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What's Going On:
BIPOC TV &Film team up with CBC to prep creatives.
Black Women Film! Writer’s retreat hosted by the Canadian Film Centre
Wise & MPAC come together to support the Muslim Storytellers
Super Zee IPF Trailer Launches!
View Trailer: Link
Ever wish there was a superhero to help you with your everyday microaggressions?
PRESS:
ShamelessMag: “Meet the Super women Behind Super Zee”
SheDoestheCity: “Super Zee, the Web Series that Inspires us to Stand up & Fight Back”
ShamelessMag: “Your Voice Matters and You’re Not Allowed to go Away”
TV, eh?: “Vampires, a Communist’s Daughter and Cosmetics-Selling sisters Seek 2018 IPF Funding”
WORLD PREMIERE! Night Owl is headed to SXSW
The inaugural Independent Episodics program has selected Night Owl to screen at:
ALAMO LAMAR: Mar 11, 2018 -- 3:00pm —4:24pm
ROLLINS THEATRE AT THE LONG CENTER: Mar 14, 2018 --9:30pm —10:54pm
RUNNER-UP for WIFT-Vancouver's Genre competition From the Dark Side
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/_Library/2018_Press_Releases/FODS_Presser_March_6.pdf
December 5th, 2017 - Gillian was asked to be a part of the #aftermetoo roundtable conversation -- CASE STUDY ONE: The Entertainment Industry. Sexual misconduct in our workspace for the Crew Table. They were asking to discuss how to overhaul outdated laws, culture and policy. In partnership with The Globe and Mail After Me Too was Organized by Aisling Chin-Yee, Freya Ravensbergen, Allia McLeod and Mia Kirshner, in partnership with Fluent Films.
CBC Link
Hollywood Reporter Link
Globe and Mail Link
PlayBack Link
On October 29th, Gillian was a special guest mentor at Black Women Film! Speaking to the group about her personal journey and her writing process, Gillian was then able to sit down and talk specifics with a smaller group over lunch.
Along with Screenwriter Marsha Greene and CBC's Melanie Hadley, Gillian was a guest mentor for the Women in Screen 2017 webseries pilot incubator. Gillian listened to pitches for original female driven stories ready for a digital platform and gave them notes.
The showcase of their finished work was at The Gladstone Hotel on November 28th, 2017.
Fund Screenwriting Canada - Getting funding from the Arts Councils
Join Gillian in advocating for Screenwriting Funding from the Ontario Arts Council:
https://fundscreenwriting.wordpress.com/
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JOIN US AT THE OAC TOWN HALLS:
http://www.arts.on.ca/news-resources/news/2017/cross-province-check-in-with-the-ontario-arts-coun
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Cfc creates Site - the player's Son
The Canadian Film Centre's page for The Player's Son sale sheet and teaser.
Who is BIPOC TV & Film?
BIPOC TV & Film is a grassroots organization and collective of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Canada's TV and film industry. From writers, directors, producers and actors to editors, crew members and executives, our members are a mix of emerging, mid-level and established industry professionals. BIPOC TV & Film is dedicated to increasing the representation of BIPOC both in front and behind the camera.
BIPOC was founded in 2012 as Indigenous & Creatives of Colour in TV & Film by Writer/Director Nathalie Younglai, who saw a need to form a community for others like her, who were also feeling isolated by the overall lack of representation of BIPOC in the industry. This collective is the only intersectional organization in Canada dedicated to providing safe spaces for all Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in the industry.
BIPOC TV & Film hosts a series of panels, Q&A sessions, workshops, networking events and provides opportunities to secure employment in the television and film industry, specifically targeted to BIPOC. We also hold occasional events throughout the year that are open to allies, as we believe the support of allies is integral to creating a welcoming industry for BIPOC.