Reelworld Film Festival

You have less than a month to get your application into the Reelworld Producers Program, presented by Bell Media. We are looking for 6-10 aspiring producers who identify as Black, Indigenous, Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin American. Those selected for the program will be immersed in the business side of the Canadian entertainment industry in a one year program. Producer trainees will choose a project and mentor under key professionals to learn valuable skills s...uch as creating a corporation, retaining intellectual property rights, choosing and optioning scripts, creating deal memos, choosing key creatives, casting directors, and more. Applications will close December 4th, 2020, successful applicants will be notified by December 21st, 2020.

Reelworld is proud to be selected to be part of RogersSports&Media’s All IN inclusion and diversity plan. We have received invaluable advertising, creative and marketing services which resulted in an audience growth for 2020. Together, we are changing the face of the Canadian screen industries.... Reelworld Film Festival #reelworld See more

Join Ontario Creates this Friday at 9AM ET with Reelworld Film Festival's Tonya Williams, BIPOC of Publishing in Canada's Hana El Niwairi, Rogers' Sharon Hinds and Entandem's Keziah Myers as they discuss strategy for diverse leadership in the creative industries. No need to register! https://zoom.us/j/99766953763... #reelworld #oncerates

CMF COVID relief funds available for Black and People of Color creators Webinar TODAY at 2! CMF has two new COVID relief funds to support Black and People of Color creators! Black People & People of Colour Sector Development Support... Deadline: Nov. 27, 2020 COVID-19 CMF Emergency Relief Funds Allocation for Companies Owned by Black People & People of Colour Deadline: Dec. 17, 2020 Sign up for CMF's webinars to ask your questions on how to apply: Tues. Nov. 17, 2pm ET (English) Wed. Nov. 18, 11am ET (French) Register here: http://ow.ly/PoYj50Cn6jD

Sign up now! TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17th 2PM EST The CMF announced $13.3M in COVID-19 emergency relief funding specifically for underrepresented groups and to support regional diversity in the screen-based industry. Find out how you can apply at this webinar!

Reelworld Screen Institute is proud to announce a new mentorship program in partnership with Meridian Artists to create more racial diversity in literary and talent representation. This initiative will create a hands-on opportunity for aspiring Canadian Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour agents to learn all the aspects of what agents do and how to become an agent. The Meridian Artists Apprenticeship Program offers the recipient a 4-week paid mentorship, in which they wil...l see first-hand how a service agency functions. Through a combination of virtual assignments, shadowing of client and business interactions, and one-on-one meetings with senior-level Meridian Artists team members, including executives across the organization. The program will provide the apprentice with the experience of what it is like to be a talent agent. There is a stark lack of racially diverse representation in the field of Talent Agents. This program is a positive step in changing that," says Tonya Williams, Founder and Executive Director of Reelworld Screen Institute. I am excited to have this partnership with Meridian Artists, who is committed to finding more ways of creating inclusion and accessibility for our community. Applications are due on January 5th on reelworld.ca

We are hiring! Apply today to be our next Director of Industry Programming. https://www.workinculture.ca//jo/Industry-Program-Director

On November 18 and 19, Hollywood Suite will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Reelworld Film Festival with a special retrospective made up of films and filmmakers featured at the festival over the past two decades. The films selected for the Reelworld 20th Anniversary Retrospective are diverse in content, ranging from heartwarming documentaries to heart-wrenching dramas. But more importantly, they reflect the mandate of Reelworld itself, empowering and showcasing the work... and the stories of racially diverse Canadian creators. While all of the titles included in the Reelworld 20th Anniversary Retrospective have a link to the Reelworld Film Festival, seven of them (Hue: A Matter of Colour, Farewell Regent, Tiger!, Echoes, Bearwalker, Little Brother of War and Turbulence) screened at previous editions of the festival and will air on Hollywood Suite’s 2000s Movies channel. The films are also available On Demand all November Creating access for Canadian Black, Indigenous, People of Colour media artists is the topmost priority for Reelworld. We want Canadian audiences to appreciate the great talent we have right here at home. #reelworld #hollywoodsuite #representationmatters

Reelworld is proud of this young creative talent, Lindsey Addawoo. We look forward to seeing the works that emerge from your brilliant mind in the years to come!

On now! See all six films in our YEAA showcase - get your $10 pass to see all 6 amazing shorts and Q&As -- but more importantly support Canadian diverse talent. Learn more at www.reelworld.ca/YEAA The Young Emerging Actors Assembly (YEAA) is a committee of ACTRA Toronto performers who play between the ages of 17 and 30. YEAA unites young talent in Toronto’s screen-based entertainment industry The Ultimate Showdown ... @robertbazzocchi Robert Bazzocchi @tlcolford Thomas L. Colford @corteon Corteon Moore @shpuntsz Daniel Shpuntov @yeaashorts @actratoronto #YEAA #Toronto #TorontoFilm #BIPOCFilms #Reelworld #ACTRAToronto #CanadianFilmMakers #CanadianFilmIndustry #2020YEAA #2020ShortFilms