Emily Diana Ruth

Announcing Fall/Winter 2026–27 Career Advancement Module Cohort

Six Canadian filmmakers selected for WIDC's career development program Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC), celebrating 30 years of advancing Canadian screen talent, is pleased to announce the six filmmakers selected for its Fall/Winter 2026–27 Career Advancement Module (CAM). Designed to help mid-career directors advance their careers and bring their projects closer to production, WIDC CAM provides individualized career [...]

By |2026-10-22T20:17:02-07:00October 22nd, 2026|Categories: Career Advancement, Media Release, WIDC|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Eight Canadian directors selected to develop feature films and series: WIDC Story & Leadership – WFF Industry Immersion

  We gratefully acknowledge that the WIDC program originates from the traditional and unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples, including the xmkym (Musqueam), Swxwu7mesh (Squamish), and slilwta (Tseil-wau-tuth) Nations. We also acknowledge the Indigenous Nations on whose traditional lands our guests and participants live, work and create. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Novmeber 2020: Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) organizers [...]

By |2021-06-10T19:10:24-07:00November 9th, 2020|Categories: Featured Voices, Media Release, Program Announcements, Story & Leadership|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC)
Offering tailored mentorship, project development, workshops, production awards, and made-to-order outreach initiatives, WIDC builds capacity for women and non-binary screen directors to advance their careers and narrative screen projects in a safe collegial setting.

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We gratefully acknowledge that the WIDC program originates from the traditional and unceded lands of the Coast Salish people, including the xmkym (Musqueam), Swxwu7mesh (Squamish), and slilwta (Tseil-wau-tuth) Nations. We also acknowledge the Indigenous Nations on whose traditional lands our guests, participants, and colleagues live, work and create. We commit to working together in the spirit of collaboration and respect for the generations that came before, those living now, and the generations to come.

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