Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
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Writers' Lab
Toronto, Canada · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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Toronto, Canada
30
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Overview
The Writers’ Lab Canada is a Toronto-based script development intensive rather than a traditional public film festival. It is notable as the Canadian edition of The Writers Lab, a program dedicated to women and non-binary screenwriters over 40, and is produced with Firecracker Department and the Female Eye Film Festival in partnership with DGC Ontario.[1][2][3]
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
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- Trust status under active review
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