Press Forward is an organization dedicated to ensuring people in Canada have strong, independent and community-focused journalism. It works to unify, elevate and advocate for independent media organizations and to strengthen innovation, inclusivity and diversity in media across the country. This grant supports the Press Forward Summit 2025.
tâpwêwin media is an Indigenous-led storytelling lodge that share news and stories that matter to Indigenous communities, while nurturing a new generation of storytellers through training, kinship, and cultural care. This grant supports Indigenous Photojournalism Fellowship Pilot Program.
tâpwêwin media is an Indigenous-led storytelling lodge that share news and stories that matter to Indigenous communities, while nurturing a new generation of storytellers through training, kinship, and cultural care. This grant supports IndigiNews, an independent, Indigenous-run newsroom committed to decolonizing journalism and strengthening Indigenous media ecosystems
Racial Equity Screen Office is a Vancouver-based organization that supports the mentorship, training, funding, production, and distribution of content by racialized Canadian filmmakers with diverse stories. This grant supports the East by Northwest Summit.
Reelworld was founded in 2000 to advance opportunities for Indigenous people and Canadians who are Black, Asian, South Asian and People of Colour in the screen industries by providing professional development and advocating for racial equity in Canadian content and production.This grant supports the 2025 Reelword Film Festival + Summit.
The Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Institute provides practical guides and education on advancing reconciliation and incorporating Indigenous values into investment decision-making.
This grant supported DemocracyXChange (DXC) 2025, Canada’s premier democracy summit offers keynote speakers, expert panels and participatory workshops, created to both examine and tackle today’s most urgent civic issues. DXC is co-produced by OCAD University, The Open Democracy Project and the Dais at TMU.
The Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ICCA) is an Indigenous run and led non-profit organization that aims to support and connect fellow Indigenous curators, artists, writers, academics, and professionals through various methods of gathering.
The Canadian Independent Screen Fund for BPOC Creators is a national funding initiative dedicated to supporting small, medium, and large Canadian-owned BPOC (Black and People of Color) production companies.
Muslims in Media was founded in 2021 with a mission to incubate independent media. Their goal is to support productions and offer professional development opportunities for artists working on nuanced depictions of Muslim life.
