The Fabienne Colas Foundation (FCF), founded by Fabienne Colas, a McGill-HEC Montéal EMBA 2021 alumna, announced the launch of the Festwave Institute with a $3 millions support from the Government of Canada’s Ecosystem Fund.

The Festwave Institute is a national, full-spectrum institute to support underserved Black entrepreneurs in the film and television industry through business training and skill building in order to enable them to seize new opportunities in the film and television industry.

The new Festwave Institute furthers the Foundation’s commitment to developing Black talent in the Canadian film and television industry

The Festwave Institute is a long-held dream that will help bring everybody together to reflect the reality of our diverse Canadian culture on screen and behind the camera.

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The Fabienne Colas Foundation (FCF) Receives $3 Million in Funding from Government of Canada to Create Festwave Institute