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!