December 2020
Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices 2021 program open for applications
Award-winning filmmaker Michelle Latimer’s Indigenous identity under scrutiny
NFB pulls Michelle Latimer’s documentary Inconvenient Indian from Sundance festival
Michelle Latimer resigns from ‘Trickster’
Trickster producers resign and Michelle Latimer Indigenous identity questions
November 2020
Whistler Film Festival Announces Content Summit Lineup and First Wave of Industry Guests
October 2020
A heroic journey informed by Indigenous spirits from the past
Canadian Broadcasters to Only Greenlight Indie Shows With BIPOC Talent, Crews
A reckoning happening in Canadian institutions says Anishinaabe broadcaster Jesse Wente
September 2020
Toronto: Black Canadian Creators Launch Film Development Fund Amid Industry Reckoning
Canadian Screen Awards group introduces new equity-driven initiatives, eligibility rules
August 2020
Serpent River citizen Jesse Wente appointed Chair of Canada Council for the Arts
Jesse Wente’s goal as new chair of the Canada Council for the Arts? To reduce the harm it causes
Telefilm to contribute $100K per year towards creation of Black Screen Office
July 2020
Arts leader Jesse Wente named head of Canada council for the Arts
Indigenous Film Festival based out of Manitoulin Island goes online
Applying corporate pressure to change racist team names isn’t enough
Washington’s NFL team to retire name, logo
Washington NFL team name change shows you can combat racism by making it ‘unprofitable’: Jesse Wente
June 2020
Updated: Tasha Hubbard’s award winning film focuses on systemic racism and advocates for justice
Telefilm Canada head talks gender parity, Indigenous creators and diversity
New emergency funding initiative: Community Cares announced to support the Indigenous arts community
March 2020
ICYMI: Telelatino opens up access and more
A Welcome Storm of Indigenous Films
How Indigenous artists are getting even more creative during COVID-19
Canadian Production task force sets out to count dollar impact of COVID-19 crisis
January 2020
‘We need action’: Industry responds to broadcasting panel report in Ottawa
