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To achieve its objectives WoS engages in the following principal and closely linked activities, which are its core business in the advocacy of women filmmakers;
These provide a platform where women filmmakers can showcase their skills to their peers in the industry, but also a platform for networking and to bring about possibilities of co-productions and collaborations;
- WoS-Last Thursday Showcase -
- WoS mini-festival during the Women’s Arts Festival (WAF) – a seven-year partnership with Newtown in celebration of Shouth Afrca's women’s day in August.
- High school screenings - introduce girl pupils to filmmaking
WoS plays an important and ongoing role in facilitating training programmes through:
- Seminars - which cover some of the different topics that we have established as being important for our members (women filmmakers working in the industry).
- Workshops - Producer Development course
- Learnership programmes – WoS continuously form partnerships with different training institutions to help members further their studies/skills.
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.