Thanks to our Partners and Sponsors
The CaribbeanTales Youth Film Festival is produced by CARIBBEANTALES
We acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through Canadian Culture Online.
The CaribbeanTales Youth Film Festival is a proud partner of The Caribbean Studies Program and New College at the University of Toronto.
CaribbeanTales gratefully acknoledges the support of The Multicultural History Society of Ontario.
Support CaribbeanTales! Contact Miki at 416 598 1410 or ctyfilmfestival@gmail.com for a sponsorship package.
Afri-Canadian Filmmaker’s Ezine – Volume 1, No 3
Vol 1 No 3 December 20, 2009
by Jean Hodgekinson
While growing up in Vancouver, Hubert Davis says that there wasn’t much of an African Canadian community with whom to associate or identify although, he admits, “A lot of it defined who I am now.” Who he is now, of course, is a director who scored an Academy Award nomination in 2005 with his debut film, the documentary Hardwood. It was tempting to ask if he was disappointed at not winning the Oscar, but as it turns out he volunteered his only complaint about the film: it “was too short.” More …
by Patrice Benn
The Survivors Project: Voices from the Inside-out! by Cabral “Larc” Trotman, will screen at the CaribbeanTales Youth Film Festival on Wednesday February 15th 2010 at 9.30am. The film explores the traumatic impact and implications of gun violence on young people and young black men in particular, living in low-income, racialized neighbourhoods. The film follows the story of a Grenadian born, ex-gang member from “The Town” in Rexdale, Toronto, Canada. More…
VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
CaribbeanTales is looking for writers, videographers, and video editors to join our intrepid army of cultural warriors intent on documenting Canadian film and life from an Africentric perspective.
Are you an Africentric or diverse artist looking for a vehicle for your personal musings, a way to recognise those leaders and visionaries in your community who have touched and supported you, a platform to acknoledge the exploding new generation of talented creative entrepreneurs coming up through the ranks in our city? Write to me at francesanne@ledaserene.ca, we can use your power.
Frances-Anne – Editor.
Best Wishes from,
the CaribbeanTales Youth Film Festival Team.
View the full Festival schedule at ctyfilmfestival.com.
To buy tickets or to get our special group rates please contact:
Miki Nembhard,
CTYFF Co-ordinator,
416-598-1410, ctyfilmfestival@gmail.com
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