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Netflix-Banff diversity of voices participants named

TORONTO – One hundred Canadian emerging and established Indigenous, francophone and women creators and producers will participate in the third edition of the Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative, the Banff World Media Festival announced Friday. The initiative is also done in partnership with the Canada Media Fund (CMF), the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), and Canada's Indigenous Screen Office. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the Festival has been cancelled, however the program partners have made sure the Diversity of Voices Initiative will still be offered in a revised format and will be delivered in...