Being Black in Canada, a pan-Canadian initiative from the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Youth and Diversity Program and produced by Zaza Production, will make its Television debut this year throughout Canada.

The Being Black in Canada program of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, whose objective is to improve cultural diversity in the arts community, will be able to count on the financial support of Netflix Canada, in collaboration with the National Bank, and support from the Canada Media Fund (CMF).

Born in Montreal, Being Black in Canada has spread to several cities and allows young artists of diversity to make a short film according to the subject of their choice. The goal was to address the lack of diversity and representation of black people in the cultural industry. Translation of the french Radio Canada article.

Born in Montreal, Being Black in Canada has spread to several cities and allows young artists of diversity to make a short film according to the subject of their choice. The goal was to address the lack of diversity and representation of black people in the cultural industry. ” Translation of the french Radio Canada article on the matter.

To make up for the lack of diversity and of Black People in front and behind the camera in Canada, the Fabienne Colas Foundation created the program which aims to train and empower the next generation of black filmmakers in Cinema and Television. To achieve this, the program has put together several initiatives, among which is the Being Black in Canada series (Montreal, Toronto, Halifax) which aims to give a voice and a platform to creators who would otherwise not be seen or heard.

Fabienne is the recipient of one of the two scholarships the EMBA McGill-HEC Montreal awards to managers in non-profit .

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