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About
Reelworld was founded in 2000 by award-winning actress and producer Tonya Williams 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.
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In 2000, I launched an initiative in Toronto that was new and bold - Reelworld Film Festival. A year later, Reelworld Foundation (now called Reelworld Screen Institute) followed. These initiatives had one single focus: to literally change the face of the industry. Reelworld became a training ground for curators/programmers, arts administrators, grants writers, theatre managers, publicists and more. Giving opportunity to filmmakers was just part of our mission. We wanted to make sure that everything we did would impact racially diverse professionals on every level of this industry.
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Tonya Williams
Founder & Executive Director of Reelworld Screen Institute
Festival and Summit
Reelworld Screen Institute, a non-profit, presents the acclaimed Reelworld Film Festival, which celebrates stories by Indigenous and racialized Canadians. The festival has expanded to include a two-day Summit to shine a spotlight on issues facing emerging and mid-level industry professionals across Canada.
Reelworld Screen Institute also offers a number of professional development programs, such as the Emerging 20 Program for screenwriters, the Producer Program for television producers, the NABET Mentorship Program for below-the-line emerging professionals, and the Hollywood Connector program to facilitate relationships between Canadian talent and Los Angeles-based producers and executives.
Programs
Opportunities and Advocacy
Providing access to opportunities is core to Reelworld, and Access Reelworld is Canada’s leading hiring platform for racialized crews and talent. Visit accessreelworld.ca to sign up.
Reelworld Foundation, a registered charity, is transforming the industry by creating mechanisms that hold systems accountable for greater equity.
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Reelworld offered me an opportunity to learn from industry professionals who generously shared their knowledge and experience. I was able to meet talented and dynamic artists, each with their own individual strengths and perspectives, that helped me gain a better understanding of how to approach the collaborative art of filmmaking and writing. The feedback and support that was offered throughout the E20 program, and the pitching workshops helped prepare me with a skillset that I will use throughout my career.
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Seth Mohan
Actor, Producer, Writer
Logo Files and Guidelines
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