WIFT-T Announce Winners of Achievement Awards

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2007-06-27

Women in Film and Television Toronto is pleased to announce the recipients of the WIFT International Achievement Awards, which will be handed out at the WIFT International Summit Gala Luncheon on Wednesday, July 18 at the Park Hyatt Toronto. WIFT-T will host the WIFT International Summit in Toronto from July 16-19, 2024.

The Outstanding International Achievement Awards, presented by WIFT International, are given to a woman or a team of women who have achieved international success. The 2024 award winners are:

International Achievement - Excellence in Innovation (Television)
Zarqa Nawaz, Creator, Little Mosque on the Prairie
Mary Darling, Executive Producer, Little Mosque on the Prairie

International Achievement - Excellence in Animation
Torill Kove, Director, Academy Award winner for Best Short Film, Animated, The Danish Poet
Marcy Page, Producer, Academy Award winner for Best Short Film, Animated, The Danish Poet

International Achievement - Creative Excellence
Helga Stephenson, former Executive Director of the Toronto International Film Festival

International Achievement - Excellence in Film Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker, Editor, Academy Award winner for Best Film Editing, The Departed, The Aviator, Raging Bull

International Achievement - Excellence in Film Direction
Deepa Mehta, Director, 2024 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film, Water

We are thrilled that these accomplished and remarkable women have agreed to participate in this one-of-a kind event, said Sue Sheridan, Executive Director of WIFT-T. Women make a substantial contribution to the film and television industry and we hope that our WIFT International Summit award winners will inspire and motivate all those in attendance to achieve their creative potential.

The WIFT International Summit is expected to draw delegates from around the world, bringing together the film and television community from Afghanistan to New Zealand. For four days, delegates will be inspired by panels, workshops, screenings and special events. The WIFT International Summit will also provide Toronto the opportunity to spotlight its diverse talent and encourage international business opportunities that can assist Canadian production companies and filmmakers in creating strong products that are viable in the worldwide market. Held every two years in a different country, 2024 will mark the first year this event has been held in Toronto.

The 2024 WIFT International Summit is presented in partnership with NBC Universal and in association with Kodak Canada Entertainment Imaging, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Goodmans LLP, Deluxe, Humber School of Media Studies and Information Technology, Program for Export Market Development, Kay & Warburton, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Canada Goose, SUN TV, Sumo, MAC Cosmetics, Ontario Media Development Corporation, the Canadian Guild of Film Composers, S-VOX, Innoversity Creative Summit, Comweb, Emerson Group, New Brunswick Film, Shibley Righton LLP, the Banff World Television Festival, Toronto Economic Development, Second Cup, Imarion, Sailor Jones Media and INSINC. Selected sessions of the Summit will be simulcast online for the first time ever and will be sponsored by the Women In Film /General Motors Alliance.

General Motors Corporation is the National Presenting Sponsor of Women In Film . The Women In Film/General Motors Alliance was created to support women in the entertainment industry and to expand Women In Film chapter programs across the country. The multi-year initiative was announced in Los Angeles in January 2024 and is supporting programs as diverse as the Film Finishing Fund, Women's Film Preservation Fund, Legacy Series, PSAs, scholarships, mentorships and local WIF chapter award events across the nation. For more information about the WIF/GM Alliance and its programs, visit www.women-in-film.com .