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SPOTLIGHT December 2022: Sarah Polley, Actor, Author, Writer/Director of WOMEN TALKING

November 28, 2022December 29, 2022 Liz Braun away from her, canadian filmmakers, me too, Run Towards The Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory, Sarah Polley, spotlight, STORIES WE TELL, Women Talking

Sarah Polley is an iconic independent filmmaker who has throughout her career made choices that explore the lives of women and reflect her own experiences and feminist point of view. Keen insight and compassion distinguish her movies. Her work is authoritative and honest, and always gives audiences a safe space in which to contemplate the issues that impact their lives. We are glad to see her return to directing after a hiatus of 10 years and applaud Women Talking as an artistic achievement well worth all of the awards buzz it is generating

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Sharon McGowan & Jan Miller: Canadian Tax Credit Changes to Benefit Female Filmworkers (Guest Post)

August 6, 2020August 9, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments canadian filmmakers, jan miller, sharon mcgowan, the female gaze, wift canada

The tax credit program distributes close to one billion dollars annually to Canadian and foreign-service production but does not include policies to address gender equity or inclusion of workers marginalized in the screen industry. The Federal Minister of Canadian Heritage has agreed to address and rectify the issue.

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SPOTLIGHT November 2019: Jen and Sylvia Soska, Canadian Twin Filmmakers, RABID

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 0 Comments american mary, canadian filmmakers, David Cronenberg, Dead Hooker in a Trunk, Hellevator, horror genre, jen soska, rabid, spotlight, sylvia soska, Tristan Risk

For far too long, women horror film directors have been considered an oddity. Key figures in the contemporary ‘women in horror’ movement, Canadian filmmaking twins Jen and Sylvia Soska established themselves as noteworthy directors and screenwriters with their 2009 debut feature Dead Hooker in a Trunk. The film’s cult status has changed the horror genre landscape and perceptions about female horror directors. The Soska effect continues with this year’s Rabid.