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Establishing an evidence base for system reforms and industry tools
The BSO has produced ground-breaking research projects designed to accelerate system change towards equity, inclusion and authentic content creation across Canada’s screen industries. The research projects provide valuable empirical data and new insights into the relationship between Canada’s screen industries and the country’s Black communities who work within the industries and consume their content.
Being Heard: Black Canadians in the Canadian Screen Industries provides evidence-based recommendations for creatives, employers, and the sector to create long-term, sustainable transformation that addresses anti-Black biases and exclusionary practices, and builds toward a stronger, more diverse and equitable sector workforce.
Being Counted reveals the viewing habits and preferences of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour audiences in Canada by exploring survey data that is usually hidden in “general population” of traditional audience surveys.
“The Being Seen directives provide a necessary and practical resource for filmmaking teams to consult. It presents practical, thoughtful considerations in ensuring that representation is accurate and authentic to all the key players in the industry – a critical step towards an inclusive screen-based industry.”
– Telefilm Canada
“Ontario Creates values authentic storytelling and understands the importance of representative voices on screens and behind-the-scenes. Being Seen has become a critical tool in the delivery of our funding programs – from encouraging applicants to respect the report’s guiding principles and best practices, to utilizing the Being Seen tools and insights in our project assessment process. We are a proud supporter of this innovative and vital resource and highly recommend it to all Canadian screen creators.”
– Ontario Creates.
The Being Seen: Directives for creating authentic and inclusive content: report is a consultation on the representation of Black, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+ and People with Disabilities in the screen-based sectors.
The Being Seen: The Black Communities Report provides guidance in creating and commissioning more authentic and representative screen-based content that engages with Black community(ies).
The Being Seen: People of Colour Community Report looks at the perspectives of people who identify as being from the South Asian, East Asian and Southeast Asian, West Asian and Latinx and Brazilian communities.
The Being Seen: 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities Report looks at how these communities currently view their representation onscreen, the consequences of poor representation and what they want to see more of.
The Being Seen: People with Disabilities Report digs into the responses from consultations and interviews that were unique to those who identify as members of the People with Disabilities communities, namely: stereotypes; consequences of poor representation; and what they want to see more of.
The Being Seen: Children’s Media Report looks specifically at the insights of children and youth, their parents, and creators and producers of children’s media who also belong to the target communities.
Amours D’occasion
The Porter
Overlord and the Underwoods
The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy
Coroner
Je Voudrais Qu’on M’efface
Reports can be found at Being Seen but also at Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 22, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 23, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 24, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 25, 2022
Facilitators
Shaw Rocket Fund Children’s Content Creator Workshops
The Black Screen Office and the Shaw Rocket Fund presented hands on workshops for children’s content creators to learn more about how to implement the ‘Being Seen’ Directives.
August 26, 2022
Facilitators
April 12, 2022
Moderator
Shant Joshi, Producer, Fae Pictures
Panelists
Kelly Lynne Ashton, Lead Researcher, ‘Being Seen’
Rabiya Mansoor, Screenwriter and Producer
Leonard Chan, Screenwriter and Actor
Hoda Elatawi, Producer, GAPC Entertainment
Luisa Alvarez Restropo, Project Manager, Warner Media Access Canada
Black Screen Office and BIPOC TV and Film present a virtual panel discussion to launch the Being Seen’s People of Colour Communities Report, which will highlight the concerns and challenges to authentic and inclusive content for People of Colour Communities.
