On the DOV Elevate Podcast, host Vanessa Mitchell speaks with filmmakers Karen Chapman and Jamie Blorque-Blyan on funding, authenticity, the need for mental-health support, learning grants/tax systems, protection of BIPOC IP ownership, and their goals for Banff to strategize partnerships, build community and pitch their projects.

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-The DOV: Elevate Podcast Credits-

Created by: Vanessa Mitchell, Jenn Kuzmyk, and Kristina Ejem

Producers: Anthony B. Mitchell, Jenn Kuzmyk, Vanessa Mitchell and Kelly Townsend

Directed and Edited by: Anthony B. Mitchell

Script Editors: Anthony B. Mitchell, Vanessa Mitchell, Kelly Townsend and Émeraude Domingos-Mbuku

Production Assistant: Émeraude Domingos-Mbuku

Music composed by: Anthony B. Mitchell

DOV:Elevate Branding Created by: Andrew Glowala