BSO News: New Producer Cohort & Career Opportunities

What’s New at BSO?

IN THIS EDITION

Call for Applications

- Executive Pathways Accelerator

Industry Pulse

- Meet the 2026–27 BSO-CMPA Black Producer Accelerator Cohort

Spotlight

- Celebrating our Office Hours Industry Advisors

You’ve built experience in Canada’s screen industry. Executive Pathways is designed to help you prepare for greater responsibility, leadership and advancement.

The BSO Executive Pathways Accelerator is for Black mid-career professionals working in corporate and business roles across Canada’s screen industry.

Over approximately 6–9 months, you’ll have access to:

Critical career experiences aligned with your goals
One-on-one coaching focused on career decisions and opportunities
Industry mentors who can share experience, perspective and connections
Practical tools and resources to strengthen your leadership skills
Opportunities to build your network and visibility across the screen sector

Previous participants have taken on new responsibilities, expanded their leadership opportunities and advanced their careers within the industry.

Expressions of interest are accepted year-round.

EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST

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INDUSTRY PULSE

Fourteen Black producers are beginning this year’s BSO-CMPA Black Producer Accelerator Program, each paired with a Canadian production company for mentorship, hands-on experience and direct exposure to the business of producing.

Meet the cohort and their host companies:

Warda (Rose) Youssouf — Alibi Entertainment
Venessa Harris — Conquering Lion Pictures
Kristen Lambie — Counterfeit Pictures
Mariam Barry — Dada Ibis Media
Roble Issa — Gobez Media
Ashli Agate — Hungry Eyes Media
Epenge Kabasele — Inaru Films
Chelsea Nyomi — Inner City Films
Della Haddock — MCM2 Productions
Kianah Lecuyer — Neshama Entertainment
Dieu donné Racine — Rezolution Pictures International
Noémie Ferron — Simba Creative
David F. Mewa — SkyWild Pictures
Torrin Blades — Smallaxx Motion Pictures

We’re grateful to the CMPA for its continued partnership and to the production companies and industry leaders investing their time, experience, and access in this cohort. Participants are coming into the program ready to learn, contribute, and take full advantage of the opportunity, and we’re looking forward to seeing what develops over the year.

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SPOTLIGHT

Behind every Office Hours conversation is an industry professional who has volunteered their time and experience to help Black screen professionals work through real questions about their careers and projects.

In one-hour conversations, our industry advisors have shared practical guidance on career development, project development, funding, pitching, industry connections and more.

We’re grateful to everyone who has made themselves available, shared what they know and helped make industry knowledge and connections more accessible.

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About the Black Screen Office

BSO’s goals are to make Canada’s screen industries’ practices and policies equitable and free of anti-Black racism; to work collaboratively with decision-makers to develop tools and strategies that enable system-level engagement and accountability; and to empower Black Canadians working within the screen industries to thrive and share their stories.

For more information, visit https://www.bso-ben.ca/.

For more information: Black Screen Office | info@bso-ben.ca