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To achieve its objectives and address the above challenges WoS engages in the
following principal and closely linked activities, which are its core business in
the advocacy of women filmmakers in Africa; Showcasing, skills Development, Information
exchange and Networking.
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Showcasing
WoS has two main screening platforms and these aim to showcase skills and talent of
both the experienced and the new coming women working in all levels and departments
of film and television.
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The main showcasing platform is the Women Film festival –that WoS has been
hosting during the women’s month in August since 2000, which screened films directed
by women from all over the world. In 2003 WoS launched the African women Film Festival
(AWF Festival) that will focus mainly on films made by women from the African continent,
the African Diaspora and other developing countries.The AWF Festival was then moved from
August to November to take advantage as of 2006 and will screen more than 50 films
including all genres over seven days.
- Monthly Screenings – These are a platform that combines networking and skills
development strand, by hosting a weekend where the filmmaker whose film is screened,
hosts a workshop, seminar imparting their particular skill. See upcoming workshops.
- Skills development
WoS plays an important and ongoing role in facilitating training programmes through:
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Mentorship – in partnership with producers by placing members in productions
to acquire hands on training.
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Workshops and Seminars - which cover some of the different topics that we have
established as being important for our members (women filmmakers working in the industry).
See upcoming workshops
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The Learnership programme – WoS continuously form partnerships with different
training institutions to help members further their studies/skills.
- Advocacy
WoS is Continually lobbying to industry players and working closely with other industry
organisations on a continental level to ensure the inclusion of women filmmakers in:
employment and development opportunities.
- Networking
For members - Formal and informal WoS gatherings geared towards creating networks
and discourse amongst women to exchange experiences and ideas, forge new relations
that will result in co-productions and utilise skills on each other’s film projects.
This carried out mainly through the monthly screening platform, Internet forums and
attendance of conferences/summits in other parts of Africa and the world.
WoS Strategic partnerships -with sister organisations in Africa, African and Women
film festivals internationally, and also with industry organisations internationally
whose focus is to support and nurture African filmmakers. This helps WoS in information
and film gatherings and also to promote the work of our members.
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