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Alfons Adetuyi is an award-winning director and producer recognized both for navigating the complexities of financing international co-productions and producing successful cross-cultural films and television series.
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Alfons Adetuyi is a Canadian film and television director and producer. A partner in the film and television production firm Inner City Films with his brothers Tom, Amos and Robert, he is most noted as the director of the theatrical feature films High Chicago and Love Jacked.
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- The Motto: Lift as We Rise
- We Wanted to Be Artists. We Had to Be Activists
- This Woman's Work
- The Legacy
Claire Prieto:White. Canadian film and television was white. Clement Virgo:I didn't even know there was a Black filmmaking scene in Canada. CP:I remember at [one film funding body] early on, I took a project in there and they told me no. Well, why is it a no? They said that they had made a Black film the year before. I'm like, "You did what?" Kind ...
An astounding amount of work was accomplished in a few short years. Alongside developing their own creative endeavours, the BFVN organized retrospectives and workshops, lobbied institutions and unions, created directories, hired and trained each other and made strategic partnerships. And they had some big wins that came out of all that labour. GL: ...
Many members talked fondly about the informal way BFVN shaped their growing politicization. It became a site where they could explore their ideas about identity, representation, expression and activism within film. These conversations sparked debates about the responsibility of Black filmmakers to their art and to their community. Many of these deb...
As I spoke to various members, I wondered about the cost of all this work. Creating films while simultaneously training, advocating and lobbying was a behemoth task. For some, particularly women who took on many of the leadership roles, BFVN drew a heavy toll. They reflected on this time with a mixture of pride, wistfulness and, in some cases, regr...
Many of the members I spoke with mentioned Black Women Film! Canada, CaribbeanTales, BIPOC TV & Film, Reelworld, Black on Black Filmsand the Toronto Black Film Festival(alongside its Montreal and Halifax chapters) as the groups continuing the work of BFVN. They had mixed feelings about the current state of Black film in Canada, expressing admiratio...
Nov 29, 2021 · Stunned by the question posed by a national broadcaster executive after walking into a boardroom nearly 25 years ago to pitch a television show they developed, award-winning producers Amos and Alfons Adetuyi glanced at each other in bewilderment.
Director: Love Jacked. Alfons Adetuyi is an award-winning producer and director creating successful cross-cultural films and television series.
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