Training
The Gobez Media team dedicates a portion of their time annually to training and mentoring BIPOC producers and directors in Canada and East Africa. Senior producer Tamara Dawit mentors and trains filmmakers for Hot Docs, the Doc Institute, EAVE and DW Akademie.
Between 2015 and 2020, we ran the Creative Producers Training Program in Ethiopia to help creative producers develop their skills and sell their content internationally. The program supported filmmakers through labs, mentorships and market support at TIFF, Marche du Film and the European Film Market.
Since 2023, Gobez Media producer Tamara Dawit has been training filmmakers through the ACCESS BIPOC program in Canada, presented by the National Screen Institute and EAVE, and in East Africa for the DW Akademie and East African Screen Collective training programs.
Past Training Programs:
East African Development Fund + Training Program
May 2023 to March 2024
Partners: DW Akademie, Mucci Pictures and Kijiweni Productions
Virtual Ethiopian Filmmaker Mentorship
May to July 2020
European Film Market Export Mission
Feb 2020
Partners: IEFTA, Habesha View, Goethe Institute
Dramatic Film Production Lab and Masterclass
June 2019
Partners: European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) Ethiopia (Alliance Ethio-Française, British Council, Goethe Institut, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Embassy of Spain, the Embassy of Portugal and the European Union, amongst others)
Documentary Production Lab and Masterclass
July 2018
Partners: Hot Docs -Blue Ice Film Fund, Zeleman, IEFTA
FILM/TV Distribution Masterclass
Sept 2018
Partners: Kana TV, Cote Ouest Audiovisuel
Budgeting for film Masterclass
Nov 2018
Partners: EUNIC, Alliance Francais
Public Speaking
We have produced workshops or spoken on panels on a wide variety of topics, including media planning, inclusion, anti-racism, and project development at events, such as:
Sunnyside of the Doc
The Documentary Organization of Canada
Cannes Film Festival/Marche Du Film
DOK.fest München
DOK Leipzig
MIPAfrica
Göteborg Film Festival
Berlin Film Festival/European Film Market
RIDM Film Festival
The International Aids Conference
Toronto International Film Festival
Canadian Music Week
NXNE
M for Montreal/Mundial
Zanzibar Film Festival