{"id":15373,"date":"2020-12-15T11:58:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montrealblackfilm.mysites.io\/?p=15373"},"modified":"2020-12-15T12:09:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T17:09:41","slug":"the-fabienne-colas-foundations-being-black-in-canada-program-presented-by-netflix-in-collaboration-with-the-national-bank-unveils-its-2020-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/the-fabienne-colas-foundations-being-black-in-canada-program-presented-by-netflix-in-collaboration-with-the-national-bank-unveils-its-2020-part\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s\u00a0BEING BLACK IN CANADA\u00a0Program,\u00a0presented by\u00a0NETFLIX, in collaboration with the\u00a0NATIONAL BANK,\u00a0unveils\u00a0its\u00a02020\u00a0PARTICIPANTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montreal,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>December<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>1<\/span><\/i>5<\/span><\/i>, 2020<\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>We are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>proud\u00a0<\/span>to announce the\u00a0<\/span>20 new\u00a0<\/span><\/b>participants<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of the\u00a0<\/span>2020<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Being Black in Canada\u00a0<\/span><\/b>P<\/span><\/b>rogram<\/span><\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span>presented by\u00a0<\/span>Netflix<\/span><\/b>, in collaboration with<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>National Bank<\/span><\/b>,<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0support<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>Telefilm Canada<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Canada Media Fund<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>the<\/span>\u00a0Canada Council for the Arts<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Being Black in Canada<\/span><\/b>\u202frepresents\u202f<\/span>Canada\u2019s largest mentorship, training, and creation program to be entirely dedicated to Black filmmakers<\/span><\/b>.\u202f<\/span>As p<\/span>art of the<\/span>\u00a0Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Youth and Diversity Initiative<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>t<\/span>he FCF\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Being Black in Canada<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>p<\/span>rogram<\/span>\u00a0was created<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to make up for the blatant lack of diversity and the lack of Black People in front and behind the camera in Canada.\u00a0<\/span>Founded<\/span>\u00a0in 2012, with the first cohort launched in 2014,\u00a0<\/span>the Program<\/span>\u00a0gives a voice and a platform to creators who would not otherwise be seen or heard. The Foundation actively promotes equal opportunities for Black\u00a0<\/span>Film professionals<\/span>\u00a0while fostering Diversity on our screens that unfortunately showcase content that is too white for a truly diverse society.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 20 new participants will have the opportunity to present their film<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0as a\u00a0<\/span>W<\/span><\/b>orld\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Premiere<\/span><\/b>\u00a0at the\u00a0<\/span>Toronto Black Film Festival<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(Feb. 10 \u2013 21, 2021)<\/span>, followed by the\u00a0<\/span>Halifax Black Film Festival<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(Feb.\u00a0<\/span>23<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>28<\/span>, 2021), and the\u00a0<\/span>Montreal International Black Film Festival<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(Sept. 2021)<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, the FCF\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Being Black in Canada<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>program<\/span>\u00a0enabled\u00a0<\/span>20<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>emerging\u00a0<\/span><\/b>filmmakers<\/span><\/b>, aged 18 to 30, from the\u00a0<\/span>B<\/span>lack communities of Montreal,\u00a0<\/span>Toronto,<\/span>\u00a0and Halifax to create\u00a0<\/span>20<\/span>\u00a0documentary shorts of\u00a0<\/span>approximately<\/span>\u00a010 minutes each. The\u00a0<\/span>20<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>young<\/span>\u00a0filmmakers were guided through the many steps in audiovisual production (screenwriting, directing, editing, post-production, etc.) and creation of a documentary short.\u00a0<\/span>This process was carried out under the tutelage of industry experts with professional equipment and dedicated mentorship.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

THE 2020 FABIENNE COLAS FOUNDATION\u2019S BEING BLACK IN CANADA PROGRAM<\/span><\/b>\u2019S PARTICIPANTS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BEING BLACK IN MONTREAL – FRANCOPHONE PROGRAM<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00efcha Morin-Bald\u00e9<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Cassandre Gr\u00e9goire, Kimberley Ann Surin<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Nits\u00e9<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Mathelier<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Tania\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Doumbe<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Fines<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BEING BLACK IN MONTREAL – ANGLOPHONE PROGRAM<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amelya<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Hempstead<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Dee Edouard Williams,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Devantie<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Johnson<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Melannie<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Jonas<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Steve Deku<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BEING BLACK IN TORONTO<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bethlehem\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Tsegaye<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>David