The Black Academy will honour Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) CEO Cameron Bailey at the 2024 Legacy Awards.

Bailey will receive the Visionary Award at the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, Sept. 29. He joins previously announced honourees, hip-hop artist Kardinal Offishall and Soulpepper Theatre artistic director Weyni Mengesha.

The Legacy Awards celebrate Black Canadian achievements in film, sports, television, music and culture. It was launched in 2022 through a partnership between the Black Academy and Insight Productions, with CBC broadcasting the show through 2024.

“Cameron has been an undeniable force and tastemaker in the international film community for decades now, and for his entire career he has championed Black filmmakers,” said the Black Academy co-founder Shamier Anderson in a statement.

This year’s awards are executive produced by Anderson and fellow co-founder Stephan James for The Black Academy and the duo’s production company, Bay Mills Studios, along with John Brunton, Lindsay Cox and Shannon Farr for Insight Productions. Jordan Rudder is the producer and talent producer and the awards will be hosted by Welsh-born, Canada-based actor Adrian Holmes.

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