“[It will] Provide a platform for black faces to inspire more black faces. “Actor Stephan James said that he co-founded the project with his brother Shamier Anderson.

“It’s not just [CBC]. This is not just a moment. This is the legacy they want to build, and they want to build it with us. “Anderson said.

The winner will be decided by a voting jury.

Brothers who grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, founded the Black Academy in December 2020, with a view to nurturing black talent across the country.

This is a division of its non-profit organization BLACK Canada (establishing traditions in the field of performance, film and knowledge), which supports young and emerging black artistic talents and is committed to fighting systematic racism and removing barriers to discrimination.

The award is one of the first planned initiatives of the organization.

“We are challenging the government”

The two are working with Insight Productions, in the planning stage of the awards ceremony, and are considering speeches, performers and special tributes-not to mention industry groups and “other things”.

“I can’t share too much… This will be epic and will be a beast in Canadian history for a while.” Anderson said with a smile.

But they both agreed that obtaining funding has always been a challenge.

The Canadian Media Foundation, the main investor in Black College, has provided support, and recently Cineplex and Roots have also joined.

They said that the brothers wanted to hold the entity accountable, targeting those who had special funds to combat racism in Canada.

James said: “We have heard all the talk about all the changes that are taking place. Therefore, we want to be part of this change.”

“We are challenging the government. We are challenging Canadian companies to make them part of the changes they call and the changes they want to see.”

The Black Academy Awards are also committed to making changes behind the scenes. From production assistants to technical positions, there will be black senior staff and staff, as well as multiple other positions, provided by the community before pre-production.

If they do, will people come?

in that era The ratings of the awards show dropped significantly, Did not stop the brothers from presenting their vision-especially at this “awakening” moment, the urgent need for diverse representation.

“I think we all agree it’s a bit late,” Anderson admitted.

“But in fact, it is happening, and I think people will be inspired, re-inspired and excited to digest things they have never seen before.”