BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Calgary Black Film Festival - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Calgary Black Film Festival X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://calgaryblackfilm.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Calgary Black Film Festival REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Atlantic/Azores BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:+00 DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:-0100 TZNAME:-01 DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:+00 DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:-0100 TZNAME:-01 DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:+00 DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:-0100 TZNAME:-01 DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T110000 DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T150000 DTSTAMP:20260617T094655 CREATED:20260420T195537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T150348Z UID:5839-1779534000-1779548400@calgaryblackfilm.com SUMMARY:THE DIGITAL HANDSHAKE: Why a Great Headshot Matters (In Person & Online) DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column] \n \n Description \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””]With CBFF Photographer Fred Smith – Founder of Kallos Studio \nA Headshot is more than just a photo—it is your introduction\, your brand\, and a key part of your professional identity. \nJoin photographer Fred Smith for an essential session on mastering your professional image. This workshop explores how wardrobe\, makeup\, posing\, and professional lighting work together to create a strong\, industry-ready headshot. Gain insight into how to show up confidently in front of the camera and ensure your image reflects your range\, professionalism\, and presence. \nExplore why a compelling headshot is a vital career tool—and how the right image can help you get booked and open doors. \nFollowing the workshop\, photo sessions will be available with Fred for $100 and will include 3 edited photos. limited spots available! \nPlease book and pay directly at kallosstudiocanada@gmail.com \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973173414{background-color: #00305A !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nREGISTER FOR FREE NOW!\nJOIN US AND ENJOY THE AMAZING JOURNEY\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745006657446{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;}”] \n Register For Free \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973211263{background-color: #F2F2F2 !important;}”][vc_column] \n \n Instructor \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1746137244705{margin-top: -40px !important;}”] \n \n Fred Smith \n \n \n \n Fred Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Fred Smith is the owner of Kallos Studio\, bringing over 10 years of professional photography experience to his work. He is also a certified graphic designer with advanced expertise in high-level photo editing. Fred specializes in portrait photography and offers instructional classes focused on both natural light and flash techniques. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Liberty University\, combining his passion for photography with a strong foundation in teaching and mentorship.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/event/the-digital-handshake-why-a-great-headshot-matters/ LOCATION:Memorial Park Library\, 1221 2 St SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2R 1N8\,\, Canada CATEGORIES:Black Market 2026,CBFF 2026 Events,Schedule 2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Headshot-workshop.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T123000 DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T133000 DTSTAMP:20260617T094655 CREATED:20260421T214330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T183238Z UID:5884-1779539400-1779543000@calgaryblackfilm.com SUMMARY:Spotlight Stories: Film Industry Q&A Series with Multidisciplinary Visual Artist and Creative Director Tim Meduna DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column] \n \n Description \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””]Join us for a candid\, centred conversation between Tim Meduna and Nenritji Suwa exploring what it means to be Young\, Black & Behind the Camera. This intimate panel pulls back the curtain on the early stages of creative careers in film and media\, highlighting the challenges\, breakthroughs\, and quiet wins that often go unseen. Through honest dialogue\, the discussion reflects on identity\, access\, and opportunity within Calgary’s evolving creative landscape\, while amplifying the voices of emerging Black storytellers shaping the industry from behind the lens.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973173414{background-color: #00305A !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nREGISTER FOR FREE NOW!\nJOIN US AND ENJOY THE AMAZING JOURNEY\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745006657446{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;}”] \n Register For Free \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973211263{background-color: #F2F2F2 !important;}”][vc_column] \n \n Instructor \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1746137244705{margin-top: -40px !important;}”] \n \n Tim Meduna \n \n \n \n Tim Meduna\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Tim Meduna is a Calgary-based multidisciplinary visual artist and creative director whose work explores identity\, migration\, and Black excellence through photography\, film\, and mixed-media storytelling. His practice blends layered portraiture with immersive narrative experiences rooted in memory\, culture\, and personal transformation. Through collections such as Ìyanuolùwa\, Adúmàádán\, and JAND (Just Another Nomadic Dream)\, he creates work designed to be both visually striking and emotionally felt.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/event/spotlight-stories-film-industry-qa-series-with-award-winning-filmmaker-tim-meduna/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Black Market 2026,CBFF 2026 Events,Schedule 2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Spotlight-1600_900.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T140000 DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T150000 DTSTAMP:20260617T094655 CREATED:20260420T200514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T145905Z UID:5845-1779544800-1779548400@calgaryblackfilm.com SUMMARY:WORKSHOP - Funding Your Vision with Nick Haywood - Arts Development Consultant\, Film and Video Alberta Foundation for the Arts\, DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column] \n \n Description \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””]Join Nick Haywood Arts Development Consultant for a practical workshop on accessing funding for film and video projects. Learn how to identify the right grants\, strengthen your application\, and improve your chances of success.