Presented by TELUS STORYHIVE
Designed to provide up to three Canadian women directors with a tailored development offering with the goal of creating one short fiction film work (2-3 minutes maximum), suitable as a stand-alone piece for festival screenings; a teaser; or a tool for funding and promotional purposes for a longer work (e.g. feature film or web series). An adjudicated offering, applications were especially encouraged from residents of the Nicola-Thompson region who have already directed two short films.
Program Mentors: Mentor Story Editor, Linda Coffey; Production Mentor, Garwin Sanford; WIDC Producer, SWA Executive Producer, Carol Whiteman.
Acting Ensemble: Jason Burkart, Mavourneen, Tracey Power, Rekha Sharma, Aubrey Fix
SWA winner: Cjay Boisclair (Stood Up)