CBC, BIPOC TV & Film, CFC launch accelerator program for BIPOC showrunners

By Amanda OYE

BANFF – CBC, BIPOC TV & Film and the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) announced yesterday they have partnered on a new accelerator program, the CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst, with the inaugural year running through summer and fall 2022. Announced at the Banff World Media Festival, the program “will support the career advancement of senior writers who identify as Indigenous, Black or People of Colour (BIPOC) through hands-on and personally tailored on-set experience,” a press release says. The program has two parts. The first will see participants complete a series of hands-on masterclasses, which will cover topics related to...