Adjacent Industry Organizations

When developing efforts to improve EDI, the creative technology industry can benefit from collective efforts. In the motion picture industry, there are numerous working groups, committees, collectives, and advocacy organizations to further these efforts.

When developing efforts to improve EDI, the creative technology industry can benefit from collective efforts. In the motion picture industry, there are numerous working groups, committees, collectives, and advocacy organizations to further these efforts. The following list provides a few examples:

  • Black Screen Office (BSO) – aspiring to make Canada’s screen industries equitable and free of anti-black racism and empower Black Canadians in these industries to thrive and share their stories. BSO also provides research and surveys to measure progress.
  • Racial Equity Screen Office (RESO) – supporting mentorship, funding, training, production, and distribution of content by racialized Canadian film makers. RESO offers training programs, data research, and workshops / panels.
  • Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) – an independent national advocacy and funding organization, ISO programs helps support Indigenous companies, communities, and individuals, as well as offering training and protocols to shift industry practices to foster Indigenous sovereignty on screens.

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