BLACK ACTORS AND FILM GUILD CANADA (BAFGC)

3rd CANADIAN BLACK SCREEN AWARDS (CBS AWARDS) 2026

(BAFGC Annual Convention | Black History Month)

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026
Venue: Brampton City Hall, Brampton, Ontario

Address: 2 Wellington St W, Brampton, ON L6Y 1P4

Time: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM 

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OFFICIAL EVENT PROGRAM 2026​

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Event Schedule

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3:00 PM – RED CARPET OPENS (ALL EVENING)

Red Carpet & Networking Activities

• Event Host: Councillor Joan John

• Event Co-Host: Noreen Osei-Tutu

• Red Carpet Host: David A. King

Special Performance

• Canadian National Anthem – Performer (TBD)

 

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM

ON-SCREEN PRESENTATION: TBFF × BAFGC

Toronto Black Film Festival – Being Black in Canada

Screenings:

• Away From Home

• Black and Blue

• Dreaming in the West

• My Neighbour Taybah

• West Lodge Redemption

 

5:15 PM – 5:20 PM

OPENING CEREMONY

• Introduction of Hosts

• Canadian National Anthem (Repeat Performance)

• Land Acknowledgement – Nina Dixon (Award Co-Host)

• About BAFGC

 

5:20 PM – 5:30 PM

ON-SCREEN PRESENTATION

• BAFGC Official Trailer

 

5:30 PM – 6:20 PM

INTERMISSION BREAK

• Food Vendor On-Site

 

6:15 PM – 6:50 PM

SPECIAL SCREENING

• Love in Transition
  (BAFGC Mentorship Project)

 

6:50 PM – 6:55 PM

OFFICIAL OPENING REMARKS

• Gwyneth Chapman
  Supervisor, Black Economic, Social, Cultural, and Youth Development Unit
  Black Empowerment Unit (BEU) – Event Co-Producer

 

6:55 PM – 7:00 PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• Hon. Patrick Brown
  Mayor of Brampton

 

7:00 PM – 7:25 PM

SPECIAL AWARD PRESENTATIONS

• Simone Denny
  Canadian Singer | Four-Time Juno Award Winner
  2026 CBS Lifetime Achievement Award

• Liberty Silver
  Three-Time Juno & Grammy Award Winner
  2026 CBS Lifetime Legacy Award

• Tianmarie Jervis
  DGC Ontario Member
  2026 CBS Trailblazer Award – Production Excellence

• Mercedes Morris
  ACTRA Toronto Vice-President & National Councillor
  2026 CBS Trailblazer Talent Award

• Maryam Muritala
  Legal Professional & Founder
  2026 CBS Black Business Empowerment Award

 

7:25 PM – 7:30 PM

ADVISORY BOARD ADDRESS

• Mr. Chazz Okparanta
  Chairman, BAFGC Advisory Board
  President & CEO, Chazz Capital Assets | Chazz Financial Inc.

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7:30 PM – 7:55 PM

CBS AWARDS 2026 – PRESENTATION I

1. Best Documentary – Crystal Garvey — Silent Voices

2. Best Action Film – Henry King — Donnie

3. Best Dance Film – Grace Gahore — Dance With Me

4. Best Dance Instructor – Deborah Inyang — The Efik Class Cultural Ensemble

5. Best Actress (Short Film) – Alia Ettienne — Dance With Me

6. Best Actor (Short Rom-Com) – Obi Kudu — The Algorithm

7. Best Director – Andrew Moodie — Memento Mori

8. Best First Film (Animation) – Jada-Le Daley — Tenderhead

9. Best Spanish Film (Canada) – Jamlec David — Home, Sick Home

10. Best Actress – Spanish Film (Canada) – Luz Elena Polanco — Home, Sick Home

 

7:55 PM – 8:00 PM

ON-SCREEN PRESENTATION

• Short Video Feature

 

8:00 PM – 8:25 PM

CBS AWARDS 2026 – PRESENTATION II

1. Best Producers (Experimental / Short) – Keina Morgan, Stanley Arinze Obi & Eddy Oboh — A Dirty December to Remember

2. Best French Film (Canada) – Okey Beeschope — AYETAN: The Twilight of Life

3. Best Faith-Based Film – Jesly Okuefuna — Who We Were

4. Best Student Drama – Lola Oguntuase & Johana Abed — Fried Rice

5. Best Director (Short Film) – Destiny Aisosa Nosa — The Black Rose

6. Best Performance – Amanda Thamage & Rebecca Bernard — The Black Rose

7. Best Actress – Chantel Winters — Where We Left

8. Best Canadian Short Film – Mia Golden — See the City

9. Best Experimental Film – Okey Beeschope & Badi Kuba — From Here but Elsewhere

10. Best Diaspora Film (Caribbean – Canada) – Tristan Barrocks (Director) & Natanya Barrocks (Producer) — Sugar Dumplin

 

8:25 PM – 8:30 PM

ON-SCREEN PRESENTATION

• Short Video Feature

 

8:30 PM – 8:55 PM

CBS AWARDS 2026 – PRESENTATION III

1. Best Emerging Female Filmmaker – Temitope Akinterinwa

2. Best Female Filmmaker – Natanya Barrocks & Chantel Camille Riley — Sugar Dumplin

3. Best Thriller Film – Le’Reisha Jamaeca — ANGELA

4. Best Sci-Fi Film – DuKode Studio (Attn: Ar Ducao) — DEMO DAY

5. Best Thriller Short – Vicky Plancher & Claudine Cinous — Dorsin & Brown

6. Best TV Dramedy – Kat Reynolds & Felicia Simone — Dating App Chronicles

7. Best Actress – TV Series – Felicia Simoneff — Dating App Chronicles

8. Best Music Video – Salima Stanley-Bhanji & Rachel Akinde — Know Better (Kindé ft. Tea Fannie)

9. Artist – Best Music Video – Rachel Akinde & Tiffannie Bruney — Know Better

10. Best Casting Director – Glenda Clarke — GC Casting

 

 

8:55 PM – 9:00 PM​

VOTE OF THANKS

• Isioro T. Jaboro
  Founder, Black Actors and Film Guild Canada (BAFGC)

 

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

NETWORKING & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

 

10:00 PM

EVENT CONCLUDES

2026 BAFGC Annual Convention & CBS Awards Officially End

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