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Claire Prieto (born 1945) is a Canadian film director and producer, known as one of the first black filmmakers in Canada. Along with Roger McTair, Prieto was a partner in the Toronto-based production company, Prieto-McTair Productions, which operated from 1982 to 2007.
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Clarie Prieto is a Trinidadian-Canadian TV and film producer, director and distributor whose work was vital to the birth and growth of Black Canadian cinema. Her films focus on Black history and culture and the experiences of Black Canadian women.
- Jennifer Hodge de Silva No conversation on the history of Canadian film is complete without mentioning the name Jennifer Hodge de Silva. Born in Montreal, she was the first black filmmaker to work consistently with both the NFB and the CBC and her documentaries covered a range of social issues, telling the stories of Chinese-Canadian immigrants, Indigenous artists and diverse neighbourhoods.
- Claire Prieto. As one of the first black filmmakers in Canada, Claire Prieto helped to open doors by mentoring numerous emerging creators and developed the Black Film & Video Network (BFVN) as a platform for writers, producers and directors.
- Sylvia Hamilton. Legendary filmmaker, writer and educator Sylvia Hamilton was born in the historically black community of Beechville, N.S. Her films, which have appeared on CBC and TVO, often rely on primary research and storytelling, and she uses cinema to challenge and reshape Canada's history.
- Christene Browne. African-Canadian cinema is dominated by documentary films. That's largely because of the high cost of making feature films. But in 1999, filmmaker and novelist Christene Browne became the first black woman to write, produce and direct a dramatic feature film in Canada.
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Jan 25, 2024 · Claire Prieto, Roger McTair and Jennifer Hodge de Silva were the first Black artists in Canada to create films depicting Black Canadian experiences and perspectives. All three began making films during the 1970s, and their collective body of work contains some of the most significant and enriching contributions to the history of Canadian cinema ...
Feb 5, 2024 · Claire Prieto, Roger McTair, and Jennifer Hodge de Silva all made their mark on Canadian cinema as leading directorial figures, putting a camera to perspectives which were seldom seen at the time, and are as important as ever today.
