Giros Films

Giros Filmes, a Brazilian audiovisual production company with 22 years of experience; 70 series aired on over 40 national and international broadcasters – HBO, Rede Globo, Arte, BBC, History, Discovery, Universal TV; 28 prestigious awards worldwide – NY Film Festival, International Documentary Association (IDA), Brazilian Film GP, Gramado, Ceara Cine, Documenta Madrid, Montreal Black Film Festival and 20 films selected by the most important festivals in Brazil and the World – IDFA, Fipa, Havana Festival, Rio Festival, SP Show. www.giros.com.br

Zaza Productions Inc

Zaza Production, founded by Fabienne Colas, is a consulting company dedicated, among other things, to business development, intercultural communications strategies, events creation and management. Fabienne Colas, named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, is an award-winning actress, entrepreneur, filmmaker, producer, sought-after speaker, philanthropist and consultant. She is also known as the Queen of Festivals who has created and manages 8 successful arts festivals in Canada, the USA and Haiti – including the Montreal International Black Film Festival, presented by Quebecor, which has become the largest festival of its kind in Canada; as well as the very popular Toronto Black Film Festival, presented by TD Bank. Since 2005, all 8 festivals combined have attracted close to 1 million Festival-goers, supported over 2,000 artists and welcomed high profile guests such as Harry Belafonte, Spike Lee, Stedman Graham, Danny Glover, Tarana Burke, Martin Luther King III, Dany Laferrière, Wyclef Jean, Alfre Woodard, P.K. Subban, Isaiah Washington, Louie Gossett Jr., Jennifer Holness, Clement Virgo, Souleymane Cissé and many more. www.FabienneColas.com