Media contact and information:
WIFTI Board of Directors
410-437-7483
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WOMEN IN FILM
AND TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL�S (WIFTI)
SHORT FILM SHOWCASE CELEBRATING
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN�S DAY 2006
TO PREMIERE ON EIGHTEEN
CITIES IN FIVE COUNTRIES.
(New York, NY - February
20, 2006)-
Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI) is proud to announce the
simultaneous launch of its first annual
Short Film Showcase on Wednesday, March 8 � International Women�s Day 2006 �
across eighteen screens in five countries within its network of member
Chapters.
For one night only - from Los Angeles, USA to Auckland, New Zealand -
WIFTI Chapters worldwide will present an outstanding collection of short films
by some of today�s best female filmmakers. The 2006 Showcase is comprised of seven
award-winning short films, selected by WIFTI�s
international Board of Directors, from finalist shorts from the WOW International Festival in Australia
and the NYWIFT/Hamptons International Film Festival�s To The Point: Women Telling Tales Through Media event.
�International
Women�s Day commemorates achievements, acts of courage and determination by ordinary
women. What better way for WIFTI members and the
public to celebrate than with a screening of original, accomplished
international short films by and about modern women,� comments Paulina B.
Abarca, Showcase Producer and WIFTI�s Chair of
Programming.
The
seven films comprising the 2006 WIFT International Short Film Showcase are:
KYLIE GOLDSTEIN, ALL AMERICAN
/ 3 minutes
Director: Eva Saks �
USA
MOUSTACHE
/ 13 minutes
Director: Vicki Sugars � AUSTRALIA
ON
THE CLIFFS / 15 minutes
Director: Lisa M. Perry � USA
M�NAGE � TROIS / 15 min
Director: Kimberly M. Wetherell - USA
THE
SCIENCE OF LOVE / 14 min
Director/Writer: Joyce Draganosky � USA
WASP
/ 23 minutes
Director: Andrea Arnold � United Kingdom
HAND
SUM / 8min, 3 secs
Director: Eva Colmers - Canada
Each
WIFT Chapter may also add outstanding regional films of their choosing to WIFTI�s 91-minute Showcase.
Together, the seven short
films have garnered over fifty international awards including a 2005 Academy Award, a Jury Award for International Filmmaking:
Sundance International Film Festival and the Grand Prix The Golden Dragon at the International Short Film Festival,
Poland for Andrea Arnold�s WASP; a Best Foreign Film Award at the 2005 Cr�teil
International Film Festival, for Vicki Sugars� MOUSTACHE; and an IFP Audience Choice Award: Columbia
University Film Festival for Joyce Draganosky�s
THE SCIENCE OF LOVE.
��These films showcase the talents of directors
at different stages of their career. Each has a unique strength, each displays
inspired craftsmanship,� said Abarca from Montreal. �Couple them with the
ingenuity of our Chapters to present welcoming, highly stimulating events, and
you have the makings of a truly fabulous evening.�
WIFTI
Chapters Participating in the Showcase and Screening Location:
Women in Film
& Television, Alberta, Canada
Calgary: Mount Royal College
Edmonton: Shaw Theatre, NAIT Campus, 106 Street
& Princess Elizabeth Avenue
Women in Film, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA
Women in Film &
Television NSW, Australia
Sydney:
Theatrette, Parliament House, Macquarie St.
Guest of Honour: Dr.
Meredith Burgmann MLC T: 61(2) 9230.2301
Bay Area Women in Film
& Television, San Francisco, California, USA
San
Francisco: Variety Club Screening Room, Hobart Building, 582 Market Street
Women in Film, Chicago,
Illinois, USA
Women in Film, Dallas,
Texas, USA
Dallas:
The Studio Movie Grill in Addision, 5405 Beltline Rd.
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Glass
- T: 972-992-6684
Women in Film & Video,
Washington, DC, USA
Washington, DC: Gala Hispanic Theatre-Tivoli, DC3333 14th Street,
NW. www.dciff.org
Women in Film &
Television, Houston, Texas, USA
Women in Film & Television,
Kingston, Jamaica
Women
in Film, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles: The Little Kodak Theatre, 6700 Santa Monica
Blvd. T: 310-657-5144.
Femmes
de cin�ma de la t�l�vision et des nouveaux m�dias - Montreal, Canada
Montreal: Astral M�dia
Screening Room: 2100 Ste-Catherine W. 2nd Floor. T: 514.482.9496
Women in Film & Video,
New England, USA
Brookline:
Coolidge Corner Theatre. T: 781.788.6607
Women in Film, New Mexico,
USA
Santa
Fe: The Film Center, St.Michael�s Village West � Special
Guest: Shirley Maclaine - www.nmwif.com
New York Women in Film, New
York City, New York, USA*
New York City:� HBO Theatre, 1100 Avenue of the Americas T:
212/679-0870 /[email protected]
*NYWIFT
will present the Showcase on March 22.
Women in Film &
Television, Auckland, New Zealand
Rialto Cinemas Broadway, Newmarket� T: 378 7271
or [email protected]
Women in Film &
Television, Toronto, Canada
Toronto:
NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St. (at Richmond). T:
416-322.3430
Women in Film & Video,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The 2006 Short
Film Showcase is made possible through the invaluable collaboration and
assistance of: New York Women in Film
and Television (NYWIFT), The Hamptons International Film Festival: TO THE POINT: Women
Telling Stories through Media event,
the WOW International Film Festival in
Australia and;
Femmes de cin�ma de la t�l�vision et des nouveaux m�dias � Montr�al
WIFTI is a global network
comprised of over 35 Women In Film and Television
chapters worldwide and more than 10,000 members.� All are dedicated to advancing professional
development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, video and
other screen-based media.� To accomplish
this goal, WIFTI provides networking and learning opportunities, scholarships,
a film finishing fund, a presence at major worldwide film festivals, as well as
offering help and encouragement to women who aspire to work in the film and TV
industries. www.wifti.org