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Black Actors and Film Guild of Canada
(Canadian Black Screen Awards)
CBS Awards Winners 2024
Emmanuel Kabongo’s Producing Debut SWAY wins Best Picture and Kabongo wins Best Actor. Jessica Myrie wins Best Actress for Irreconcilable Differences. Juno Award winner Michelle TÖME Akanbi wins Award of Excellence in Music (Artist), Emmy Winner Mishael Morgan wins Jury Award for SWAY
Michelle TÖME Akanbi
Winner of the "Award of Excellence in Music (Artist)" and Best Female Artist at the CBS Awards 2024, Michelle TÖME Akanbi, a Juno award-winning French-Canadian Nigerian singer-songwriter, has toured with Wizkid, Burna Boy, Mr. Eazi, and many other favourites.
Emmanuel Kabongo
The CBS Awards 2024 award Emmanuel Kabongo Best Actor, Best Picture, and Award of Excellence in Acting (Actor) for his producing debut SWAY. Emmanuel, a two-time Canadian Screen Awards nominee, has spent time learning from acting legends Earl Nanhu, Lindy Davies, and Tom Todoroff. Speaking French and English, he has enhanced the entertainment industry and shown his Christian stance through a Christmas charity for the needy.
Mishael Morgan
The Emmy Award winner and recipient of the Excellence in Acting Award (Actress), her new thriller film SWAY wins Best Picture at the CBS Awards 2024. Mishael Morgan is a Trinidadian Canadian actress best known for her roles as Hilary Curtis and Amanda Sinclair on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Ryan Singh
Producer Ryan Singh won the CBS Award 2024 for Media Excellence. Ryan Singh films emphasize identity, human rights, and social justice through drama. Ray of Hope," "Fried Bakes and Dumplings," "The Nature of Things," "Memento: A South African Art Venture," and "The Black Experience Project," promote racial justice and equality by discussing black life, racism, discrimination, and community. Ryan Singh's films educate, entertain, and inspire viewers on important societal issues.
Madam Truddie Edem
The CBS Awards have chosen Madam Truddie Edem as the recipient of the Humanitarian Award in 2024. Ms. Edem has been a member of the Nigerian Canadian Association (NCA) in both executive and board capacities, in addition to her passion as a seasonal actress. In an empowering way, she has preserved her commitment to supporting, promoting, and participating in humanitarian engagement in Canada, particularly within the Canadian Black community and the creative industry.
Chief Yinka Farinde
Mr. Yinka Farinde, president and CEO of ABEDORC Media and a network of firms, is a Nigerian Canadian nurse turned music star and promoter who has sponsored the Black Actors and Film Guild Canada project. Since boyhood, he has self-taught conga, drum set, talking drum, and percussion. He is also an entrepreneur. After moving from Nigeria to Canada in 1989, Yinka Farinde established the New Horizon, later renamed Yinka & The Juju Beats, in 1994.
Sonia Aimy
The 2024 CBS Tribute Artist Award goes to Sonia Aimy, a popular Nigerian singer, entrepreneur, actress, and activist. Sonia Aimy founded the African Women Acting (AWA), an Ontario-based non-profit organization that empowers and presents African artists and promotes African culture through music, storytelling, visual arts, and cinema. Masterclasses for artistic growth are offered. AWA seeks solutions and supports sexism, prejudice, racism, and mental health.
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Black Actors and Film Guild of Canada
Launches Inaugural
(Canadian Black Screen Awards)
Toronto, Canada Feb 1, 2024 – The Black Actors and Film Guild Canada (BAFGC) today announces the inaugural Canadian Black Screen Awards celebrating Canadian Black heritage past and present in Film TV and media will be presented on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The event marks the launch of the annual Canadian Black Screen Awards (CBSA-2024), which aim to acknowledge the remarkable achievements of black artists, performers, and industry luminaries. This event will be held annually to honor Black achievers of all ages and to stimulate fresh talent in our community.
Best Film will be awarded to SWAY, Emmanuel Kabongo’s producing debut as well, Kabongo wins Best Actor for the title role. Kabongo was recently awarded a Jury Prize winner at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival and is multiple nominees at the Canadian Screen Awards. Jessica Myrie (Irreconcilable Differences) wins Best Actress. Mishael Morgan, Daytime Emmy Award winner for The Young and the Restless, will receive the Jury Award of Excellence in Acting for her role in SWAY along with Kabongo (Jury Award of Excellence in Acting).
Honorees include community supporters Truddie Edem (Humanitarian Award), Yinka Farinde (Tribute Media Award), Sonia Aimy (Tribute Artist Award: Artist), Juno Award winner Michelle TÖME Akanbi (Award of Excellence in Music (Artist), Ryan Singh (Award of Excellence in Media) and those recognized at the Canadian Black Screen Awards (2024).
Meet The 2024 CBS Award Winners
The Canadian Black Screen Awards (CBSA) will be presented at the York Woods Library Theatre, Toronto, Canada - Saturday, Feb 17, (3 PM Red Carpet, 5 PM Awards) celebrating Black History Month.
The Black Actor and Film Guild Canada (BAFGC) is a unique artist-led Canadian registered non- profit organization that promotes, assists, and motivates black actors and independent filmmakers, as well as artists, curators, and exhibitors of Black origin. As part of the Black Actor and Film Guild Canada's objectives, the Canadian Black Screen Awards (CBSA) aim to honor, promote, and memorialize remarkable persons in a variety of professions, such as writers, actors, filmmakers, performing artists, and other achievers in the Canadian Black community.
The Black Actor and Film Guild Canada (BAFGC) platform, launched in 2020, is a crucial resource for black creatives looking to connect with other artists as well as experienced mentors and instructors. It provides mentorship, workshops, festival screenings, Q&As, artists, fashion, curators, and exhibitors, all while promoting a collaborative environment for learning and sharing. Celebrate Black History Month, and honour black creatives in Canada at the BAFGC Convention on Saturday, February 17, 2024, in the York Woods Library Theatre.
Press Contact and for Canadian Black Screen Awards (CBSA) press invitations:
Email: bafgcanada20@gmail.com
Black Actors and Film Guild of Canada & the Canadian Black Screen Awards
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