NFB says new three-year plan will “redefine its relationship with Indigenous peoples”

MONTREAL – The National Film Board of Canada has unveiled a new three-year plan that seeks to address Indigenous creators’ longstanding concerns about systemic inequities in the existing Canadian production landscape.The Indigenous Action Plan, developed in collaboration with an Indigenous advisory group, contains 33 commitments grouped under the main areas of Institutional Transformation, Industry Leadership, Production, and Distribution, Collection Management and Education.Highlights include a commitment to achieving representational parity in the NFB workforce by 2025; an immediate commitment to ensuring 15% of production spending is on Indigenous-directed projects; and a commitment to working with Indigenous partners to develop protocols/guidelines for the...