Indigenous Screen Office establishes Solidarity Fund for BIPOC creators – CBC

Partnership has funded 125 projects since its inception, with 58% of funding going to Black creators

Feb 16, 2021

The Indigenous Screen Office is now using its network to help other BIPOC creators through its Solidarity Fund.

“The ISO wanted to stand in support of other racialized creators and we were in a position to offer support like this,” said Jesse Wente, executive director of the ISO.

In a news release, the ISO said it disbursed over $3.8 million in development funding for Indigenous, Black and people of colour creators across Canada in 2020.

While the office’s goal is to support Indigenous screen storytellers, Wente said establishing the Solidarity Fund for other racialized communities was a response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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