by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 3, 2021 at 4:39 pm ADT
TORONTO The newly formed Black Screen Office says consultations begin this month on efforts to build a “best practices” guide for telling the stories of underrepresented communities.
The office says “Being Seen: A Directive for Authentic and Inclusive Content” will seek national input on the representation of “Black, people of colour, LGBTQ2+ and persons with disabilities” in film and television.
The goal is to understand how underrepresented communities “want to be seen and represented and then provide a set of directives to the industry.”
Interviews will be conducted through virtual focus groups and one-on-one conversations in English and French through September. Participants will be focused on industry representatives and members of the general public who belong to underrepresented communities.