How We Work
We don’t just advocate –
we activate
With a clear Afrofuturistic focus and framework, we teach the business of filmmaking by linking the cultural heritage of African, Caribbean, and Black communities to the technologies and systems defining the future of screen-based industries. Through leadership development, professional training, market access strategies, and the thoughtful, responsible integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, we centre Black authorship, ownership, and governance.
Through our flagship programs, accelerator platform, and industry initiatives, we equip ACB (African, Caribbean, and Black) Producers to own their IP, unlock access to capital, scale their companies, and compete and lead globally, while embracing emerging technologies, including AI, with intention and responsibility—ensuring ACB Producers are not left behind by industry transformation, but are empowered to participate in and shape it in ethical, informed, and sustainable ways. We are removing gatekeepers, creating new corridors of opportunity, and building the infrastructure that sustains self-determined ecosystems: future-ready, community-rooted, and globally recognized.
We don’t just create access. We build Black Power across the screen-based industries.
At IMPACT, we intentionally use Pan-African and ACB (African, Caribbean, and Black) Producer with purpose. Pan-African names a shared identity and a global frame: a creative leadership rooted in authorship, ownership, and connection across the continent and the diaspora. ACB names the communities we serve in Canada with precision and care. Together, these terms reflect our commitment to recognizing and affirming the visibility, value, and unique contributions of Producers whose identities are shaped by creative leadership and by the structural conditions they face in the screen industries.
Our Vision
We envision a screen-based industry where Pan-African producers move from the margins to the center of global screen storytelling:
Own their intellectual property, ensuring sovereignty over their stories.
Lead globally competitive companies that are innovative, profitable, and sustainable.
Shape cultural, economic, and policy futures with the authority and influence they deserve.
This is not about fitting into a system that was never designed for us. It is about building a self-determined ecosystem, rooted in community and connected to the world, where our stories and our ownership define what comes next.
Core Values
Ownership & Agency
Building pathways to control, influence, and legacy.
Excellence & Accountability
Holding ourselves and our industry to the highest standard.
Solidarity & Globalism
Rooted in community, connected to the world.
Innovation & Learning
Evolving with emerging tools, models, and ideas.
Wellness & Belonging
Leading with clarity, resilience, and collective care.