EMBA student partners with Netflix to amplify voices of Black filmmakers
Fabienne Colas (EMBA’21), president and CEO of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, has announced new support for the Being Black in Canada program from presenting sponsor Netflix, in collaboration with National Bank, and the support of Canada Media Fund.
The cross-industry partnership will expand the 2020 program to include 20 new participants from Montreal, Toronto and Halifax. Over the next two years, the program plans to further expand to Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver and support a total of 70 new filmmakers and 55 alumni in 2021 and 2022.
“This will amplify the voices of emerging Black filmmakers all over Canada at an important time of our history. It marks a concrete step towards greater inclusion of diversity in the Canadian film industry,” says Colas.