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Recent IWN News
March 2010
IWN Irish Woman of Year Award 2010
Now that Spring has taken a firm hold at last,
we’re all looking forward to our annual Anniversary Lunch on Sunday April 25th
at 12 noon. It will be held at Hazelmere Golf Course at 18150 8th Avenue
Surrey/White Rock (see
www.hazelmere.com). This is the occasion when the recipient of the IWN 2010
Irish Woman of the Year Award will be announced, so book your place early as
seating will be limited and reservations are necessary. The cost of the buffet
lunch will be $30 per person. Call Eilis on 604-325-7560 or
e-mail to make a reservation. Make
your cheque out to Irish Woman’s Network and mail it to Eilis Courtney,
#302-1445 Marpole Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6H 1S5.
Irish woman film producer Ita Kane-Wilson finalist in
premier Vancouver film competition
Originally hailing from near Letterfrack in Co. Galway and now resident in
Vancouver for over five years, Ita Kane-Wilson makes her debut as one of the
producers of a short film ‘SIKAT’, a finalist in Crazy8s, Vancouver’s premier
short film event. Written and directed by TV documentary maker Angelina Cantada,
the film captures the sacrifices and life experiences of a Filipino woman
care-giver to a family in Vancouver, far away from her husband and son in the
Philippines. Their arrival in Vancouver, after many years apart, is at the heart
of the film.
Shot over two days in New Westminster and UBC, this story is one of six
finalists in the competition that attracted over 100 hopeful entries. “It’s a
very powerful story”, says Ita, “and the story was the reason why so many
talented people volunteered to put this story on film. It highlights the
experience of many women who come to Canada under the live-in caregiver program
– most are from the Philippines. It can take up to five years before they can
bring their families to Canada, so they’re forced to be apart from their
families for years.”
An experienced independent radio producer and music manager, Ita’s move into
film production was “really exciting. I was always interested in film, and this
was a wonderful opportunity to get involved in a very hands-on way”. Ita’s
husband, composer and violinist, Cameron Wilson, who has also composed film
scores for films including ‘Citizen Sam’, wrote the music for ‘SIKAT’ as well.
The Crazy8s gala screening of all six films selected will be held on March 27th.
This year’s competition is a watershed year for the event – for the first time
ever, more than half the directors of the selected films are women!
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