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The Fabienne Colas Foundation is pleased to announce that Fabienne Colas, President and Founder, has been named a Recipient of the coveted Canada\u2019s Top 40 Under 40 \u00ae for 2018. This high distinction brings great recognition to the outstanding work she has been doing across Canada and internationally for many years.<\/p>\n
The 2018 Top 40 Recipients were announced today on BNN Bloomberg<\/strong> and in National Post<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Fabienne Colas and her peers were selected from over 800 nominees by an independent Advisory Board, comprising more than 20 business leaders from across Canada. Honourees were chosen on four key criteria: Vision & Innovation; Leadership; Impact & Influence; and, Social Responsibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00ab\u00a0Being a recipient of the prestigious Canada\u2019s Top 40 under 40 award is a true honor for me and my community. This national recognition is a tribute to the hard work we have been doing at the Fabienne Colas Foundation to promote and foster diversity and inclusion in the arts and in our society. This Award encourages me more than ever to continue breaking down barriers and building more bridges.”\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 Fabienne Colas<\/strong><\/p>\n Recipients will attend the Top 40 National Celebrations to be held in Toronto in November, and they will be honoured at the Top 40 Awards Night Gala to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on the night of November 21, 2018.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Top 40 Under 40<\/strong>\u00a0is a dynamic awards program that identifies outstanding young achievers in Canadian business, visionaries and innovators changing the way things are done. They are inspiring others and already giving back to their communities and to Canada. And every one of them is under the age of forty. Founded in 1995 by Caldwell, Top 40 has recognized more than 680 outstanding Canadians and is the country\u2019s most coveted award for young business leaders. Honourees have a remarkable track record of achievement after their win; the ranks of Top 40 alumni include hundreds of nationally and internationally prominent CEOs, CFOs, executives, and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n Award-winning actress, entrepreneur, filmmaker, producer, sought-after speaker and consultant, Fabienne Colas is the “Queen of Festivals” who has created and organizes through her Foundation 7 successful festivals between Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, New York and Port-au-Prince – including the Montreal International Black Film Festival<\/strong>, which has become the largest festival of its kind in Canada and a key player in Quebec’s cultural diversity; as well as the very popular Toronto Black Film Festival<\/strong> which has become a real movement. These events have welcomed top names such as: Harry Belafonte, Stedman Graham, Danny Glover, Spike Lee, Martin Luther King III, Dany Laferri\u00e8re, Wyclef Jean, Alfre Woodard, P.K. Subban, Isaiah Washington, Clement Virgo<\/strong> and many more.<\/p>\n The Fabienne Colas Foundation (FCF) is a not-for-profit cultural organization dedicated to building bridges through the arts by supporting diversity and education. To fulfill its mission, the Foundation put together 7 festivals and various programs to break barriers, celebrate diversity, foster togetherness, understanding and inclusion. In addition to offering scholarships for arts schools, mentorship programs and awards of excellence, the Fabienne Colas Foundation showcases and rewards marginalized artists who otherwise would not have been seen or heard. Since its inception in 2005, its initiatives and festivals have showcased and supported over 2,000 artists<\/strong> and attracted close to 1 million festivalgoers<\/strong> in Canada, the USA and Haiti.<\/p>\n Fabienne Colas is considered a force of nature, a fierce entrepreneur, an unstoppable leader who makes things happen for positive social change and impact in our society. Also the CEO of Zaza Production, a consulting company dedicated, among other things, to business development and intercultural communications strategies, she continues to create strong platforms to showcase a diversity of voices, faces and points of view.<\/p>\n Fabienne Colas\u2019s leadership has been praised by the business sector, the artistic industry and all three levels of government:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n