banff world media festival
Banff Spark Welcomes 100 Women
Today Banff World Media Festival welcomes a new cohort to their Banff Spark Accelerator Program for women in the business of media including Good Measure Productions‘ Founder Sholeh Alemi Fabbri.
Here is the press release about the program:
The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is pleased to announce the 2022 participants of the BANFF Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media.
Supported by the Government of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, BANFF Spark offers training, mentorship, and access to potential strategic partners to women entrepreneurs in the screen-based media industry.
Selected from hundreds of applications, candidates from Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia will participate in a tailored stream of business development programming, receive one-on-one mentorship, and gain exclusive access to top international media industry players at the 2022 Banff World Media Festival.
“Since its inception, the overarching goal of BANFF Spark has been to support the launch and growth of significantly more Canadian women-owned media companies that excel both here at home and on the global stage,” said Jenn Kuzmyk, Executive Director of the Banff World Media Festival and VP, Publisher of Playback. “We could not be more proud of what the program has achieved so far. Over the past two years, the women-owned companies which have taken part in BANFF Spark have formed key partnerships, moved projects and business forward in the market, and contributed to the creation of a more fair and equitable media industry. We look forward to building on this success as we welcome 100 new and talented entrepreneurs to the 2022 edition of the program.”
“Super Channel continues to be a very proud supporter of this important program that is having a meaningful impact on the careers of so many talented women entrepreneurs in our industry,” said Don McDonald, President and CEO, Super Channel. “We congratulate and welcome this next group of deserving participants and look forward to seeing how each benefits from the program’s many exciting opportunities.”
Over the course of three years, BANFF Spark will support up to 200 entrepreneurs with the goal of advancing gender equality across the media sector. With a strong mandate to champion diversity at its core, the program is especially designed to empower women of colour, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ women, and non-binary individuals.
Congratulations to all the Banff Spark entrepreneurs!
Banff World Media Festival runs June 12 – June 15th.
