TVOkids, the internationally celebrated children’s media and digital learning organization, and Apartment 11 Productions, a leader in producing series that encourage kids to think big, are thrilled to announce the premiere of TVOkids Original Sunny’s Quest, a new series that features first-person stories told by Black children from across Canada. Premiering on TVOkids.com, YouTube and […]
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival will have legendary literary talent like Adrian Augier, Urayoan Noel, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, and Cheryl Boyce-Taylor on its cast this year. As a showcase for Caribbean literature in the diaspora, the organization which comprises Caribbean-born expatriates, welcomes the opportunity to create a platform upon which lovers of Caribbean literature may […]
BLACK ICE, the full length film will make its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. This new sponsorship is part of Scotiabank’s hockey for all initiative, focused on promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the game. The film will explore the journey of Black hockey players from the creation of The […]
By Stephen Weir If Alain Bidard makes it up to the Caribbean Tales Film Festival on September 23rd he probably won’t bring all his film festival trophies with him when his animated movie, Opal, is shown in Toronto. There is not enough room in his suitcase for all the awards the Martinique producer/director has captured […]
By Stephen Weir Photos by: Anthony Berot Ms Jean Augustine, Ms Everything, is about to be crowned Canada’s Movie Queen. Earlier this week the annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival (CTFF) held it’s 2022 Media Launch to roll out the movies that will be screened in theatres this September, and the show stopper is none other […]
By Stephen Weir Author, Playwright, Movie Star and Actress Sandy Daley is the first to agree that the name of her new play Whose Vagina Is It, Really? garners a lot of attention, most of it good. The play opens tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at the Al Green Theatre in Toronto’s Annex district as one of […]
Thе ѕhоwrunnеr оf a TV series bаѕеd оn Esi Edugyan’s novel Wаѕhіngtоn Blасk says shooting іn Nоvа Sсоtіа for thе past fеw mоnthѕ hаѕ fеlt lіkе coming home. Sеlwуn Seyfu Hіndѕ, whо іѕ аlѕо a wrіtеr аnd еxесutіvе рrоduсеr оn thе Disney+ ѕеrіеѕ, саllеd Nоvа Sсоtіа “one оf thе mоѕt gorgeous рlасеѕ” hе’ѕ еvеr ѕhоt. […]
More and more summer events are announced By Stephen Weir The summer Events List is filling up even though summer isn’t officially here. The latest “must attend events” are taking place this weekend. SugaCayne + Know your Caribbean: your roots will be showing SugaCayne is a boutique Caribbean carnival costume design & production company that […]
By Stephen Weir Trinidad and Tobago marks the 60th anniversary of its independence this summer, and has asked their best friends to help celebrate. Earlier this week the twin-island nation sent out an invitation to Torontonians to take part in a number of diamond anniversary fetes and events taking place in Toronto and Brampton beginning […]
By Lincoln DePradine Jamaican-born Caffery Vanhorne, who is co-hosting a new Canadian television show focusing on home design and renovations, says he brings his Caribbean background to the weekly program on HGTV. The TV show, which premiered this past Tuesday, is titled “Styled”. It’s co-hosted by Vanhorne and Nicole Babb. “Coming from a West Indian background, […]
