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BARB workshops and seminars is a screen media business-affairs intelligence resource builder, designed to boost the content creator`s need to not just survive, but thrive in the highly competitive world of screen entertainment. Explore More
From experience, thriving is an aspiration that can only be successfully achieved with informed business practices, which is often elusive and mystifying for the un-initiated creator. Its a gap that’s becoming wider for media artists as the landscape for content becomes more fragmented, globally needy yet even more competitive. Answering the “why and how” factors is what drives my curiosity and want to share. Read More
Over the last 28 plus years, and having been in the trenches as artist, producer and business-affairs executive, across a number of artistic disciplines, this I have come to know for sure; success, especially in screen content creation, story, math and business affairs savvy, are the golden threads that keeps a project from unraveling at its many seams. This earned wealth of multi-disciplinary experiences is the feeder for my continued commitment to mentoring and teaching. Learn More
BARB Workshops Series
@ Liaison of Independent Filmmakers (LIFT)
Toronto, Canada
Canadian Filmmakers’ Toolkit for National Reach and Engagement
April 14 and 16, 2026
PAST TALKS
Your Turn: BARB Round Table Conversation with Vincentian Content Creators
@ Hairouna Film Festival, 2022
St.Vincent & the Grenadines
The event was an inclusive conversation with content creators from St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the business of the arts, producing screen content and bridging access to professional development.
Panelists: Jay-Z Lewis, Kayron Phillips, Rory Milnes, Colin Browne, Vonley Smith, Javed DaSouza, Hayden Billingy, Jamali Jack and Aiko Roudette
BARB Kitchen Table Talk
@ Hairouna Film Festival, 2021
St.Vincent & the Grenadines
Where To Start If You Wanna Make A Film
Canadian Content Producers in conversation with HFF participants moderated by Marva Ollivierre, CEO/Producer - Doe Eye Media Production.
Panelists: Amar Wala, (Producer/Director, Secret Trial Five), Shenaz Baksh (Media Arts Educator), Orla La-Wayne Garriques (Marketing Executive, OG & CO), Juan Baquero (Director, Twice Upon A Time, Hot Docs Associate International Programmer), Fraser Wrighte (Arts Administrator)
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BARB Kitchen Table Private Consults Available
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