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Vancouver International Women In Film Festival 2023 – Jennifer Green Previews

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The Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (VIWFF) is returning to an in-person event this year for its 18th annual edition at the VIFF Centre in the British Columbian city March 7-11. The festival, organized around International Women’s Day on March 8, will also run online from March 12-25. Some 37 films from 14 countries will compete for a line-up of awards, running alongside a sidebar short film competition. Of the 19 films from home base Canada, 9 are from local British Columbia filmmakers.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Karen McClellan heads Pacific Screenwriting Series Lab – Brandy McDonnell reports

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Award-winning writer Karen McClellan will serve as showrunner in residence for the Pacific Screenwriting Program’s 2022 Scripted Series Lab. Starting this month, McClellan is mentoring six up-and-coming British Columbia-based screenwriters as they develop her original series in the Pacific Screenwriting Program’s flagship training program. Now in its fourth year, the Scripted Series Lab combines real-world story room experience, mentorship, workshops and information sessions to equip writers with the skills, experience and connections necessary to establish a sustainable career in the province’s dynamic screen-based industry.

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