FeFF Founder/Executive Director/Curator, Leslie Ann Coles, created the Female Eye Film Festival in 2001 and presented 42 films directed by women from around the world. Since then, the annual festival has grown exponentially.
We now present 72 films over a course of five days with films, panels and workshops. In conjunction with the festival,

Leslie Ann curates and hosts several community outreach and film programs throughout the year, namely the The
Girl Guides of Canada; The YWCA, Young Filmmaker Workshop, a filmmaking mentorship program for young girls;
and the Dec. 6th Program In Memory of the Montreal Massacre, presenting films pertaining to issues of violence at
The National Film Board of Canada (Montreal & Toronto). The Female Eye has also curated and hosted programs for
the United Nations in recognition of International Women’s Day (IWD). Leslie Ann, a WIDC Alumni is an independent
filmmaker and actress who has garnered several industry awards for her work as filmmaker, screenwriter and actress.

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
The Women In the Director’s Chair Workshop (WIDC) is presented in partnership by Creative Women Workshops Association, The Banff Centre and ACTRA. Creative Women Workshops operates under the direction of its growing
national membership led by a board of directors, and is advised by a diverse representation of individuals and
organizations from the Canadian film, television and arts community. CTV WIDC Career Advancement Module
(CAM) 2010

Women In Film & Television International (WIFTI) is a global network comprised of some 37 Women In Film chapters worldwide, and over 10,000 members dedicated to advancing professional development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, video, and other screen-based media.
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) is a not-for-profit professional organization founded in 1984.
WIFT-T supports women in screen-based media (film, television, and digital media) to build, advance, and sustain
their careers nationally and internationally. WIFT-T does this through hands-on high quality programming,
mentoring, networking, and industry events that recognize the talents and potential of women. Our mission is to
enhance the skills of our members so they can become significant decision-makers at all levels of the industry.

Women’s Art Resource Centre (WARC) is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary Canadian women’s art
practice. WARC’s role, vis a vis their mandate within the larger visual arts milieu, is to support and promote the
work of women artists within a politically engaged artistic context. This is a focused forum that allows artists to
develop and position their practice within feminist critical discourses, including work that influences feminist artists
or can be interpreted within a feminist perspective.

Women Make Movies New York. Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of
women in the media industry. Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization
which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and
about women. The organization provides services to both users and makers of film and video programs, with a special
emphasis on supporting work by women of color. Women Make Movies facilitates the development of feminist media
through an internationally recognized programme.

Studio XX (Montreal, Quebec) Founded in 1996, Studio XX is Montreal’s foremost feminist digital resource centre.
Through a variety of creative activities and initiatives, the Studio works with women to demystify digital technologies,
critically examining their social aspects, facilitating women’s access to technology and creating and exhibiting
women’s digital art.

Eye AM : Women behind the Lens New York, NY. is a screening series celebrating experimental, memoir, and
documentary film by women. Eye Am’s current home is at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.