TORONTO – Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media today announced Super Channel as its founding industry partner.
The network joins Banff Spark as it welcomes the second cohort of women set to participate in the Banff World Media Festival’s exclusive entrepreneurial program supported by the Government of Canada’s women entrepreneurship strategy.
“With a strong mandate to champion diversity at its core, the program is designed to specifically empower women of colour, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, LGBTQ2+ women, and non-binary individuals. Across the first and second cohorts, 46% of participants self-identify as being from diverse communities,” reads the press release.
“The participants taking part in this program are leading some of the most exciting media companies in the country. We look forward to working with them as we all come together with the shared goal of advancing economic security and parity for women in the screen industry,” said Jenn Kuzmyk, executive director of the Banff World Media Festival.
“We jumped at the chance to lend our support to Banff Spark and are thrilled to come on board as the founding industry partner, especially at a time when our industry is experiencing so much uncertainty,” said Don McDonald, president and CEO of Super Channel. “We are committed to supporting diversity and the advancement of gender equality in the industry and we are honoured to be part of this important initiative that will help to advance the careers of so many talented and deserving women.”
The 50 entrepreneurs selected to take part in the second cohort of the Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media can be found here.
