Friday, October 19th 9:30
SJIWFF29 Presents: The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution
Directed by: Maya Gallus
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In restaurant kitchens, tight quarters, high pressure and hot tempers combine to create toxic conditions that make it difficult for anyone to survive, let alone climb the ladder to head chef. For women, the situation is even worse. […]
Friday, October 19 12:30pm
Rocket Bakery & Fresh Food 272 Water Street
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More and more, increasing diversity both in front of and behind the camera is being recognized as a pertinent issue in this industry. Join us for a candid discussion on diversity in the industry luminaries who have transformed the industry through championing gender […]
Sunday, October 21st 12pm
SJIWFF29 Presents: Noon Feature – They Call us Warriors
Directed by: Jennifer Socorro
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WOMEN, WORLD-CLASS FOOTBALL AND THE BEST FEMALE PLAYER IN THE WORLD. After becoming undefeated champions of the South American Women Under-17 Championship and overcoming one of the worst social and economic environments for sports practicing, the […]
Friday, October 19 10am
NIFCO 40 King’s Road
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This session with Andra Sheffer (Independent Production Fund) will demystify application pitches and examine the various key components of a proposal, including creative materials, financing scenarios and sources, audience engagement/discoverability plans, distribution, revenue models, release strategies and ancillary content, success metrics and practical tips. Also, learn about […]
Thursday, October 18 3pm
NIFCO 40 King’s Road
SJIWFF 29 Presents: Doc Talk
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Meet the women behind the camera of our industry’s most compelling documentaries. Learn how documentaries can be used to entertain, educate, effect social change, and serve as a form of activism and why women are leading the world of documentary filmmaking.
Sunday, October 21st, 7pm
Scotiabank Theatre (48 Kenmount Road)
SJIWFF29 Presents: Emera NL Closing Night Gala – Hopeless Romantic
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Crush
Directed by: Kerry Gamberg
2017 RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award Winner: A new boy in school meets his first crush, a quirky outsider, and together they take down the school bully.
Hopeless Romantic
Directed by: […]
Sunday, October 21st 10:30
Rocket Bakery & Fresh Food 272 Water Street
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This special brunch panel features the incredible ensemble team behind our Festival’s closing night feature. Join us and the directors for a peek behind-the-scenes of this anthology film and learn about how Hopeless Romantic subverts all of the Hollywood rom-com tropes.
*Vegetarian Options Available
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Thursday, October 18th 7:00pm
St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Preseents:
Thursday Night Shorts
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On the Ridge Line – Chantale Boulianne
Askin’ for It – Kerry Gamberg
Spirits of the Temple – NIFCO Documentary FIlm Class Summer 2017
Natural Light: Vivi’s Story – Ivy Oldford
Counterfeit Kunkoo – Reema Sengupta
Freaks of Nurture – Alexandra Lemay
Inquiry into Shape […]
Saturday, October 20th 3pm
NIFCO 40 King’s Road
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This panel features a number of the most innovative women working in our film industry today and major talent to watch. Join us to gain insight into their works, processes and learn more about contemporary Indigenous filmmaking in Canada.
Saturday, October 20th 7pm
SJIWFF29 Presents: Evening Feature – Love, Scott
Directed by: Laura Marie Wayne
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Following the journey of a young gay musician who is attacked and paralyzed from the waist down, Love, Scott is an intimate and visually evocative window into queer experience, set against a stunning score by Sigur Rós.
