CTBISAP AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNER

30 something audience choice award winner ctbisap

We are thrilled to announce Yemie Sonuga as the Audience Choice Award winner for her project, “30 Something”! Thank you to everyone who voted and supported the amazing filmmakers throughout the festival. Learn more about the award on the Creators of Colour website.

We would like to thank the following prize sponsors:
The Canadian Academy, Capital Motion, WIFT organization, John Galway (Corrib Entertainment) and Justwatchme-TV.

Audience Choice Awards 2024

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Now in it’s 15th edition, the Creators of Colour Incubator presents to you these projects by BIPOC filmmakers from the CaribbeanTales Black Incubator Studio Access Project and the CineFam Limitless Incubator for women and non-binary creators. The Audience Choice Awards competition starts this September 1st and ends at midnight on September 22nd. The winner will be announced by October 4th.

Pitch Contestants

VOTING PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1 – 22, 2024

30 Something

Yemie Sonuga

Modern day Nigerian-Canadian besties Banké and Maddy, navigate the rise of their careers, in tandem with the demise of their love lives in the inferno that is dating.

The Hidden Track

Kamilah ‘K WooDZ’ Haywood

A Romeo pimp boyfriend forces his underage girlfriend from North, Preston Nova Scotia into a life of sex work.

The Streets

Dayquan Johnson

A community struggles with the repercussions of the dirty past that shaped their small town into one of the most multicultural yet neglected and crime-ridden cities in Canada.

2 Weeks in Calgary

Kathryn Fasegha

Love and laughter cross continents as a stylish Canadian fashion designer and a rebellious Nigerian prince risk it all, ditching royal duties and family expectations to chase their happily-ever-after through the icy streets of Calgary.

Muscle & Mayhem

Kamal Amanda

A disenchanted university dropout accidentally discovers a high-end gym, where
she finds herself caught in a comedic chase with a notorious member known for dodging
payments. As she tackles absurd challenges and unforeseen romantic entanglements, she learns that her quest for employment may bring her unexpected love—and a complimentary gym membership—if they can keep the gym from closing down!

Malaika’s Carnival

Nadia L. Hohn

Carnival is life. It’s carnival time in the Caribbean— the first carnival since Mummy moved to Canada to find a good job to provide for Malaika and her grandmother. When the money doesn't arrive, will Malaika be able to dance in the Carnival? With the support of her community and family, Malaika undergoes a transformation she could have never imagined.

The Gameroom

Ophir

When a troubled gamer and her best friend are invited to be paid testers for a new VR gaming simulation what starts off as a fun, lively quickly spirals into a twisted game total horror of life and death...literally.

The Encounter

Shana McCalla

When a woman encounters an otherworldly being in her home, she's forced to confront the darkest corners of her psyche, only to realize that the true alien she's facing is the one within herself.

The Philosophy of Love & Sex

Adrian Wallace

A black and underachieving english major is forced to reevaluate his sentiments on love, lust, and himself, when he gets dumped by his high school sweetheart on the first day of community college, and becomes enamoured with his new philosophy course professor.

Ensemble

Andile Win

As Brian lives his dream of attending one of the most prestigious drama schools in the world, the pressure mounts as his background keep him from fitting in, and adversity from the actor he has to understudy, keeps him from getting ahead.

Ancestor Project

Warda Rose

Embark on a captivating quest with Warda as she unveils the precarious state of her East African nomadic culture and spiritual legacy. This docu-series chronicles her determined pursuit to revive age-old traditions, offering a compelling narrative of resilience, familial bonds, and the fight to preserve cultural identity.

Gallery of the Damned

ROMARIO ASHLEY

When an ancient curse imprisons a struggling artist in a haunted art gallery, she must confront her own inner demons to unravel the curses origins before it claims her life

Six in the 6ix

Anjola Suleman

In the bustling city of Toronto, 'Six in the 6ix' follows the intertwined lives of six diverse best friends post-college, as they confront the trials and triumphs of adulthood, relying on each other's unwavering support to tackle life's unpredictable journey.

Pretty Girls Anonymous

Kevin and Koliah Bourne

After starting an unexpectedly successful beauty podcast as a part of a school project, an up-and-coming influencer and her girlfriends at a Toronto all-girls Catholic high school go on a journey of discovering real beauty, identity, and self-love, all while navigating pressures of teenage life.