Plus: Montreal filmmaker Harley Chamandy is awarded at Karlovy Vary, Canadian screen industry members join the Order of Canada, and more.
Equity leaders and filmmakers discussed how organizations such as the Black Screen Office and the Indigenous Screen Office are critical to highlighting systemic issues as funders try to create a fairer system.
Co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo discuss using the program, created in partnership with the Trans Film Mentorship, to train trans and non-binary creatives while filming season two.
Unidentified Woman, Something You Said Last Night and Boom Boom are part of the Canadian projects set for the two-day event.
With De Filippis’ short For Nonna Anna and Ouaknine’s work on fan-favourite Carmilla, both creatives are crafting LGBTQ+ narratives that play against stereotypes.