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WIFTI Chapter Panel
THE WOMEN IN FILM INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT
Every “two years” since 1997, one of our 40 chapters worldwide hosts a Women In Film International World Summit meeting in one of their cities.
1997 – New York City, USA, 1998 in Los Angeles, USA, 2000 in London, UK, 2002 in Kingston, Jamaica, 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand and 2005 in Los Angeles, USA.
In the ten years prior to those, there were meetings in Calgary, Canada, Atlanta, Georgia, USA and Washington.D.C. USA as the benefits of interacting globally became clear.
The 4 day conferences are designed to provide professional networking , to receive up-to-date information on funding, distribution and trends, and to become acquainted with resources. As well, they are a way to get to know the modus operandi of the city or country in which they take place adding to everyone’s knowledge of the global marketplace.
In 2007, the 7th WFTI World summit took place in Toronto, Canada, hosted by the Toronto chapter. It was very well attended and the WIF/GM Alliance was able to underwrite a webcasting of the majority of panels. Click here to view the website. You will see and hear panels on pitching, trends in film and documentaries for Telelvision, financing, animation, product placement and more.
Toronto did a great job.
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