Press Releases
Inaugural OTTAWA BLACK FILM FESTIVAL – #OBFF21
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.
HALIFAX BLACK FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES its 5th ANNIVERSARY!
#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...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Fabienne Colas Foundation’s BEING BLACK IN CANADA Presented by Netflix in collaboration with the National Bank Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa
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,...
The Fabienne Colas Foundation’s BEING BLACK IN CANADA Program, presented by NETFLIX, in collaboration with the NATIONAL BANK, unveils its 2020 PARTICIPANTS
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...
TELEFILM CANADA JOINS NETFLIX, THE NATIONAL BANK AND CANADA MEDIA FUND AS A MAJOR PARTNER OF THE FCF’S BEING BLACK IN CANADA PROGRAM
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…
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 NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FUND
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 CANADA… NOW ON TV!
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...
SPRINTER to open 4th Edition Halifax Black Film Festival
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...
Call for Applications! “Being Black in Halifax”
4th annual Halifax Black Film Festival Feb 28- March 1, 2020 Halifax, August 20th, 2019– The Fabienne Colas Foundation is launching a call for applications for its program “Youth and Diversity”, in collaboration with the Halifax Black Film Festival. This program,...