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973173414{background-color: #00305A !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nREGISTER FOR FREE NOW!\nJOIN US AND ENJOY THE AMAZING JOURNEY\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745006657446{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;}”] \n Register For Free \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973211263{background-color: #F2F2F2 !important;}”][vc_column] \n \n Instructor \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1746137244705{margin-top: -40px !important;}”] \n \n Nick Haywood \n \n \n \n Nick Haywood\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Nick Haywood graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s film and video program in 2012. He has worked in the independent film community as a writer\, producer\, actor and director\, and comes to the AFA from his most recent position as Technical Director with NUTV at the University of Calgary. Nick has long been an active arts advocate and administrator\, previously working with the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers and as board president with the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/event/from-idea-to-screen-funding-your-vision/ LOCATION:Memorial Park Library\, 1221 2 St SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2R 1N8\,\, Canada CATEGORIES:Black Market 2026,CBFF 2026 Events,Schedule 2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Funding-workshop.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T170000 DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Azores:20260523T180000 DTSTAMP:20260617T094655 CREATED:20260421T220458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T212537Z UID:5891-1779555600-1779559200@calgaryblackfilm.com SUMMARY:YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK - BEING BLACK IN CANADA FILM SCREENINGS with the 2025 (Calgary\, Toronto & Vancouver Cohort ) DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column] \n \n Description \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””]YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK – BEING BLACK IN CANADA FILM SCREENINGS with the (2025  Calgary\, Toronto & Vancouver Cohort ) \nIncluding \nFrom Script to Screen: Q&A with Calgary filmmaker Mary Yohannes Getaneh\, discussing her creative vision\, technical process\, and the unique experience of bringing her story to life as part of this year’s cohort.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973173414{background-color: #00305A !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nREGISTER FOR FREE NOW!\nJOIN US AND ENJOY THE AMAZING JOURNEY\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745006657446{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;}”] \n Register For Free \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” leaf_row_scheme=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1745973211263{background-color: #F2F2F2 !important;}”][vc_column] \n \n Moderator \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column] \n \n Wunmi Idowu \n \n \n \n Wunmi Idowu\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””] \nWunmi Idowu is a CEO and Producer at Letura Productions Inc.\, using film as a catalyst for social change\, centring on underrepresented stories. She began her filmmaking journey in 2018 with UNGANISHA\, followed by a TELUS STORYHIVE debut and projects including Roots 2 Branches and She Leads. She is also the Executive Producer of the documentary Behind the Moves\, funded as a TELUS Original. Specializing in impact production\, Wunmi uses film to spark dialogue\, action\, and change. She led the 2025 Black Excellence Film Series in partnership with The Confluence and curated a 2026 Black History Month Perspective Series film screening for Contemporary Calgary. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column] \n \n Directors \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1746137244705{margin-top: -40px !important;}”] \n \n Mary Yohannes Getaneh \n \n \n \n Mary Yohannes Getaneh\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nMary Yohannes Getaneh is a storyteller and former journalist from Calgary\, Alberta\, with a love for film and community building. A Mount Royal University graduate with a Bachelor of Communications in Journalism\, she is deeply moved by people and the powerful ways our stories connect us. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Adesola Amusan \n \n \n \n Adesola Amusan\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: Kings to Strangers: The Climb Back \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Ediri Obor \n \n \n \n Ediri Obor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: JAPA \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Glo Romy \n \n \n \n Glo Romy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: Rhino: Diary of a Krumper \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Mars \n \n \n \n Mars\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Temitope Akinterinwa \n \n \n \n Temitope Akinterinwa\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Yemie Sonuga \n \n \n \n Yemie Sonuga\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: Streetnames \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: Straight Out of Africa \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: My True Love’s Skin \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Mobolaji Tunde-Oladepo \n \n \n \n Mobolaji Tunde-Oladepo\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Ophelia Klaus \n \n \n \n Ophelia Klaus\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″] \n \n Zelee Ilima \n \n \n \n Zelee Ilima\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: Taking Up Space \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nFilm: The Modern Tale of Vancouver \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nFiIm: Parallax Bodies \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/event/young-gifted-and-black/ LOCATION:Globe Cinema\, 617 8 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 0W9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Black Market 2026,CBFF 2026 Events,Schedule 2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calgaryblackfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/From-Script-to-Screen-Being-Black-in-Canada-2025-cohort.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR