Discover EXNW

Bridging Beyond Borders

EXNW Is The Future Of Racialized Global Storytelling And Entertainment Across All Continents.

The Racial Equity Screen Office (RESO) is proud to announce the second annual East by Northwest (EXNW) Summit in Vancouver, BC. EXNW is designed to highlight, elevate, and empower the next generation of creatives across film, tv, streaming, gaming, and animation. It is where the creative world comes together to catalyze the development of original content and thoughtful storytelling, while cultivating an inclusive and equitable future in media and entertainment.

Attendees will be part of a thoughtfully curated community of producers, funders, agents, talent, executives, policymakers. Attendees of EXNW Summit will be equipped with insights, connections, and the ignited imagination needed to launch into bold, new creative horizons.

At its core, EXNW is creating infrastructure cultivating new space for funders and stakeholders across multiple sectors to engage with racialized visionaries and the innately unique possibilities for sharing and telling their stories to the world. 

This year, RESO is once again thrilled to partner with Gold House, the leading Asian Pacific cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific and other marginalized content creators and companies. 

Get Funded, Get Fed, Get Connected 

From Vision to Access

Fostering Innovation and Inclusivity in Our Industry

Keynotes, Panels & Workshops

EXNW offers a dazzling lineup of the world’s most diverse creative minds to deliver invaluable keynotes and panels that challenge the status quo to create new pathways for our unique stories to be shown to the world.

R Centre(d)

EXNW provides a safe and accessible space to allow for difficult conversations centred around Racial Equity which is critical to the building of a more equitable and inclusive industry. R Centre(d) aims to develop standards, protocols and processes for racialized creatives to work with each other, as well as with Black, Indigenous and the wider creative communities.

Celebrating & Uplifting Talent

Fostering an innovative platform for racialized creatives, enabling empowerment and connection to unique and diverse stories. We aim to drive cultural change in the entertainment industry by embracing diversity and promoting authentic representation.

Networking

EXNW is a nexus for racialized creatives to connect to industry professionals and where emerging creative talent can meet mentors to provide knowledge, guidance and professional opportunities. 

EXNW provides mid-level and experienced producers with opportunities to connect with global-minded creatives for innovative business ventures and content export.

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