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Applications are now open for the Hot Docs Podcast Development Lab – a new year-round podcast fellowship for creators in Canada who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC).

Five emerging BIPOC storytellers with non-fiction series ideas in early development will be chosen for the lab to create a proof-of-concept sample to help take their work to the next level.

Participants will develop their projects with mentors, and each project will receive $1,000 of funding support.

Emerging BIPOC storytellers with a non-fiction limited podcast series idea should apply by May 13.

Learn more about eligibility and how to apply.

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An executive summary from the non-profit film organization Women in View analyzes data tracking the amount of female writers, directors, cinematographers, showrunners and producers in Canadian TV and film. The summary also shows the amount women identifying as Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) in these roles.

The data taken from the report states 40% of film directors are women and only 10% of those directors are BIPOC women. It also states 61% of film productions were produced by women and 8.2% of those were BIPOC women.

The report breaks down further statistics about Indigenous women in film and how investment in women remains significantly lower than men.

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Congratulations to the alumni nominated at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. The award show streams from May 17 to 20 on the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s website, Twitter account and YouTube channel. View the full schedule on the Canadian Academy’s website.

Film

Best Motion Picture

• Beans – written and directed by Tracey Deer (NSI Storytellers, Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program)

• Funny Boy – associate produced by Anand Ramayya (NSI Totally Television, NSI Global Marketing)

John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award

• Beans – written and directed by Tracey Deer

• Violation – written, directed and produced by Dusty Mancinelli (NSI Features First) and Madeline Sims-Fewer

Best Animated Short

• 4 North A – written and directed by Jordan Canning (NSI Drama Prize)

Best Short Documentary

• êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines – NSI IndigiDocs film directed by Theola Ross and produced by Alex Bailey

• Jesse Jams – directed by Trevor Anderson (NSI Drama Prize), executive produced by Alexandra Lazarowich (NSI IndigiDocs), produced by Alyson Richards (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Features First)

• Mutts (Clebs) – cinematography by Anna Cooley (TELUS STORYHIVE)

Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary

• The Forbidden Reel – produced by Kat Baulu (NSI Drama Prize)

• Stateless – produced by Jennifer Holness (NSI Drama Prize, Telefilm Canada Spark Plug Program, NSI Global Marketing) and executive produced by Sudz Sutherland (NSI Totally Television)

Adapted Screenplay

• Monkey Beach – directed and co-written by Loretta Todd (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program), co-written by Johnny Darrell and Andrew Duncan (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program) and produced by Carla Robinson (NSI Business for Producers) and Jason James (NSI Totally Television)

Television

Best Drama Series

• Burden of Truth – executive produced by Eagle Vision‘s Kyle Irving (NSI Global Marketing) and Lisa Meeches (NSI Indigenous programs advisor, NSI Storytellers)

• Cardinal: Until The Night – co-written by Gemma Holdway (NSI Totally Television, NSI Features First), co-written and executive produced by Sarah Dodd (NSI Features First), produced by Elise Cousineau (NSI Drama Prize)

• Departure – executive produced by Ben Silverman (NSI Features First) and Jackie May (NSI Drama Prize)

• Transplant – created and executive produced by Joseph Kay (NSI Totally Television) and executive produced by Virginia Rankin (NSI Global Marketing)

• Vikings – supervising editor Dale Sheldrake (NSI Totally Television)

Best Comedy Series

• Baroness Von Sketch Show – directed by Jordan Canning and Jeremy LaLonde (NSI Totally Television), produced by Jeff Peeler (NSI Global Marketing), edited by Mike Fly (NSI Drama Prize)

• Letterkenny – executive produced by Mark Montefiore (NSI Totally Television)

• Schitt’s Creek – directed by Jordan Canning

• Workin’ Moms – directed by Molly McGlynn (NSI Drama Prize), associate produced by Karen Moore (NSI Features First)

Best Animated Program or Series

• Corner Gas Animated – executive produced by Virginia Thompson and produced by Robert de Lint (both NSI Features First)

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series

• Detention Adventure – written, directed and executive produced by Joe Kicak (NSI Drama Prize), co-written by Lisa Rose Snow (NSI Drama Prize), executive produced by Karen Moore and Lauren Corber (NSI Totally Television), produced by Ryan West (NSI Features First)

• Holly Hobbie – written, directed and executive produced by Sarah Glinski, co-written by Alejandro Alcoba, produced by Anthony Leo (all NSI Totally Television)

Best Direction, Comedy

• Jordan Canning for Schitt’s Creek

Best Writing, Drama Series

• Sarah Dodd for Cardinal: Until The Night

• Joseph Kay for Transplant

Best Writing, Children’s or Youth

• Alejandro Alcoba for Holly Hobbie

Best Picture Editing, Comedy

• Mike Fly (with Marianna Khoury, Michael Pierro, Morgan Waters) for Baroness Von Sketch Show

Digital Media

Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

• The Amazing Gayl Pile: Last Resort – directed by Mike Fly

• NarcoLeap – STORYHIVE 100K funded web series directed by Kate Green (NSI Totally Television, NSI Lifestyle & Reality Series Producer)

Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction

• Canada’s A Drag – directed by Trevor Anderson, Steven Roste and Tamarra Canu (both TELUS STORYHIVE)

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