In October 2025, I spent over an hour in conversation with Damola Layonu, a Nigerian film professional based in Oshawa, Ontario, about an hour east of Toronto, Canada. Layonu trained as a lawyer and worked in both Nigeria and Canada before co-founding Snag Productions with his wife, Chiagoziem Obi, a distribution company that, in his […]
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African and African Diaspora Film Festivals Funded by Telefilm Canada for 2026
Telefilm Canada — the federal public agency that provides government funding and support for film and audiovisual projects — has released its funding decisions for film festivals in 2026. Telefilm allocated a combined $2.475 million across two funding programs that included these five African and African diaspora festivals for their 2026 editions: Public funding of […]
South Africa and Canada “Modernize” Co-Production Treaty Within Africa’s Uneven Treaty Landscape
A modernized audiovisual co-production treaty between Telefilm Canada and the Government of the Republic of South Africa entered into force on January 1, 2026. The treaty replaces the previous Canada–South Africa audiovisual co-production agreement signed on November 5, 1997, updating the legal and administrative structure governing joint film, television, and audiovisual productions between the two […]