Welcome to WIFT Victoria

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 Women in Film and Television was formed in 1982 to bridge the gap between women working in independent filmmaking, the feature film industry and television. WFT was established as a much-needed lobby group whose concerns included childcare for women film workers and technological developments. Seminars were held on fund-raising strategies, film history and critical debates in film and television. WFT was established in both Melbourne and Sydney. (taken from Don't Shoot Darling! Women's Independent Filmmaking in Australia. Edited by Annete Blonski, Barbara Creed and Freda Freiberg.)


Wiftvic Inc was founded in 1988 as networking association and represents women in all areas of film, television, video and multimedia production industries. WIftvic aims to improve the status and reprensentation of women in screen-based industries and to facilitate the exchange of information between members.

Wiftvic is a membership based non-profit organisation made up of women who are either working in the industry in some capacity or wanting to work in the industry.

Our aim is to encourage and support women already working in the industry and to also assist more women get into the industry, in particular areas where women are under-represented.

These aims are achieved by:

providing networking opportunities for women;
promoting equal opportunties inemployment, training and career advancement for women in all aspects of the industry;
raising public awareness on issues associated with the depiction of women on the screen and encouraging greater diversity in the portrayal of women;
political lobbying on issues of importance to members;
increasing the visibility of women working in the industry.
To read "A history of Women in Motion" a public history research project by Mia Treacey go to http://www.afiresearch.rmit.edu.au/wft/

Please note: Wiftvic is a membership based, not-for-profit organisation and because it's run entirely by volunteers, the easiest and cheapest way for us to keep in touch with our members is by email. So please make sure we have your current email address!