to all of the sponsors, donors, volunteers, filmmakers, panelists, award winners, members and audiences who made this year’s events so successful!
Thank You!
SponSorSDeluxe VancouverCity of Vancouver DGC BCKodak Canada IncBC FilmLegacy FilmworksCWWA/WIDC ACFC WestCFTPATelefilm CanadaB-Side EntertainmentFisheye SystemsWendy D PhotographyNational Film Board Focus Entertainment Insurance Brokers Inc.Sharpe Sound Studios Inc.Vancouver Scenic PrintersPlaybackTechnicolorCapilano University UBC Continuing Education
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WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION VANCOUVER
BC Women’s Hospital YyogaWIFTI
Wild Horse Canyon Wines Molson BreweriesHeineken Canada
Annex ProHDP
DevelopDesign.comPremier Spa BoutiqueWaves Coffee House
Caffe ArtigianoBridge Magazine
Fabutan Lush Fresh Handmade CosmeticsNew Image College of Fine Arts
Media SponSorSBiz Books
Georgia StraightPlayback
Reel WestShaw
Vancouver 24 HoursVirgin Radio
SilenT aucTion SponSorSAcademy of Canadian Cinema & TelevisionAcross Borders Media Audio Vision Canada Bling Nails & Beauty Lounge Brushed with MajicBush Pilot Productions Canada Screens Candice Elzinga Casting Celluloid Social Club Chanti Productions - Mic ‘n’ Me Chocolate Dog Corporate GiftsCrystal Lodge & Suites DOC BC Du JourD’Muir Films EA Games Empire TheatresExecutive Hotel Vintage Park Festival Cinemas Frog’s Hollow Tofino Harbour AirHarbour Cruises & Events Ltd. Headspace Hair SalonHeart Link ConsultingIgnite Beauty LoungeJeweliette Keven Stephens Interior Design Kodak Canada La Bicicletta Pro Shop Lav & Kush Legere SalonLeo AwardsLine 21 Media ServicesMAC Cosmetics Meet Market Adventures Inc Morrisport Advanced Driving Inc. Movement Studios
Much Ado About NothingNFB - Pacific & Yukon Centre Nailia Minnebaeva Print Narcissist Clothing Nasi Kivisto Photograph Naughtybuttnicepartease.comNew Image College of Fine ArtsNic’s Garage One Conversation At A Time Opus Hotel Pacific Palisades Hotel Pacific Theatre Pan Pacific HotelPeking Lounge Re/Max Central - Louise Hendricks River Rock CasinoSHAPE Sanctuary 1 ProductionsShasha Shkolnik Goldsmith & Design Shoppers Drug MartSim Video West Stanley Park Horse Drawn Tours Starbucks Coffee Canada Stargate DVD’s 1-5Sutton Place Hotel Tension Clothing The Bronson GroupThe Land of Deborah The Loden HotelThierry MuglerThree Birds Photography Tinhorn Creek Vineyards True Design Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle DowntownVariety Magazine West Side Surfing SchoolWhistler Film Festival Society William F. White International Inc. Zoe Evamy painting
Special ThankS ToAll the filmmakers & exhibitors
who’s work screened at our festival
BC Women’s Hospital: Cheryl Davies, Jan Finch, Julia Saunders, Lenore Riddell
Bobbi Kozinuk, Technology for the ArtsCapones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club
Celluloid Social ClubCity Passports
Cupcakes by Heather and LoriDonnelly Nightclubs
Edible PlanetFinal Draught Script Reading Series
GeistiFlick
Kinosmith Inc.Out on Screen
Pacific CinemathequeRave Film Inc.