Peddie<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Selina McCallum<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Shani McKenzie<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Uranranebi<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Agbeyegbe<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BEING BLACK IN HALIFAX<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Andre Anderson<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Kardeisha<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Provo<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>K<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Taylor<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Lily Nottage<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Tyler Simmonds<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis\u00a0<\/span>impressive\u00a0<\/span>slate of\u00a0<\/span>emerging\u00a0<\/span>filmmakers<\/span>\u00a0proves one more time that Black creators don\u2019t lack talent, they lack opportunities. And this is exactly the reason behind the creation of the Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s Being Black in Canada program.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>We are beyond proud to be\u00a0<\/span>fostering<\/span>\u00a0massive inclusion in the Canadian\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>ilm\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>ndustry, by\u00a0<\/span>empowering<\/span>\u00a0the next generation of Black Filmmakers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>aid\u00a0<\/span>Fabienne Colas<\/span><\/b>, Founder of the Program.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We would like to thank all our\u00a0<\/span>loyal partners<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>who supported us through these hard times of the Covid19 pandemic<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>without whom there would be no program\u00a0<\/span>this year<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the next two years, the program will\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>extend its reach to\u00a0<\/span>Ottawa,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Calgary,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and<\/span>\u00a0Vancouver<\/span><\/b>\u00a0with an aim to support a total of\u00a0<\/span>70 new filmmakers and 55 alumni<\/span><\/b>\u00a0by 2022.\u00a0<\/span>In 2019,\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>he<\/span>\u00a0FCF\u2019s Being Black\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0Canada<\/span>\u00a0Program was held in three\u00a0<\/span>Canadian cities<\/span>: Montr\u00e9al, Toronto & Halifax, in collaboration with the\u202f<\/span>Montreal\u00a0<\/span><\/b>International Black Film Festival<\/span><\/b>\u202f(MIBFF), the\u202f<\/span>Toronto Black Film Festival<\/span><\/b>\u202f(TBFF) & the\u202f<\/span>Halifax Black Film Festival<\/span><\/b>\u202f(HBFF<\/span>)<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0were\u00a0<\/span>also aired on T<\/span>elevision<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch\u00a0<\/span><\/b>the 2019 films<\/span><\/b>\u00a0online at\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Tele<\/span><\/b>Q<\/span><\/b>uebe<\/span><\/b>c.tv<\/span><\/b><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>CBC GE<\/span><\/b>M<\/span><\/b>\u00a0T<\/span><\/b>oronto<\/span><\/b><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>CBC GE<\/span><\/b>M<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Halifax<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Fabienne Colas Foundation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fabienne Colas Foundation (FCF) is a not-for-profit cultural organization dedicated to building bridges and advancing education through the arts as well as to support the creation, production, promotion and dissemination of cinema, the arts and culture in Canada and elsewhere. To fulfill its mission, the Foundation put together\u00a0<\/span>9<\/span><\/b>\u00a0festivals<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0and programs to break barriers, celebrate diversity, foster togetherness, understanding and inclusion. Since its inception in 2005, its initiatives\/festivals have showcased and supported over\u00a0<\/span>3<\/span><\/b>,000 artists<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and attracted\u00a0<\/span>over<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>2<\/span><\/b>\u00a0million festivalgoers<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in Canada, the USA,\u00a0<\/span>Haiti<\/span>\u00a0and Brazil.\u00a0<\/span>The Foundation mostly promotes Black culture in Montr\u00e9al, Toronto, Halifax, New York City et Salvador de Bahia (Brazil); and Quebec culture in Port-au-Prince.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>www.fondationfabiennecolas.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For interview\u00a0<\/span>inquiries<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>please<\/span>\u00a0contact<\/span>\u202f:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

V\u00e9ronique Fecteau,\u00a0<\/span>publicist<\/span>\u202f: 514-893-0772 veronique@perfecteaucomm.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Montreal,\u00a0December\u00a015, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0We are\u00a0proud\u00a0to announce the\u00a020 new\u00a0participants\u00a0of the\u00a02020\u00a0Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s\u00a0Being Black in Canada\u00a0Program\u00a0–\u00a0presented by\u00a0Netflix, in collaboration with\u00a0the\u00a0National Bank,\u00a0and\u00a0supported\u00a0by\u00a0Telefilm Canada,\u00a0Canada Media Fund\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Canada Council for the Arts.\u00a0\u00a0 The Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s\u00a0Being Black in Canada\u202frepresents\u202fCanada\u2019s largest mentorship, training, and creation program to be entirely dedicated to Black filmmakers.\u202fAs part of the\u00a0Fabienne Colas Foundation\u2019s\u00a0Youth and Diversity Initiative,\u00a0the FCF\u2019s\u00a0Being Black in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montrealblackfilm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}