About The Event
Short-form web series project pitch session, September 25, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Afromusée, 533 Ontario East, Montreal
The Need
Between September 14 and November 3, 2024, the Festwave Institute of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, in collaboration with the Society of Radio, Television and Cinema Authors (SARTEC), offered eight young Black screenwriters the opportunity to participate in a 42-hour advanced workshop in short-form web series writing.
They now feel ready to present their projects to producers in the hope of moving on to the next stage: seeking broadcasters and funding; eventual production of their series.
As part of its Black Market, the Montreal International Black Film Festival gives them the opportunity to do so in public. The “pitches,” lasting seven minutes, will be followed by a ten-minute individual meeting with each of the producers present (speed dating).
During the month of September, on dates to be determined, participants will benefit from individual pitch training provided by Julie Tremblay-Sauvé.
General Objectives
Contribute to improving the quality of Quebec and Canadian audiovisual production by increasing the number of series that better reflect local realities.
Specific Objectives
Facilitate access for emerging screenwriters from Black communities to production companies likely to accept their projects.
Program
- Welcome address by the president, origin of the activity, presentation of partners and invited producers (5 minutes)
- Each screenwriter has 7 minutes to present their project (40 minutes)
- Individual 10-minute meetings with each production company (50 minutes)
- Group feedback: discussions and conclusions
Participating screenwriters
- Shadlyne Dominique
- Dardia Garcelle Joseph
- Sarah Keita
- Roy Kingsley
- Chanel Mings
- Jonathan Saint-Armand
Participating producers
- Ziad Touma – Couzin Films
- Éric Lafalaise – Les Studios de la Marque Rouge
- Véronique Bergeron – Zone 3
- Frédérique St-Pierre – Trio Orange
Partners
- The Festwave Institute of the Fabienne Colas Foundation
- The Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM)
- Société des auteurs.e.trices de radio, télévision et cinéma (SARTEC)
