TORONTO, CineFAM announces its new initiative, a Women of Colour (WOC) Content Creator Database. The database will be on CineFAM’s website. CineFAM, is a Canadian not for profit initiative, founded by award-winning filmmaker and Academy member Frances Anne Solomon.
CineFAM Initiative aims to build capacity and viability for women creators of colour and provide multiple platforms for this work to be shown. CineFAM works within the media industry to reduce systemic discrimination against gender and race through the promotion of women of Colour filmmakers.
The overall goal of the WOC content creators database is to enhance the visibility of women of Colour in the film industry (directors, content creators, producers, screenplay writers, animators, motion design, etc.) in hopes of widening their networks and access to larger resources.
This is a path CineFAM has been on for the past five years. The database will consist of an abundance of Women of Colour Filmmakers and creators within the film industry.
The WOC content creators database will be launching soon and CineFAM wants to feature as many creators as possible. If you identify as a WOC filmmaker or creator (director, videographer, screenplay writer, actress etc.) you are encouraged to fill out the following application, https://docs.google.com/forms/
“The database is a step forward for WOC filmmakers’ voices to be heard and their work to be seen. CineFAM’s mission is to promote and broaden the visibility of women of colour in the film industry and provide paths to a larger network, we look forward to welcoming as many new filmmakers as possible.” Frances Anne Solomon
This year CineFAM Film Festival celebrated its 5th year October 23rd-24th, 2021. under the theme, ”5 Years of Limitless Imagination” embodies this. CineFAM was established in 2016 by award-winning filmmaker and Academy member, Frances Anne Solomon.
The Film Festival introduced audiences around the globe to bold and original stories by women and non-binary creators of colour with a list of events and films which were both innovative and timely.
