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Launch of the Producer's Workbook 4

Date: Jul 29, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Place: Biz Books, 302 West Cordova Street
Host: WIFTV in partnership with Biz Books

Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the release of the original Producers Workbook, WIFTV is celebrating the launch of the Producer’s Workbook 4 on Thursday, July 29 from 6pm to 8pm at Biz Books (302 West Cordova Street).

Please join us at the launch party for the PW4!

“There’s been so much change in the industry with new technologies and funding structures in the last 10 years. We wanted this new edition of the workbook to reflect the new media landscape for independent producers,” says Clare Hodge, Producer at Clarity Films, and recent WIFTV Board Member. The definitive independent producer’s guide for the last 20 years, the newly expanded PW 4 is a guide for the overwhelming volume of documents used throughout the business of independent film, television and new media production. Helping the reader navigate the constant flux of agency and funding requirements, the workbook includes useful details such as standard legal clauses, sample agreements, publicly unavailable film agency budget and production templates and case studies by seasoned producers. The first Producer’s Workbook originated as a binder accompanying a 1989 Producer’s Workshop put on by WIFTV. As requests for the binder kept coming in, WIFTV decided to publish and sell the binder and use sales as a viable fundraising tool for the organization’s overall mandate. To this day, all proceeds of PW 4 sales go towards activities and programs that advance women working in the film, tv and new media industries.

The Producer’s Workbook 4 is available for sale at the regular retail price of $125 (shipping not included), through WIFTV (www.womeninfilm.ca) and Biz Books (www.bizbooks.net). WIFTV Members can receive a $25 discount only when purchasing directly from the WIFTV office (shipping not included).

About the Authors and Publishers PW 4 was the result of the collaborative efforts of previous WIFTV Vice President, Clare Hodge; Co-Publisher, Ron Harvey, Reel West Productions Inc. and Editor, Cindy Leaney, Voyage Media Productions Inc. Five Women in Film members deserve particular recognition for their generous contributions to this edition: Tracey Friesen, Clare Hodge, Sharon McGowan, Kim Steer and Elizabeth Yake. We would also like to express our gratitude to Telefilm Canada and the Writers Guild of Canada in particular Deborah Patz and David Kinahan for providing essential sample documents.

Brochure: PW4_TABLE_OF_CONTENTS_rev.pdf

More Information: http://www.womeninfilm.ca/Producers_Workbook_4.html