About Cross Continental Forum

CCF facilitates vital connections between producers from the Caribbean, North America, Africa, and the UK, alongside international buyers, distributors, investors, and industry executives. These meetings foster global partnerships, expand co-production opportunities, and amplify Caribbean stories in the international market.

The forum aims to inspire new treaties between Canada, the Caribbean, and other global partners to boost co-production and diversify storytelling. It prioritizes empowering Black and Global Majority companies, fostering strong networks, and promoting knowledge exchange to address the critical need for representation in media.

By connecting diverse producers with professional industry mentors and providing access to decision-makers, the initiative enhances global collaboration, enriches cultural narratives, and strengthens market access for racialized creators, paving the way for innovative, inclusive projects.

• Foster strategic partnerships between Black and Global Majority producers from Canada, Africa, the Caribbean, the UK, and Latin America, leveraging shared cultural narratives and production capabilities.
• Enable Black and Global Majority producers to access multiple funding streams through the UK, Caribbean, Canada, and African co-production treaties, agreements, and incentives.
• Enhance Black and Global Majority producers’ ability to enter international markets through South Africa’s strategic location and incentives.
• Create pathways for Black and Global Majority content to reach audiences internationally.
• Implement strategic and beneficial co-production frameworks spanning all participating regions.
• Leverage combined tax incentives and rebates across all participating territories to benefit Black & Global Majority producers.
• Support Black and Global Majority storytelling while amplifying Global South voices in the international screen industry.
• Generate cross-continental employment opportunities for Black and Global Majority producers in production.

1. Hybrid Format

• Virtual sessions throughout the year.
• Two in-person gatherings, in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, and in Toronto, at the TIFF Market.

2. Industry Panels, Case Studies and Master-classes

• Curated sessions with producers, international broadcasters, streamers, and investors.

3. Creative and Business Labs

• Case studies and practical labs on international co-productions, financing, and distribution strategies.
• Focus on building equitable, sustainable, decolonial production and business models.

4. Pitch and Networking Events

• Designed to showcase projects from Black and Global Majority producers.
• Structured environments for forming long-term partnerships and co-production deals.

5. Co-Development Seed Funding

• Presented in partnership with leading screen industry organizations and cultural agencies from Africa, the Caribbean, and Canada.