Banff, Canada (June 2014)– Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA) is pleased to announce that Kathleen Hepburn is the recipient of the 2014 WIDC Feature Film Award, a $120,000 in kind prize designed to encourage more feature films directed by women in Canada and supported by some of Canada’s most influential western screen-industry companies. Administered by CWWA, the award will help [...]
Since our initial launch in 1996, the Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) program has had a presence at the BANFF Festival, and we are pleased to be back and part of the Festival's 35th Anniversary celebrations. This year at our annual WIDC Launch Event, Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA) is presenting our $120K Feature Film Award, rolling out our new web [...]
Vancouver, Canada (June 2011) – Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) Fellowship. Made possible through a long-standing partnership, the fellowship is designed to provide one WIDC alumna the opportunity to network and advance her projects at BANFF. Award-winning filmmaker Wendy Ord [...]
Vancouver, BC (June 5, 2008) – CTVglobemedia has confirmed a commitment of $335,000 towards a series of initiatives to support Canadian women directors through programs offered by Creative Women Workshops Associations (CWWA). Starting in 2001, the CTV-BCE Benefits enabled CWWA to entice high-achieving female directors like Patricia Rozema, Leah Pool, Anne Wheeler and Norma Bailey to lead the Women In [...]
Banff, AB (June 12, 2007) - Creative Women Workshops Association recently honoured four Canadian women filmmakers at the 2007 Banff World Television Festival. The celebration occurred at the Annual Launch Event for The Women In the Director’s Chair Workshop (WIDC), Canada’s one-of-a-kind workshop. Leslie Ann Coles was presented with the 5th Annual WIDC BWTVF Fellowship, Rita Shelton Deverell won the [...]
Banff, AB (June 13, 2006) – Creative Women Workshops Association honoured two Canadian women filmmakers at the 10th Anniversary Launch Event for The Women In the Director’s Chair Workshop (WIDC), Canada’s one-of-a-kind workshop at the 2006 Banff World Television Festival. Jinder Oujla-Chalmers was presented the 4th Annual WIDC Banff World Television Festival Fellowship and organizers announced the winner of the [...]
Passion for Story-telling: Sharing the process of developing women filmmakers and their projects at the 10th annual session of the critically acclaimed Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) workshop in Banff. Presented in partnership by Creative Women Workshops Association, The Banff Centre and ACTRA, with major support from Telefilm Canada. Featuring 2006 Mentors, Anne Wheeler (Director), Mary Ungerleider (Editor) and [...]
June 14th, 2005, Banff, AB – Three Canadian women filmmakers are being honored June 14th during the 10th Annual Launch Event for Canada’s one-of-a-kind Women In the Director’s Chair Workshop (WIDC) at the 2005 Banff World Television Festival. Annie Bradley whose latest award-winning film ‘Tongue Bully’ screened at over 20 festivals around the world including the 2005 Sundance Festival, and [...]
Vancouver, BC (January 13, 2003) – A talented group of eight Canadian women directors, along with an ensemble of over forty hand-picked professional actors and crews will attend the seventh annual Women in the Director’s Chair (WIDC) Workshop at The Banff Centre from January 23 to February 9, 2003. “The Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) Workshop has earned an [...]