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In partnership with Creative Women Workshops Association, Centennial College @Wallace Studios has created an opportunity for WIDC Alumnae to shoot their film and television projects in their choice of three state-of-the-art studio facilities (subject to availability). One week's worth of studio rental time valued at $10,000 in kind, plus a one-year subscription to mymediabiz.com, is awarded to a WIDC Alumna annually.
Application deadline: May 15
RECIPIENTS 2009 Naomi Jaye is receiving this year's award for her short documentary, SCARRED.
2008 Katherine Fitzgerald is receiving this year's prize for her short film project, THE FIXER AND THE SWIMMER.
2007 Rita Shelton Deverell was awarded the prize for her docu-drama NOT A DROP, an exploration of the aftermath of Katrina and the forgotten people of Canada. 2006 Leslie Ann Coles was awarded the prize for a teaser for her series VARIETY STORE. Variety Store has since been optioned by Kalidascope Entertainment.
2005 Co-winners, Annie Bradley for her short FRAN, A TABLE AND A GUN, and Sarah Michelle Brown for her sci-fi short MOCHA LATTE. 2004 Co-winners, Patricia Harris Seeley, for her sci-fi short, THE CONSORT and Mieko Ouchi for her short, ASSEMBLY.
2003 The first winner of this prize, valued at $10,000 (in kind), Veronica Tennant was presented the award for her one-hour film SHADOW PLEASURES written and narrated by Michael Ondaajte. Shadow Pleasures was broadcast on CBC Television, nominated for a Banff Rockie Award in 2004 and a segment of the project, The Cinnamon Pealer received a theatrical release.
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Left to Right: Pat Ferns, President Emeritus BWTVF, Veronica Tennant, Mieko Ouchi, Patricia Harris Seeley
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