PLAYBACK: OYA Black Art’s “Reel Black: Our Film Stories” Wins Audience Choice Award at Women in Film & Television Toronto Showcase 2023

Producers Shehrezade Mian and Alexx Bryant led the honourees at the Women in Film & Television Toronto (WIFT Toronto)’s 14th annual Showcase awards. The WIFT Showcase took place on Tuesday (May 9) at Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox, and featured eight short films from women and non-binary filmmakers from Canada. The shorts compete between four awards … Read more

Oya Black Arts Coalition At The Blaxpo 2022 Conference

We are honoured to be a part of the Blaxpo 2022 Conference in Toronto! This Event is a Hybrid conference to connect, support and provide networking opportunities for the brightest BIPOC talents across canada. Meet with us to learn about what we do and our open positions at OBAC: Designer & Social Media Coordinator Operations … Read more

OYA Black Arts Coalition (OBAC) Announces Second Cohort of Participants for a Sophomore Business Affairs Bootcamp

Toronto, October 18, 2022 – OYA Black Arts Coalition (OBAC) is pleased to announce the successful candidates for the second cohort of participants in a sophomore round of their successful OBAC Business Affairs Boot Camp. Similar to initial Boot Camp, which ran from January to March this year, the program provides 11 Black-owned mid-career film, … Read more

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