TORONTO — Netflix is launching a development program for diverse Canadian writers in film and television. The streamer's head of global TV announced the initiative — dubbed Advancing Voices: Netflix Canada Creator Program — at the Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday. Bela Bejaria says seven writers from underrepresented groups get paid mentorship and consultation sessions to develop their pitch and material for a potential Netflix series. The CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst is an accelerator program for senior writers who identify as Black, Indigenous or people of colour. In partnership with advocacy organization BIPOC TV & Film and the Canadian Film Centre, the program will offer on-set experience and professional coaching, designed through an anti-racist and equity-focused lens.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2022 17:38 UTC