The application deadline for this year’s BANFF Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media: Producers Edition is rapidly approaching: August 12, 2024.
BANFF Spark provides market access, training, and networking opportunities to help build more Canadian women-owned media businesses.
“Since the program began in 2019, BANFF Spark has already provided opportunities for more than 200 women entrepreneurs. The program is open to all candidates and is designed to empower women of colour, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ women, and non-binary individuals.”
All selected participants will receive:
- Online workshops (that address the core components of business development).
- Networking opportunities with top industry professionals.
- A full-access pass to the 2025 Banff World Media Festival (June 8-11, 2025) and its complement of top industry sessions and international marketplace.
- A $1500 CAD travel stipend to attend the 2025 Banff World Media Festival
(on the condition of in-person Festival attendance).
Apply here.
My take: I love that this is focussed on people and not squarely on projects. I don’t have to mansplain this, just apply!