This groundbreaking event is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI), the Canada Media Fund (CMF), and Invest Barbados.
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February 12, 2025 (Toronto) – CaribbeanTales Media Group is proud to announce that acclaimed actor and activist CCH Pounder has joined the leadership of its Cross Continental Forum (CCF), bringing her visionary direction to this successful global initiative.
“I had been talking about turning my eye towards the Caribbean, then I took on films with that theme or origin story,” explains Guyanese-born CCH Pounder, known for her roles in Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, and acclaimed TV series, NCIS: New Orleans and The Shield. “Then CCF asked me to join them. It seemed like a natural fit. We all want to see more of our stories.”
Under the theme, “Decolonizing Coproduction”, the second Cross Continental Forum is set to take place from June 14–18, 2025, on the breathtaking island of Barbados. CCF 2025 aims to stimulate co-productions between Black and global majority producers from Canada, the Caribbean, the UK, the EU, and Africa, and is poised to become an unmissable annual event for industry leaders, storytellers, and change-makers from around the world. This CCF is a partnership between CaribbeanTales Media Group, based in Toronto, and the Department of Creative and Performing Arts – UWI Cave Hill, and is supported by the Canada Media Fund (CMF) the British Film Institute using funds from the National Lottery. (BFI), and Invest Barbados.
Agnieszka Moody, BFI Head of International Relations, says, “We are delighted to be supporting the second edition of the Cross Continental Forum in Barbados following last year’s inspirational event. The participating producers and filmmakers experienced a focused and stimulating exchange enabling exciting connections between potential co-production partners. We saw how quickly a number of projects between Caribbean, UK and Canadian producers started to be developed offering diverse and new perspectives and are excited to see the forum’s energy opening the door to a whole range of new opportunities for this year’s participants.”
