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Congrats to the Being Black in Toronto Directors. https://www.streetvoices.ca//six-emerging-black-directors-

Today at 2:15pm! Join us for The Power of Mentorship panel at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival! https://app.swapcard.com//20/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMzk4ODcx

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival & Hot Docs 2021: Industry Conference is fast approaching! One panel worth keeping an eye on is ' The Power of Mentorship' moderated by OYA's very own Ngardy Conteh George featuring OYA's Emerging filmmaker's program alumni Khara Martin and Yasmine Evering-Kerr happening May 5th at 2pm. The event will span from April 29th to May 9th online. Read more about it and Register for the festival at the link below: https://hotdocs.ca/i/ind-program #hotdocs2021 #blackwomeninfilm #filmmakers #mentorship

Don't miss out on the opportunity to catch the screening of Ngardy Conteh George's Mr. Jane and Finch, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's Black Bodies, Mary Galloway's Unintentional Mother and Sasha Leigh Henry's Sinking Ship at PWR UP's Apathy is Boring event tomorrow at 7PM EST! Register to watch PWR UP with the link in the Apathy is Boring bio or visit apathyisboring.neme.tv #AisBPWRUP #TheArtOfChange

Oya Media Group is so delighted to be pitching 'Bam Bam: The Story of Sister Nancy' as part of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Deal Makers!!

Modern day Renaissance Woman! Laurie Townshend, the director of our next production Mothering in the Movement, reflects on how she balances directing her first feature documentary and teaching the next generation of decision makers. Repost from Laurie Townshend - Diary of a Teacher-FilmmakerHow does one balance a day of teaching middle school with a doc shoot in Jamaica...all from their basement office in Toronto?Not without a stellar team! Shoutout Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George, Elise Whittington, Ania Freer, and Staceyann Chin.

Have you checked out The Perscription episode of #21blackfutures written by playwright #LisaCodrington featuring #AkosuaAmoAdem and directed by Alison Duke on CBC Gem? Prepared to get your mind Blown!! Like Ba-Boom!!

Amazing opportunities at the award-winning #OYAMediaGroup! For more information on how to apply click on the link below! https://www.oyamediagroup.com/news/job-postings

Thank you to Cinema Politica and Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canadal for putting this amazing event together! Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to watch films by our Co-founder Ngardy Conteh George (Mr. Jane and Finch, 2019), Our Pathway2Industry Year 2 Alumni Sonya Mwambu (The Shirley Card, 2017), and Assistant editor of Mr. Jane and Finch Lu Asfaha (Freedom Summer, 2018). Co-curated by Ella Cooper and Henri Pardo, Cinema Politica's Bring it Bl...ack is a a hand-picked program designed to bring viewers Films by Black Artists in Canada. From fiction to experimental to documentary, and everything in between, this collection of 12 films combines creative flair with political potency and unwavering voice. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. All films will be made available for registered attendees between Sunday February 14 (12 PM EST) and Sunday February 21 (10 PM EST). Registrants will receive a private link to view the collection on Sunday February 14, or upon registration thereafter https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bring-it-black-films-by-black-a

Job opportunities - NEW Deadline February 22!

It’s a historic day in Canadian history! Today marks the 25th anniversary of Black History Month being officially nationally recognized in Canada! Thanks to Winston LaRose's archive footage, re-live the day Jean Augustine and Rosemary Sadlier made history. #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistory #canadianhistory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qama728nz68

TBFF BLACK MARKET PANEL: NOT JUST ANOTHER "N-WORD" In the context of the art of storytelling, should the N-Word be permitted? And if so, how and by whom? Will banning or censoring the N-Word stop freedom of speech and creativity? Should past films and tv shows continue being removed because they contain the N-Word? Moderator: Dalton Higgins... Panelists: Alison Duke (director), Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor (professor), Lanre Olabisi (writer, director - A Storybook Ending) Get Passes & Tickets for TBFF 9th Edition: https://torontoblackfilm.com/movie/a-storybook-ending/

Playing on opening night of @regentparkfilm November 26! We are so honoured to be a festival supporter. Register for the free online festival here (link in their bio!): http://regentparkfilmfestival.com/2020/ #YYZ (dir. Omolola Ajao) is an intimate portrayal and discussion between that of a Nigerian-Canadian family and their last-born child. For Omolola and her family, their first night in Toronto was spent in Pearson airport that night full of anticipation, expectation, and fear. Specifically looking back at her family’s journey, as well as their present and future, this film focuses on the feelings of rootlessness and loss of identity that often accompany immigration.

Playing on opening night of Regent Park Film Festival November 26! We are so honored to be a festival supporter. Register for the free online festival here: http://regentparkfilmfestival.com/2020/ #TheOnyxButterfly (dir. Yasmin Evering-Kerr) is a Poetic and Expository Documentary which seamlessly incorporates actuality with poetic elements of dance performance. The film is an exploration of the life of a Black male ballet dancer.

OYA celebrates Promise Me directed and co-written by Alison Duke, co-written by Lindsey Addawoo, produced by Fonna-Tasha S., composed by Ezinma, co-EP's by Gaddy Conteh and staring Olunike Adeliyi Breonna Morrison, Angeliki Symeonides & Alana Bridgewater as it makes its UK premiere at the Women Of The Lens Film Festival from November 16th to Dec 1, 2020. Tickets available at the link.

Tune in at 3:30pm to the podcast Tomorrow Will Be Televised with Simon Applebaum for the segment with co-founder Ngardy Conteh George along with the Consulate General of Canada in Los AngelesZaib Shaikh and producer Francois Trudel talk about the Canadian Content Accelerator. https://www.blogtalkradio.com//tomorrow-will-be-televised-

In anticipation for CBC Toronto's Broadcast Premiere of the Being Black In Toronto films, check out this blog that was written regarding the filmmakers experience in the program leading up to this success. The Absolutely Canadian feature will air Nov 7 at 8pm on CBC Toronto TV and will be published on Gem Nov 6th. Congratulations to all involved! We can't wait to see you all on TV! Read more about it bellow: https://www.oyamediagroup.com/news/being-black-in-toronto

Fantastic review for Alison Duke's Promise Me and Yasmin Evering's #TheOnyxButterfly (Y2 pathways). Shout out to @FonnaSeidu for producing both films. https://www.ferntv.ca/five-shorts-that-had-our-heart-at-re/