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AWFJ EDA Awards @ Whistler Film Festival 2022: THE WINNERS – Jennifer Merin reports

December 16, 2022December 17, 2022 Jennifer Merin EDA Awards, rodeo, violet gave wilingly, wff 2022, Whistler Film Festival

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is proud to announce the winners of the AWFJ EDA Awards for Best Female-Directed Feature and Best Female-Directed Short at Whistler Film Festival 2022. The EDA Awards were presented at a virtual awards ceremony on December 13, 2022. This is the tenth anniversary of the AWFJ and WFF partnership to recognize and honor the work of female filmmakers. WFF nominates the films for consideration. AWFJ members are the jurors. Great results.

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Whistler Film Festival 2022: Female Filmmaker Wrap – Rachel West reports

December 6, 2022December 7, 2022 Rachel West angela heck, Borsos Competition, female filmmakers, Joëlle Desjardins Paquette, Katherine Jerkovic, whistler film festival 2022

“Addressing the imbalance of representation in the screen industry has been a mandate of the Whistler Film Festival for many years,” Festival Director Angela Heck says. “Our advocacy for gender parity has expanded to reflect our overall commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. There is much work to do as we continue to cultivate and champion underrepresented communities in our programs, our stories and in the Canadian media industry at large.”

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Whistler Film Festival: Women in the Director’s Chair 2022 – Jennifer Merin reports

November 22, 2022 Jennifer Merin actra, angela heck, Carol Whiteman, EDA Awards, eleanor noble, female filmmakers, Whistler Film Festival, widc, Women in the Director's Chair

Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women filmmakers and developing their projects. Among its successful programs, WIDC IS partnering with Whistler film Festival for the ninth year to present its In the Director’s Chair Story & Leadership program, an intensive mentorship that benefits eight mid-career and non-binary filmmakers from across Canada and representing Canada’s diverse population. The filmmakers selected for the 2022 program will attend this year’s Whistler Film Festival (taking place November 30 through December 4 and online until January 2, 2023), participating in the WFF Industry Immersion program.

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AWFJ Announces Winners of EDA Awards @ Whistler Film Festival 2021 – Jennifer Merin reports

December 16, 2021August 27, 2022 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Carmine Pierre-Dufour, EDA Awards, jennifer merin, karen martin, kathia woods, leba hertz, liz braun, Marilyn Ferdinand., marina antunes, robin hauser, sandie angulo chen, Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers, Sarah Fortin, tara karajica, ulkar alakbarova, wff, Whistler Film Festival

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists and the Whistler Film Festival are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 AWFJ EDA Awards @ Whistler Film Festival. In our ninth consecutive year of partnering to recognize and honor female filmmakers. This year, Sarah Fortin, Robin Hauser, and Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers + Carmine Pierre-Dufour make waves as AWFJ’s Best Female Directors.

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Whistler Film Festival 2020 EDA Award Winners – Jennifer Merin reports

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Jennifer Merin Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, ashley eakin, awfj eda awards, goddess of the fireflies, jazz tangcay, liz braun, lois alter mark, marina antunes, niav conty, Shauna Hardy Mishaw, single, small time, susan sloszczyna, whistler film festival 2020

For the eighth consecutive year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists has had the honor to partner with Whistler Film Festival to recognize women filmmakers with presentation of EDA Awards for Best Female-Directed Feature Film and Best Female-Directed Short at the 2020 festival, held online December 1 to 20, 2020.

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Whistler Film Festival Filmmaker Interview: Ashley Eakin on SINGLE

December 2, 2020December 6, 2020 Jennifer Merin ashley eakin, EDA Awards, filmmaker interview, Short films, single, Whistler Film Festival

Single confronts the complexities of being disabled and dating. Kim, who was born with one arm, gets set-up to go on a blind date. When she finally meets Jake, to her horror – he only has one hand. Unable to get over the apparent ignorance of the matchmaker, as well as her own insecurities about being different, Kim tries to bail on the date. Ashley Eakin and Single are nominated for the AWFJ EDA Award for Best female-Directed Short at Whistler Film Festival.

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Whistler Film Festival Filmmaker Interview: Aimee Long on A SHOT THROUGH THE WALL

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Jennifer Merin a shot though the wall, aimee long, asian american, EDA Awards, the female gaze, Whistler Film Festival

Inspired by a true event, A Shot Through The Wall is about an Asian American police officer who accidentally discharges his weapon during an investigation, killing a black teenager through an apartment wall. The case spirals out of control as the incident is deemed police racial bias.

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Whistler Film Festival Filmmaker Interview: Wendy Morgan on SUGAR DADDY

November 23, 2020March 24, 2021 Jennifer Merin EDA Awards, feature films, sugar daddy, the female gaze, Wendy Morgan, Whistler Film Festival

Some films jump off the screen to announce the arrival of vital new talent. Such is the case with Wendy Morgan’s Sugar Daddy, starring Kelly McCormack in a tour de force performance as Darren, a new age music composer and performer who is trying to break into the record industry. Sugar Daddy is the opening film for Whistler Film Festival 2020.

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Whistler Film Festival Filmmaker Interview: Niav Conty on SMALL TIME

November 23, 2020November 26, 2020 Jennifer Merin EDA Awards, feature films, naiv conty, small time, the female gaze, whistler film festival 2020

Niav Conty’s Small Time is about childhood, family, and the role models around us. Stubborn patriotism, dogmatic faith, and the sexualization of young women are all themes that swirl around in this tragic story about a ten year old girl surrounded by addicted adults. Your heart goes out to her.

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Whistler Film Festival Filmmaker Interview: Ali Liebert on THE QUIETING

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Jennifer Merin ali liebert, EDA Awards, the female gaze, the quieting, whistler film festival 2020

The Quieting tells the story of Maggie, an anxious and newly queer woman on the eve of her first date with a woman. She is thrown into the throes of self-doubt and fear is confronted by an unexpected guest. Sara Canning and Julia Sarah Stone star in this psychological thriller by Ali Liebert that snaps the struggle of identity sharply into focus.

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