By Stephen Weir It all begins on Wednesday. The Annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival kicks off its 2023 program at Harbourfront, showcasing “Eden River,” a creepy, eerie, suspenseful American movie made on a river. It is 1961, and three poachers are paddling along a swampy river in Belize in a boat that has seen better […]
By Canute Lawrence On Saturday, September 16, Antigua and Barbuda will showcase the Canadian premiere of its HaMafilm’s ‘‘Deep Blue’’ at the 18th Annual COMMFFEST Global Community Film & Arts Festival at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front Street East at 7:30 PM. ‘’Deep Blue,’’ dubbed an environmental love story is HaMafilms’ […]
By Stephen Weir The long-time Caribana calypso saxophonist from Trinidad, Roy Cape, is making a return to Toronto next month, albeit through film, as part of the annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival (CTFF). During the late 90s and the early 21st century, the arrival of Roy Francis Cape and his All Stars Band marked the […]
By Canute Lawrence Last Friday (August 18), the inaugural gala of the Toronto Pan-Afrikan Film Festival took place at the Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre. And, what an amazing evening it was! A capacity crowd turned out for a grand evening which started with a reception of hors d’oeuvres and refreshments on the library’s […]
Dominica aims to attract diasporans and visitors via a new initiative that focuses on the island’s top land resources. Called the The Best of Both Worlds “Luxe Land Link”- Land Offer Programme, this land link initiative will “strategically leverage the abundant land resources across three crucial areas: commercial, residential, and agricultural,” according to Melissa […]
CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) is back for its 18th edition, running from September 6th to 22nd in Toronto, On. Founded by acclaimed filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon, CTFF spotlights a diverse array of films from new and returning directors, emphasizing cultural connections and shared narratives. The festival, hosted at the Harbourfront Center, will showcase over 45 […]
CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, (CTFF) founded by award winning filmmaker and Academy member Frances-Anne Solomon, will celebrate its 18th year, September 6th – 22nd in Toronto and online. CTFF in partnership with Hot Docs will hold a media launch Tuesday, August 8th at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St W, Toronto. Doors open […]
created the Lego scene in the new Spider-Verse film Fourteen-year-old Preston Mutanga from Milton, Ont., recreated the characters he saw in the trailer of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse to look Lego-style characters. After hisis YouTube posting if his work was noticed by filmmaking team Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, he was offered to animate a […]
Listen to this story now By Lincoln DePradine On March 1, on Victoria Street in Toronto, a group of musicians hosted an event titled, “Calypso with Pimento’’. It was a birthday celebration and tribute to Harry Belafonte, the late Jamaican-American performer, actor, humanitarian, and civil rights and political activist. “He made history in so many […]
Clement Virgo’s deeply personal film about Black boyhood dominated the Canadian Screen Awards last Thursday as members of the entertainment scene gathered for the first in-person festivities in four years. “Brother,” a Scarborough, Ont.-set coming-of-age tale, nabbed a record 12 awards, including three with Virgo’s name on them: best motion picture, best-adapted screenplay, and […]