TVA FilmsVancouver Public Library (Level 6)
Videomatica
FeSTival paneliSTS & ModeraTorSAlison ReidAllison Beda Amielle LakeAna de LaraBabz Chula Bradley ShendeBridget O’NeillCamille Sullivan Carol SillCarol WhitemanCarole DucharmeCatherine WarrenClaudia Morgado EscanillaDaniella SorentinoDanika DinsmoreDennis ChenardErica HargreaveGabrielle Rose Gillian ShawIleanna Pietroburo Jacqueline SamudaJames EberhardtJean HebertJennifer OuanoJohn Dippong, TelefilmKat MontaguLesley Grant, Shaftesbury FilmsMarilyn Thomas Maura RodgersMaureen MedvedMonica HamburgPeg Campbell Peggy ThompsonRochelle GraysonRoslyn MuirShannon McKarneyThecia SchiphorstTracey FriesenVirginia Rankin, CTV
SpoTlighT awardS gala TeaMGala Co-Chairs – Robyn Wiener, Tracey Mack NomiNatioNs – Peggy ThompsonsileNt auCtioN – Kate Green (Chair), Robyn Wiener, Tracey Mack, Judith Lucas, Nathalie GolayeveNt CoordiNator – Marc Smith/Amuse Consulting Alfredo Munoz, assistantCateriNG – Edible Planet, Wild Horse Canyon Wines
SpoTlighT awardS gala
host - Molly Parker
legacY awardSPreseNter - Deboragh Gabler, Legacy FilmworksWiNNers
Claudia Morgado Escanilla Peg Campbell Aparna Kapur
SpoTlighT award winnerSBabz Chula Amanda TappingAl ParsonsMaureen Medved John Dippong Shauna Hardy Mishaw Moira SimpsonJacqui Ellis
SpoTlighT award preSenTerSAndrew Williamson
Gabrielle RoseEileen Hoeter
Jacqueline SamudaJulia Kwan
Maureen LevittPeggy Thompson
Roger Reid
Women in the Director’s chair FeaTure FilM award
PreseNter - Carol Whiteman, Creative Women Workshops Association
WiNNer - Katrin Bowen
prograMMingFestival Chair – Roslyn MuirhoNourary Festival Chair – Anne WheelerFilm Jury (For shortlistiNG) – Danika Dinsmore,Debra Sears, Meghan Lightle, Roslyn MuirsPeCial Jury – Gwen Haworth, Julia Kwan, Tamara BullFilm researCh – Debra SearsiNteraCtive media Curator – Maayan CohenNeW media day CoordiNators – Erica Hargreave, Maayan Cohen, Danika DinsmoreFilmmaker PaNel CoordiNator – Roslyn MuirhoSpiTaliTY & FronT oF houSeatrium/PaNel maNaGer – Brishkay Ahmedvenue liaiSonBrishkay Ahmed, Roslyn Muir Zoe Quinn, J Bradford and the Staff at VIFCadvance TickeT SaleS & Box oFFiceElyn Dobbs, Meghan Lightle
wiFTv Board oF direcTorSPresideNt - Peggy ThompsonviCe-PresideNt - Clare Hodge
treasurer - Roslyn Muir seCretary - Sabrina Prada
Eileen Hoeter, Kate Green, Linda Watters, Liz Shorten, Robyn Wiener, Tracey Friesen,
Tracey Mack, Tracey Schaeffer
Social Media TeaMRaul Pacheco
Rebecca BollwittMarina Antunes
Tris HusseyPeter Marshall
Dan Udey
MarkeTingChair - Sabrina Prada
Committee - Lisa Purves, Sandra Garcia, Debra Sears
Webmaster – Lisa PurvesWebsite editor – Debra Sears
GraPhiCs – Jonathan Hanley, Sean CarvajalPubliC relatioNs – Sandra Garcia
trailer – Virgil DeanProGram desiGN - Ryan Warden
phoTographYDean Buscher
Wendy D, Hettie Schipperheijn
volunTeerSAlanna Murray, Alex Finesmith, Amy Fisher, Andrea Fraser-Winsby, Angel Hamilton, Ashley Kerr, Audra Rickerts, Basak Buyukcelen, Bebhinn Pidgeon, Brishkay Ahmed, Carolyn Jarvis, Cristina Tanase, Danika Dinsmore, Debra Sears, Deborah Edmeades, Drew Scott, Elyn Dobbs, Ethel Pitchford, Evgeina Litus, Gaelan Glenn, Gulia Iamaleeva, Hyei Ji Lee, Jacqui Ellis, Jen Sung, Jessica Wampler, Karen Dar Woon, Karley Stilling, Kate Anderson, Kate Follington, Kelly McCague, Kulchera Matson, Lia Como, Linda Crain, Linda Watters, Lindsay Nelson, Lori Finch, Luke Campbell, Maayan Cohen, Marilyn Thomas, Mary Ungerleider, Mary-Ann Crevier, Meghan Lightle,
Michelle Ouellet, Mimsy Reid, Moira McDermott, Murray Thorne, Nancy Lily, Nathalie Golay, Olesia Shewchuk, Parisa Azadi, Renee Fulsom, Rita Yee, Rosanna Goncalves, Rose Ficke, Ryan Catherwood, Sandra Garcia, Sang Mah, Sarah Cruise, Sharon Kanovas, Steve Cosmic, Thesa Pakarnyk, Toshmi Ono, Vanessa Seecharran, Winnie Low, Zoe Evamy, Zuleika Gilbert
We thank all of our festival volunteers and apologize to those who may notbe mentioned. Our festival would not be a success without you!