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The 6th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival | Call For Submissions | September 1, 2010
By Manori Ravindran
The New York Times recently reported that out of approximately 600 films reviewed by their paper in 2009, only 60 had female directors. That same year, The Times also stated that studios Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures did not release a single film directed by a woman. These paltry numbers will come as a shock to most people, but one group it may not surprise is the Vancouver chapter of Women in Film and Television (WIFTV).
"Women are more frequent moviegoers than men, yet less than 15 percent of women are directing. Why do movies made for and by men dominate the market?" asks WIFTV on their website. WIFTV is one of 35 worldwide chapters of Women in Film and Television International, a network striving to enhance the international visibility of women in the entertainment industry.
The Vancouver chapter presents four celebratory events throughout the year, including the annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival. Now in its sixth year, the festival offers independent filmmakers cash awards, a professional screening opportunity, and a chance to garner an audience in Vancouver and beyond.
What may interest Schema readers, in particular, is the diversity present among featured filmmakers and their work. The festival boasts an impressive number of entries tackling race and identity. Short features such as Michelle Hung's Chinese Dumplings (2008), a film about two Chinese American girls vehemently opposed to violin practice, and Roseanne Ling's Take 3 (2008), about three Asian actresses combating stereotypes in the audition room, have both been heralded as WIFTV audience favourites.
Among last year's winners, Kate Kroll's Shi-Shi-Etko (2009), a story about a young Sto:Lo girl leaving home to attend residential school, went on to win big at Toronto's ImagiNATIVE Film Festival and the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival. These films not only present poignant, timeless messages for a multi-ethnic Vancouver audience, but are also written and directed by women of colour navigating a complex, gendered industry.
Scheduled to take place in March 2011, the Vancouver festival has officially launched its Call for Submissions and all independent filmmakers (both women and men) are encouraged to apply. The festival supports submissions featuring strong female characters and stories as well as three of the following (one woman may serve numerous roles): a woman as Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Lead Actor, or Lead Animator / Editor.
The 6th annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival will take place between March 4-8, 2011 at Vancity Theatre. The early bird deadline for film submissions is September 1, 2010 and the final deadline is November 1, 2010. For more information, please visit the official website.
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