When intergenerational conversations happen between Black Canadian established and emerging filmmakers what results are pearls of wisdom about the film industry, the gatekeepers, challenges, strategies and victories. These moments are captured in “Reel Black: Our Film Stories,” produced by OYA Media Group’s award-winning creative team, in which emerging Black filmmakers Christian Anderson and Ajahnis Charley … Read more

It’s the 1st long weekend of Summer 2022, aka Victoria Day Weekend. As we interrogate Toronto’s colonial past, be sure to check out Our Home and Haunted Land, created by Nadine Valcin and Priam Givord and a part of ArtworxTO. Produced by OYA Black Arts Coalition. As a visual experience, Our Home And Haunted Land … Read more

Written By Jenna Benchetrit April 30, 2022 Participants in the OYA Scale-Up Initiative work on an immersive media project. The program is a partnership between OYA Black Arts and CFC Media Lab and is funded by the Federal Development Agency of Southern Ontario. (David Peddie/OYA Black Arts Coalition) Entertainment giants investing in their own metaverses … Read more

Written By Victoria Ahearn Feb 15, 2022 The OBAC Business Affairs Boot Camp and the Scale Up Immersive include workshops and mentorship for Black-owned businesses in Canada’s entertainment sector. The OYA Black Arts Coalition (OBAC) has announced the cohort for its inaugural Business Affairs Boot Camp and for the inaugural Scale-Up Immersive, which is being … Read more

Written By Ivan D. Ossa May 24 2021. The Being Black in Toronto directors – Omolola Ajao, Valerie Amponsah, Yasmine Evering – Kerr, Sharine Taylor, Adrian Wallace won for Best Direction, Documentary Series at the Canadian Screen Awards!! Watch the award winning films on CBC Gem at the link bellow: CBC Gem’s Being Black in … Read more