the highly acclaimed script development and director mentoring program WIDC: Story [...]

By CW|2017-11-03T13:30:44-07:00October 31st, 2016|Categories: Media Release, WIDC|Tags: Gloria Ui Young Kim, Harold Greenberg Fund, Kate Green, Madison Thomas, Melanie Oates, Rama Rau, Shelley Thompson, Telefilm Canada, Telus Optik Local, Virginia Abramovich, Whistler Film Festival, WIDC, Winnifred Jong, Women Directors|

Canadian Women Directors Get VOD Channel on October 27

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver, BC -- For anyone who’s ever wondered where they can find more films directed by women, First Weekend Club's Canada Screens will launch a new VOD channel dedicated exclusively to female directors, curated by Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC). In addition, each feature film will be paired with a complimentary woman-directed short film, courtesy of the National Film Board [...]

By CW|2016-11-15T00:08:38-08:00October 27th, 2016|Categories: Canada Screens, Feature Film Award, Media Release, WIDC|Tags: Anita Adams, BC Federation of Labour, Canada Screens, Carol Whiteman, NFB, Siobhan Devine, The Birdwatcher, UBCP/ACTRA, VOD, Women Directors, Women's Rights Committee|

Announcing Directors for WIDC Career Advancement Module St John’s

WIDC CAM St John's 2016 Director Participants (L to R) Emily Bridger, Wanda Nolan, Melanie Oates, Carolyn Saunders FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 2016: Organizers of the Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) program are pleased to announce the four women directors selected to partake in the next edition of the WIDC Career Advancement Module (CAM) slated to take place [...]

By CW|2016-11-15T00:08:38-08:00September 29th, 2016|Categories: Career Advancement, Media Release, WIDC|Tags: St John's International Women's Film Festival, Telefilm Canada, Telus Optik Local, WIDC, Women Directors|

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