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WHAT IS WOW?

The World of Women - WOW Film Festival is a short film festival that promotes and awards the talents of women directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers in the Australian film industry and internationally. It is a festival that offers emerging and established filmmakers the opportunity to screen short works giving a thematic perspective of ... “seeing the world through the eyes of women”.

Women in Film and Television NSW is proud to announce the winners of the 16th WOW Film Festival in 2009.

WOW Film Festival 2009 Winners

Women in Film and Television NSW ( WIFT NSW ) is committed to improving the status of women, both on and off the screen, by supporting and advancing women working in the film, television and related screen industries. We are a membership based not-for-profit organisation.
WIFT NSW is part of a global organisation, Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI), which provides a foundation for global co-operation as well as a public voice representing and unifying our members worldwide.

THE NATIONAL WOW TOUR is travelling to over 20 national locations & overseas • 2009 Tour Program



 


16th WOW FILM FESTIVAL 2009 Winners Announced

Travelling to over 20 national locations & overseas2009 Tour Program

17th WOW FILM FESTIVAL
2011 COMPETITION OPEN !


The WOW Film Festival Tour will travel nationally from March to December 2011.  
The WOW Tour may travel to some international destinations.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Metro Screen www.metroscreen.org.au
Partnering with WOW. Metro Screen works with screen makers and their projects in NSW.
Over 27 years experience in the screen industry and assists more than 140 screen projects annually. Metro Screen is the NSW member of Screen Development Australia.
d/Lux/Media Arts/ www.dlux.org.au
Partnering with WOW for the MMW Digi-Vodule Forum. d/Lux/Media Arts/ is one of Australia’s
key screen and media arts organizations committed to supporting the development, engagement and experience of Australian screen and digital media culture.
WIFT NSW acknowledges and thanks
all of our Tour Partners for presenting the 16th WOW Film Festival to venues
throughout Australia, and beyond.


WOW Committee

Sil-Nyin Cameron - WOW Festival Director
Raksha Pinto – WOW Technical Director
Alia Stewart – Assistant Festival Director
Jill Dures - Financial Administrator
Pearl Lee - Front of House Manager
Leisle Grant – Digi-Vodule competition & MMW Forum co-ordinator
Heidi Tobin – Directors/Cinematographers Forum co-ordinator
Deborah Szapiro – Animation competition co-ordinator
Ana Tiwary – MMW Director
Rosemary Reid
Steph Busby
Helen Goritsas
Bec James
Nicole Hansson
Lorraine Young

Selection Committee
Helen Goritsas
Natalie Millar
Ana Tiwary
Louise Wadley
Jill Dures
Elena Guest
Michael O’Rourke
Sue McCreadie
Heidi Tobin
Sil-Nyin Cameron
Heather Hay
Sally Reid
Jacqui Archer
Richard Smith
Helen Panckhurst
Susan Stitt
Rosemary Reid
Alia Stewart

Judges
Karen Pearlman
Laura Sivis
Erika Addis
Butch Calderwood ACS
Rosemary Reid
Naz Mantoo
Deborah Szapiro
Leisle Grant
Ana Tiwary
John Gregory
Tania Chambers
Stuart Clegg

Publicity
Sil-Nyin Cameron
Raksha Pinto
Steph Busby
Alia Stewart
Rosemary Reid
Ana Tiwary
Heidi Tobin
Nicky Muddle

Volunteers
Aarhon Silver
Helen Kakakios
Kiersten Hocking
Virginia Rose
Kieran Tully

Creative Direction
and Design
... WOW
Image, Website, Graphics,
Web Trailers, Web TV
Posters and Program
-
Jennifer Treur - JAM Directions

Special Thanks
Creative Assistant
Bec James

Trailer 09- Creative / editor
Raksha Pinto

Graphics elements
Jennifer Treur

Trailer 09 Music
Courtesy of “My Little Musical” Sydney Film School
Viko Perrine – credits music


WIFT NSW Committee
The 2008/09 committee members are:

Jane Roscoe
Heidi Tobin
Heaven Muecke
Helen Goritsas
Samantha Scowcroft
Jill Dures
Margaret Bergland
Sil-Nyin Cameron
Ana Tiwary
Raksha Pinto
Pearl Lee
Leisle Grant
Nicole Hansson

PRESIDENT
Dr Jane Roscoe

VICE PRESIDENTS
Heidi Tobin
Heaven Muecke

TREASURER
Margaret Bergland
Jill Dures

SECRETARY
Helen Goritsas
Samantha Scowcroft

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Sil-Nyin Cameron (WOW Film Festival Director)
Ana Tiwary (Media Mentorship for Women Director)
Raksha Burman (Technical Director)
Pearl Lee (Membership Coordinator)
Leisle Grant
Nicole Hansson


 


For further information
contact Sil-Nyin Cameron
WOW Film Festival Director

Tel: 0402 246 601

New Email Contact for WOW:

wowfilmfestival@wiftnsw.org.au

 


WOW TICKET

Principal Sponsor - WOW Festival NSW Film & Television Office (NSW FTO)

Principal Sponsor - WOW Tour
Screen Australia

Principal Sponsor - WIFT NSW
WIFT NSW is supported by the City of Sydney

city


Platinum Sponsors:
Jam Directions - Multimedia
IndieFlix

Major Sponsors:

Metro Screen
Spectrum Films
Panavision
Tresscox Lawyers
AFTRS
City of Sydney
SMPTE
TVD Broadcast

Sponsors:

Miller Camera Support
ARRI Australia
Deluxe Australia / Efilm
Amicko Films
Art Resistance
Sony
Tiffen
Australian Cinematographers Society
ACS Magazine
Australian Directors Guild
The PHOTO Studio
Corben & Blair
Nivea
Peter Lehmann Wines
Smart Food Choices
Printers Korner
Chauvel Cinema
Engine
Tobijug
Astrochimp
Inside Film

Event Partners
Metro Screen
Australian Cinematographers Society
dLux Media Arts
ICE Information Cultural Exchange
Screenworks
WIFT Victoria

Photographers
Zorica Purlija
Heidi Tobin

Live Music
Annette Golden
Cath Golden
George Baraliakos
Tony Eyers

Special thanks:
Calvin Gardiner
Velinda Wardell
Jacob Barker

Guest Speakers :
Aloura Charles
Ming D’Arcy
Karen Pearlman
David Cranswick
Caitlin Vaughn
Tiphereth Gloria
Paula Abood
Annette Sicari
Cassandra Gaunson
Leisle Grant
Deborah Szapiro

Catering
Smart Food Choices
Julie Claessens
John Stubbs

WOW Film Festival Website © 2008 ~ all rights reserved

Website Direction and Design: JAM Directions - WOW Film Festival © 2008