[BCMA] Group Effort: a diversity in filmmaking initiative

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Hello BCMA Community!

I was recently told about a new diversity initiative in the filmmaking world and I thought it deserved a wider audience.

Actor Ryan Reynolds has announced a new initiative supporting aspiring filmmakers from underrepresented communities.

This article includes some more details, https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ryan-reynolds-diversity-initiative-group-effort-1234722532/:

"Making a movie, well it's a group effort," he said. "But for entirely too long, that group has systematically excluded Black, Indigenous, people of color and a whole host of other marginalized communities."

"So here's what we're gonna do. COVID willing, which is a weird thing to say, I'm going to be starting a movie this fall," he said. "And I'm committed to bringing between 10 and 20 trainees from the BIPOC community and all other marginalized communities of all ages."

"These new recruits - they're gonna be paid, housed and traveled out of my salary," said Reynolds. "They're gonna spend their days on set learning from professionals, getting real life experiences that they can parlay into another job and then hopefully, if they're not too disillusioned, a career in the film industry."

There is a contact form set up on Group Effort's website for anyone wanting more information: https://www.groupeffortinitiative.com/

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Kelly Brown | Cultural Services Coordinator
Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre | City of Delta
p.604.952.3806 | c. 236.335.6718 |kbrown at delta.ca<mailto:%20kbrown at delta.ca>

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