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Federal Women's Film Program
Production
companies		National Film Board of Canada, Studio D
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, French

The Federal Women's Film Program (FWFP) was created in 1980 by the Canadian government as a partnership of federal ministries and agencies purposed to create and distribute films about the status of women. Studio D handled the administration of it in both French and English. FWFP was created to address the demand for women-centered films and filmmaking opportunities for women. In 1987, executive producer Rina Fraticelli began "producing shorter, basic information films dealing with issues of immediate concern to Canadian women, including domestic violence, reproductive choice, career choice, health care, and aging.”

The FWFP was associated with Studio D and separate from its formal budgetary structure. Studio D provided leadership and personnel in developing FWFP, as well as sharing its physical space with the program. The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) matched funds provided by other federal departments to support the production of films on women's issues. Some of these films were internal training films, while others were related to important messages about each department's own goals.

Significance

Throughout the 1980s, the FWFP made a variety of films, including Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography, (1981) a documentary on pornography and the sex trade. Other FWFP films have discussed nontraditional employment for women, employment for Indigenous women, and employment for disabled women. In 1986, the FWFP funded a film training project through Studio D, extending its mandate to provide training for women filmmakers.

Themes

Themes covered by the FWFP productions are wide-ranging, though the program's mandate was to ensure the production of timely films that reflected women's perspectives on current issues facing women and society. Some of the films focused on issues faced by young people as they assumed increasingly adult responsibilities. Issues explored included representation of women in the fields of math and science, the effects of violence in media on young consumers, and the challenges of unemployment. These documentaries were recommended for secondary school students and were accompanied by interactive guides for classroom participation. Other themes of FWFP productions included domestic abuse, services available to victims, and tributes to Indigenous women.

Filmography

Stand-alone films

Series

  • (International Youth Year Training Program) Co-produced by Micheline Le Guillou and Gerry Rogers.
    • Beyond Memory, 1986. Directed by Louise Lamarre. 14 min.
    • Children of War, 1986. Directed by Premika Ratnam. 25 min.
    • First Take Double Take, 1986. Directed by Paula Fairfield. 9 min.
    • Thin Dreams, 1986. Directed by Susie Mah. 21 min.
  • Next Step series. Directed by Tina Horne, co-produced by Gerry Rogers and Tina Horne.
  • Gathering Strength series.
    • In Her Chosen Field, 1989. Directed by Barbara Evans, produced by Chantal Bowen. 28 min.
    • A Time to Reap, 1989. Directed by Dagmar Teufel, produced by Chantal Bowen. 28 min.
  • Elder Women series. Produced by Chantal Bowen.
    • The Power of Time, 1989. Directed by Liette Aubin. 29 min.
    • Pills Unlimited, 1990. Directed by Sylvie Van Brabant. 29 min.
    • When the Day Comes, 1991. Directed by Sharon McGowan. 29 min.
  • Women and Work series. Produced by Chantal Bowen.

Selected film synopses

Enough is Enough (1996), directed by Nicole Giguere

Alternate Route (1997), directed by Denise Withers

Taking Charge (1996), directed by Claudette Jaiko

Awards and honours

References

  1. Anderson, Elizabeth (1999-06-10), "Studio D's Imagined Community: From Development (1974) to Realignment (1986-1990)", Studio D’s Imagined Community: From Development (1974) to Realignment (1986-1990), University of Toronto Press, pp. 41–61, doi:10.3138/9781442675223-005/pdf, ISBN 978-1-4426-7522-3, retrieved 2024-09-05
  2. Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada. "Information archivée dans le Web" (PDF). publications.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. Nesbitt-Larking, Paul Wingfield (2007). Politics, Society, and the Media. University of Toronto Press. p. 61. ISBN 9781551118123.
  4. Bate, Barbara; Taylor, Anita (1988). Women Communicating: Studies of Women's Talk. Ablex Pub. Corp. ISBN 9780893914752.
  5. The Federal Women’s Film Program. (1993). The power of film exploring issues of equality and justice for women . Montreal, QC.
  6. National Film Board of Canada (1997). "Alternate Route" (PDF). National Film Board of Canada.
  7. National Film Board of Canada, Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief, retrieved 2019-03-28
  8. National Film Board of Canada, Moving On, retrieved 2019-03-28
  9. McIntyre Media. "A Balancing Act". McIntyre Media. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  10. Library and Archives Canada (2019). "A balancing act". Aurora. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  11. Library and Archives Canada (2019). "Careers to discover". Aurora. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  12. National Film Board of Canada (1993). "Careers to Discover [User's Guide]" (PDF). National Film Board of Canada.
  13. Library and Archives Canada (2019). "A web not a ladder". Aurora. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  14. McIntyre Media. "A Web Not a Ladder". McIntyre Media. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  15. National Film Board of Canada. "Enough is Enough [User's Guide]" (PDF). National Film Board of Canada.
  16. Library and Archives Canada (2019). "Enough is enough". Aurora. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  17. National Film Board of Canada (1997). "Alternate Route" (PDF). National Film Board of Canada.
  18. Library and Archives Canada (2019). "Alternate route". Aurora. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  19. Library and Archives Canada (2019). "Taking charge". Aurora. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  20. National Film Board of Canada. "Taking Charge [User's Guide]" (PDF). National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  21. https://nationalpost.com/news/success-not-a-factor-in-funding-canadian-movies-as-focus-put-on-gender-and-racial-equality-producers
  22. National Film Board of Canada (2017). "The Impossible Takes a Little Longer". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

Further reading

  • National Film Board of Canada (1984). Beyond the Image: A Guide to Films about Women and Change. Montréal: National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Federal Women's Film Program. Accessed from: https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/54120458. ISBN 0772200645
  • Vanstone, Gail (2007). D is for Daring: The Women Behind Studio D. Ottawa: Sumach Press. ISBN 1894549678

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