Liz Whitmere

WIDC Alumni Earn 2024 DGC Award Nominations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) organizers are delighted to share the news that WIDC alumni and their projects have received multiple nominations for the 2024 DGC Awards. The WIDC alumni nominees include: ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY Shannon Walsh – Adrianne & the Castle DGC JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DISCOVERY AWARD Melanie Oates – Sweet Angel Baby [...]

By |2024-10-29T08:48:50-07:00September 30th, 2024|Categories: Awards & Accolades, WIDC|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Eight Canadian Directors to Develop Original Content at WIDC Story & Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 2022 (Vancouver BC), Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) organizers are pleased to announce the eight Canadian directors selected to attend the Women In the Director’s Chair Story & Leadership program, presented in collaboration with the Whistler Film Festival. Five of this year’s Story & Leadership cohort of directors are award-winning ACTRA members, including Toronto-based [...]

By |2023-04-27T13:10:26-07:00November 17th, 2022|Categories: Media Release, Story & Leadership, WIDC, Women Directors|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC)
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