The program supports mid-career producers in developing and producing an unscripted series.
The funds support the Canada Media Fund’s programs for equity-deserving groups and will sunset on March 31.
The career accelerator offers resources and networking opportunities to five Black, Indigenous and persons of colour filmmakers.
The incubator for BIPOC-led prodcos is led by Paramount+ Canada, BIPOC TV & Film and the National Screen Institute.
The Path Forward: The BSO’s recommendations, meanwhile, included a mandatory allocation of the initial contributions to the Black Screen Fund.
Five emerging talents will be selected under the career accelerator program, launched in partnership with BIPOC TV & Film, Hillman Grad and TIFF.
This inaugural crop of participants for the lab, presented by Bell Media, will undergo six months of professional development and training.
The one-week intensive will run from Nov. 21 to 25, followed by mentorship opportunities, and will focus on how to produce unscripted series.
Bell Media discusses scripted partnerships, CBC Kids talks social responsibility, and BIPOC TV & Film outlines equity, inclusion and representation progress.
BANFF ’22: CBC content heads revealed the program for senior-level writers as they discussed programming priorities.
The program was created to help break down the barriers that currently exist for Black, Indigenous and persons of colour who are pursuing a corporate career.
Plus, BIPOC TV & Film has revealed its Episodic Writers’ Lab cohort, Bell Media expands its Noovo brand, CBC is planning another One Stop Business Workshop with the CMPA and CAVCO, and more.