Being Black in Canada: Writing WEB & TV Series

BEING BLACK IN CANADA : WRITING WEB & TV SERIES

TRAINING IN FRENCH ONLY

The project:

As part of its Being Black in Canada program, the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Festwave Institute is launching a new screenwriting training project. Eight young black screenwriters will have the opportunity to develop and refine a project for a short series. At the end of the training, they will have all the documents they need to present a series project to a production company (Pitch) and, eventually, to a broadcaster. This project is implemented in collaboration with the Société des auteurs.trice.s de radio, télévision et cinéma (SARTEC).

For some time now, there has been a significant increase in the number of black actors and actresses on air and on stage. The trend for screenwriters is not the same. Less than 1% of SARTEC members are Afro-descendant.

Small group:

A selection of 8 participants

Please note the new dates.
Training Dates (face-to-face + individual online coaching):

September 14-15, 2024
September 21-22, 2024
october 12-13, 2024
November 11, 2024
November 15, 2024
November 18, 2024
December 7, 2024

Lead expert:

Dominique Drouin, an experienced scriptwriter, has collaborated on a number of television projects aimed at a variety of audiences: L’échappée, Motel Monstre, Ramdam, Théo, Watatatow, Ent’Cadieux, Les Grands Procès, Parents malgré tout, Le Grand Remous, Terre humaine. As a novelist, she penned the Le club des dames d’argent trilogy, published in 2022-2023. With Anne Boyer, she co-wrote the Yamaska novels, combining television writing with literary writing, her two areas of professional activity. She has been a lecturer in television scriptwriting at the Université du Québec à Montréal since 2009. For the past three years, she has offered occasional training courses at SARTEC.

Eligibility criteria:

• Be between 18 and 40 years of age
• Be a visible minority and from an Afro-descendant community
• Be an alumni of the Being Black in Canada program, or have completed relevant training in film or television, or possess relevant experience.
• Have a short fiction series project in French
• Be available for the entire duration of the in-person program

Selection process:

• Complete the registration form.
• Enclose :
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Text of no more than 500 words explaining who you are, why you want to take part and what this will mean for your career.
  • Short series project in French (synopsis – main characters – number of episodes and length)

Registration closing date: August 28, 2024