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Podcast Development Lab for BIPOC Creators Renewed for Second Year

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Presented in partnership with Inspirit Foundation, Hot Docs has announced its second year-round Podcast Development Lab, with the support of Amazon Music Canada as a sponsor. An extension of the annual Hot Docs Podcast Festival, the Lab serves emerging BIPOC creators based in Canada by pairing them with seasoned audio creators and mentors to develop their story ideas and navigate pathways to … Continued

Evaluating Racial Equity in Canada’s Screen Sector

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The Racial Equity Media Collective (REMC) engaged Nordicity to conduct a funding analysis for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) creators in Canada’s film and television industry. Supported by Inspirit Foundation, this study aimed to answer the following questions:  How do various funding and gatekeeping organizations account for funding provided to projects greenlit for … Continued

Hot Docs Announces Candidates for Podcast Development Lab

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Through support from Inspirit Foundation, Hot Docs has launched a new year-round Podcast Development Lab serving BIPOC creators based in Canada.  The lab offers five fellowships for emerging BIPOC storytellers with non-fiction series ideas in early development. Fellows will have the opportunity to develop their podcast ideas and create a proof-of-concept sample that will help take their work to the … Continued

Inspirit makes capital commitment to help launch Foundation for Black Communities

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Together with the Laidlaw Foundation, the Inspirit Foundation uses our capital to help launch a new foundation to support Black communities. On Wednesday, March 10th, Future of Good, a digital online publication, recognized Inspirit Foundation and the Laidlaw Foundation capital transfer to support a new philanthropic organization focused on supporting Black communities – Foundation for … Continued

Emergency Funds of Over $3.8 Million Awarded to Black and People of Colour Screen-based Creators

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The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), in partnership with the Racial Equity Media Collective (REMC) and BIPOC TV & Film, has awarded more than $3.8 million in development grants. The ISO also administers the Solidarity Fund. That Fund supported 125 projects, including 18 Black-owned companies and 93 individuals, of whom 55 are Black. Inspirit is a proud contributor to the … Continued

Hot Docs Launches Inspirit-supported Podcast Development Lab

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Inspirit is proud to announce the launch of the Hot Docs Podcast Development Lab for emerging BIPOC podcasters. The year-round Lab was launched at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival. In addition to a $1,000 creator grant to hone their skills, emerging podcasters will be mentored by seasoned audio creators, and create an audio calling card … Continued

Emergency Funding for Black and People of Colour Screen-based Creators

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The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), in partnership with the Racial Equity Media Collective (REMC) and BIPOC TV & Film  has launched the Solidarity Fund, an emergency Covid-19 fund to support Black and people of colour screen-based content creators in Canada. The Solidarity Fund will provide tools and resources to help content creators develop new projects. Individuals and production companies can apply for development … Continued