Welcome to Minnesota Women in Film and Television. We invite you to take a look around the site to become acquainted with us.

The Minnesota chapter of WIFT was formally established in 2005. It joins 40 other Women in Film chapters with 10,000 global members. Locally, we are a growing, all-volunteer organization, made up of women who work in film, television and new media in Minnesota. We exist to educate and support women in these industries. In the process, we share ideas, connect with each other, and create momentum that benefits careers. We also have fun.

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2008 ACTION PLAN : IGNITING POTENTIAL!

On April 6, 2008, Joanna Kohler skillfully led MN WIFT Board of Directors through a process to establish a 2008 action plan for our chapter. We talked about memorable events, when we felt connected with the organization, when we felt we were being effective, what MN WIFT means, and which of those things we want to carry forward into the next year. Together we created a vision of victory and analyzed our current reality of strengths and weaknesses, as well as the benefits and dangers of success.

For 2008, the group committed to:

* Positive energy
* Expanding membership
* High profile educational events
* Featuring member screenings at quarterly meetings
* Clear public communication and collaboration
* Establishing a member grant
* Working with Schools
* Clarifying the organization's infrastructure
* Holding a high profile annual fundraising event

Using these commitments as a guidline, an action plan of teams and tasks was established with an overall theme of IGNITING POTENTIAL!

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This year we have many exciting ways that you can help us grow our organization!  What better way to really get involved and meet people than becoming a part of one MN WIFT’s committees.  Different committees including:

• Communications Committee
  Communicating with our membership and related audiences is crucial to what we do at MN WIFT. We want to be an industry information source for our members.
  We’d like your input and output on initiatives like these:
  › Web site content
  › Graphic design
  › Newsletter contribution
  › Media outlet contacts
  › Industry resource outreach
  › Reporting industry news
  Annual Fundraising Event Committee
  Hey party gals... once or twice a year, MN WIFT thinks of good reasons to throw a party. Are you interested in helping to stage an event... themes, location, REASON?
  The Event Committee wants YOUR ideas for fun...
  We meet once a month.
  Education Committee
  › Are you interested in or want to know more about certain aspects
     of the industry?
  › Do you know people who are tops in their craft and willing to talk
     about their work?
  › Want to help keep MN WIFT a lively, relevant, educational resource?
  › Are you interested in helping to set up “field trips?”
  Sponsorship Development (Fundraising) Committee
  › Do you know of vendors or clients who would like to get exposure
     of their business or work to the members of WIFTI? A great way to do that is to have them become Sponsor!
  › Are you aware of Foundations that promote industry projects?
  › Are you interested in building relationships/synergy with companies and services that can work to mutual advantage?

Expressing your interest will not commit you forever in fact your involvement can be as much or as little as you would like.  Or maybe there’s just not enough time in the day but you have some ideas on how to make WIFT better.  Please don’t hesitate to drop us a line were always open to good ideas!

Through everyone’s help and collaboration we can bring this years Minneapolis Women in Film and Television to a whole new and exciting level!  To take advantage of this exciting opportunity please contact us via email at………and let us know how you would like to be involved.

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MN WIFT's MISSION

› Empower women of all ages to reach their highest potential
   in the film, television and media industry

› Provide international access to a broad network
   of resources, education and support

› Promote events that showcase work; engaging audiences
   in open-forum discussion

› Inspire the public and marketplace with diverse voices

If you're not already a member, we hope you'll consider becoming one because we're stronger with your input. If you are a member, we'd like to see you apply your talent to exciting work on committees. This organization thrives on the ideas and input from people involved in the industry. Together, we're strength, a voice, a force.