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Fantastic News for A Single Woman! We've been chosen for The WIFTS!
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I am very excited to share an email I received today from Craig Prater, Executive Director of The Women's International Film and TV Showcase (the WIFTS):
"The Women’s International Film & Television Showcase focuses on the promotion and recognition of creative women in the film industry with special attention paid to directors, producers, and cinematographers."
But first, a little background info.
A little over a week ago Jeanmarie Simpson was contacted by Elspeth Tavares, the creator of The WIFTS, who had heard about her work as a peace activist, through her research on the internet. She located Jeanmarie through Millee Livingston, a woman who had hosted her in Northern California during the run of the stage play "A Single Woman."
Millee is also a peace activist and member of WILPF (the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - the oldest women's peace organization in the world; Jeannette Rankin was a founding member of this group which has chapters in 37 countries), as is Jeanmarie.
Elspeth told Jeanmarie that The WIFTS, which will take place at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles from Dec 4th through Dec 7th, would be giving out various awards to deserving women, including the Dove Award for Peace and Jeanmarie was being considered as a potential nominee!
"The Dove Award: this annual award will be bestowed each year to an individual or organization for outstanding contributions to Peace. The recipient may also be in the public or private sector working in the local community or on the world stage."
Elspeth was very interested in "A Single Woman" as a potential film for the showcase and asked to see a screener, which I gave her. She said she would watch it and take it with her to Toronto, where her partner Craig and the rest of The WIFTS selection committee would screen it.
I just received this email tonight and I couldn't be more excited:
Dear Ms. Lopez:
I had the pleasure this week of viewing your film "A Single Woman".
I was very pleased with not only the presentation of the subject matter, but how creatively it was presented.
I am currently in Toronto attending their film festival which I consider the top festival in the world (including Cannes) and I'm averaging 5-6 films per day and I watched your film on a disc one evening when I returned to my room after completing 5 films for the day. Your film had my total attention.
I know you've heard about "The Women's International Film & Television Showcase" scheduled for December 4-7, 2008 at the Pacific Design Center's Silverscreen Theater. We would very much like to screen your film and showcase it during the event.
I don't know what your screening and distribution plans are for the film, but I can assure you that you would be pleased with the exposure we will be able to give your film.
We would like very much for you to attend and participate in a discussion immediately following the film and if possible attend our official opening on December 4 and the Award Presentations on December 7, 2008 as our guest.
As a competitive festival, your film will be judged by a jury and will be considered for one of the awards.
Thank you, Ms. Lopez for this consideration. You have to be very proud of your film.
Craig Prater, Executive Director
The Women's International Film & Televison Showcase (TheWIFTS)
Congratulations on being chosen as part of this wonderful festival. It sounds like an incredible opportunity to generate even more positive buzz for this movie. I live in LA and excited to hear about this, and I am definitely going to be there. I am very much looking forward to being a part of this. Hope to see you there.
Dawn