For WIDC Alumnae only. For an ultra-low budget debut feature film directed by a WIDC alumna, the Advantage Award offers a spot at WIDC Story & Leadership, a 1-year mentorship for the director and WIDC's nomination to Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch production program. Soft deadline: February 17, 2024 (subject to change)
$200,000 in-kind prize towards a first or second, scripted fiction live-action feature film project directed by a Canadian woman*, anywhere in Canada.
This WIDC Award offers a one-year mentorship including 12 x 1-hour coaching sessions, a spot at either Story & Leadership or the Career Advancement Module (recipient's choice), plus WIDC's partner nomination for Telefilm Talent to Watch program funding. The intended outcome of this Program [Telefilm Talent to Watch] is to discover and develop the next generation of Canadian filmmakers, and [...]