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NS: Women of film, TV converging in Halifax


Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema is headlining this weekend’s conference. — Photo Contributed
Published on March 4, 2011
Published on March 4, 2011
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[HALIFAX, NS] — Atlantic Canadian women in TV and film will gather in Halifax this weekend to celebrate and boost their roles in a predominantly male industry.

The conference, Women Making Waves, is hosted by the Women in Film & Television–Atlantic.

The three-day event beginning Friday will feature workshops, screenings and panel discussions, and will be headlined by award-winning Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema.

“There are so many talented women in the screen industry,” said Jan Miller, chair of WIFT–Atlantic. “The time is right to celebrate what they’re doing and find ways to help the senior people mentor the emerging people — and the emerging people inspire the senior people.”

Though the conference honours women, topics of conversation will be relevant to both sexes, she said.

Saturday night will feature a screening of short films by filmmakers from each Atlantic province and a documentary, titled Pretty Bloody: The Women Of Horror, by Halifax-based filmmaker Donna Davies.

Miller said she would love to see Women Making Waves become an annual event.

Tickets can be purchased at wift-at.com.