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Ottawa, March 4, 2021 – The Fabienne Colas Foundation – creator of Canada’s largest Black Film Festival: the Montreal Black Film Festival, the hugely popular Toronto Black Film Festival as well as the Halifax Black Film Festival – is proud and thrilled to announce that the Black Film Festival movement will be expanding to Ottawa, Canada’s capital and the city that holds the country’s third largest Black population.

#HBFF21: 75 FILMS FROM 10 COUNTRIES + AN AMAZING LINE-UP OF PANELS AND SPECIAL EVENTS - ALL ONLINE!  February 23 - 28, 2021 #HBFF21 marks African Heritage Month with a necessary ONLINE Festival for our times.  Full Program, All Access Passes & Individual Tickets...

The Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada program – Canada’s largest incubator dedicated to Black Filmmakers - is thrilled to be back with a call for applications for its 2021 edition. Thanks to the support of Netflix, the National Bank,...

Montreal, December 15, 2020 – We are proud to announce the 20 new participants of the 2020 Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada Program - presented by Netflix, in collaboration with the National Bank, and supported by Telefilm Canada, Canada Media...

www.BeingBlackInCanada.com   Montreal, October 20, 2020 - The Fabienne Colas Foundation is proud to announce Telefilm Canada as a major partner of the Being Black in Canada Program - Canada’s largest mentorship, training, and creation program entirely dedicated to...

NETFLIX, NATIONAL BANK AND CANADA MEDIA FUND SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF BEING BLACK IN CANADA THROUGH NEW CROSS-INDUSTRY AND MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP   Montreal, - July 22, 2020 - Today, the Fabienne Colas Foundation announced new support for the Being Black in Canada...

The Fabienne Colas Foundation announces THE NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FUND A major crowdfunding campaign launched to benefit its BLACK CANADIAN FESTIVALS & ARTS INITIATIVES Supporters and allies can DONATE HERE directly July 15, 2020 (Montreal, QC) – A powerhouse team...

Being Black in Montreal: July 1st, 2020 on Télé-Québec at 8PM, then on telequebec.tv. Being Black in Toronto & Being Black in Halifax: September 19, 2020 on CBC & CBC Gem   Montreal, June 25, 2020 - Being Black in Canada, a pan-Canadian initiative from the...

Storm Saulter’s SPRINTER to open 4th Edition Halifax Black Film Festival #HBFF20 - MARKS AFRICAN HERITAGE MONTH WITH DIVERSE AND MEANINGFUL PROGRAMMING, FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 1, 2020  All Access Passes & Tickets are on sale now at HalifaxBlackFilm.com  See HBFF Film...