BSO-CMPA Black Producer Accelerator Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: June 12, 2026

Applications are open for the BSO-CMPA Black Producer Accelerator Program 2026. The Black Screen Office (BSO) has partnered with the CMPA on the Black Producer Accelerator Program to extend illustration and assist the profession development of Black Canadian producers within the Canadian Screen business.

This initiative focuses on supporting the profession acceleration of Black Canadian producers within the coming yr, in the end equipping them to be employed by the Mentor Producer’s manufacturing firm or one other manufacturing firm.

Black candidates who’ve demonstrated curiosity in working in manufacturing, with the final word purpose of changing into a producer, could apply with any CMPA member firm in good standing. Areas of curiosity could be explored in any facet of manufacturing, together with (however not restricted to) analysis, pre-growth, growth, on-set and workplace manufacturing, enterprise affairs, advertising, and promotion. These actions can happen in any style – narrative, documentary, factual, sport reveals, and many others.

Benefits

• Each mentee receives a minimal of $20,000 for his or her placement, based mostly on a 20-week, 40-hour per week work schedule.
• Mentor firms owned and operated by Black producers will obtain a contribution of $15,000 in the direction of the producer participant’s wages and should contribute a minimal of $5,000. 
• All different mentor firms will obtain a contribution of $10,000 in the direction of the producer participant’s wages and should contribute a minimal of $10,000. 

Eligibility

Mentee Eligibility

• Open to candidates who self-establish as Black (African, Canadian, Caribbean, European, American, South/Central American, Mixed Race, Other)
• Must be a Canadian citizen, everlasting resident, or individual on whom refugee standing has been conferred
• Must be legally entitled to work based on the related provincial/territorial laws and rules
• Cannot be an worker or member of the family of the mentor firm
• Must be co-making use of with a mentor firm. The CMPA will, on a case-by-case foundation, endeavour to pair candidates with restricted or no entry to appropriate mentor firms, with its qualifying members. This doesn’t assure that an application can be profitable given the restricted variety of spots obtainable. You can also create a profile that can be accessible to mentor firms looking for a candidate.

Mentor Company Eligibility

• Must be a member of the CMPA.
• Must be co-making use of with a producer candidate. The CMPA will, on a case-by-case foundation, endeavour to pair mentor firms with appropriate candidates. This doesn’t assure that an application can be profitable, given the restricted variety of spots obtainable. You can also submit a mentorship OPPORTUNITY that can be accessible to candidates looking for a mentor.
• Must contribute towards this system participant stipend
• A mentor applicant can’t be an employer or member of the family of the producer applicant with whom they’re submitting a joint application

Application

Complete each mentor and mentee functions. During the application course of, you’ll be requested to offer the next data and supporting documentation:

• Mentor letter of intent describing why your organization is all in favour of mentoring, how your organization would mentor, and what the mentee would accomplish in the course of the placement together with your firm. You can be requested to stick this letter instantly into the shape.
• Mentee letter of intent describing how this placement would assist additional your profession within the display screen-based mostly content material manufacturing business. Please describe related data, expertise and curiosity in display screen-based mostly content material manufacturing. You can be requested to stick this letter instantly into the shape.
• Mentee resumé.
• Completed work plan, outlining the tasks/actions, duties, expertise growth targets and mentoring plan. You can be requested to stick this letter instantly into the shape.

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For extra data, go to BSO-CMPA Black Producer Accelerator Program.