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There’s a new fest in town: Inaugural Toronto Black Film Festival debuts in February
Thursday February 07th 2013Toronto is adding one more filmfest to its ever-expanding roster, as next month welcomes the inaugural Toronto Black Film Festival.
“I don’t think this is just another film festival. I think this is a necessary film festival,” Fabienne Colas, president and founder of both TBFF and the Montreal International Film Festival, said during a press conference Tuesday morning at the downtown Carlton Cinema, one of two locations to screen TBFF entries.
“It’s the necessary film festival to tell stories that are not often heard, to show films that are not often seen, to give voice to people that don’t get to talk through their films or a panel discussion.”
The TIFF Bell Lightbox and Royal cinema will host some of the other TBFF films, with the opening film, Kenya”s Nairobi Half Life, premiering at the Lightbox on Feb. 13. The closing film, the Nollywood thriller Last Flight to Abuja, will be screened at Royal on Feb. 17.
The festival will run in celebration of Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. TBFF was first announced in Toronto in late 2012 by Colas and bestselling author and speaker, Stedman Graham.
While the Montreal International Film Festival has seen its share of success since its 2005 inception as a purely Haitian film festival, Colas says she’s always looked to Toronto to showcase filmmaking talent.
“I think it’s important to create new platforms and new ways to empower people and let them share their stories,” Colas said. “I believe Toronto people … are ready to discover new stories, new films. The festival itself is just an excuse to have more films and more filmmakers in the spotlight.”
In addition to the films screened Toronto, the festival will also extend its reach online. With the help of Zupim.com, films not screened during the festival will appear online for all viewers to watch. It won’t, however, become the new festival medium, Colas added.
“I don’t believe it will replace any actual festival,” she said. “It’s another choice. It gives freedom in the comfort of their own home.”
Source: The National Post
Headline, Industry News
There’s a new fest in town: Inaugural Toronto Black Film Festival debuts in February
Thursday February 07th 2013Toronto is adding one more filmfest to its ever-expanding roster, as next month welcomes the inaugural Toronto Black Film Festival.
“I don’t think this is just another film festival. I think this is a necessary film festival,” Fabienne Colas, president and founder of both TBFF and the Montreal International Film Festival, said during a press conference Tuesday morning at the downtown Carlton Cinema, one of two locations to screen TBFF entries.
“It’s the necessary film festival to tell stories that are not often heard, to show films that are not often seen, to give voice to people that don’t get to talk through their films or a panel discussion.”
The TIFF Bell Lightbox and Royal cinema will host some of the other TBFF films, with the opening film, Kenya”s Nairobi Half Life, premiering at the Lightbox on Feb. 13. The closing film, the Nollywood thriller Last Flight to Abuja, will be screened at Royal on Feb. 17.
The festival will run in celebration of Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. TBFF was first announced in Toronto in late 2012 by Colas and bestselling author and speaker, Stedman Graham.
While the Montreal International Film Festival has seen its share of success since its 2005 inception as a purely Haitian film festival, Colas says she’s always looked to Toronto to showcase filmmaking talent.
“I think it’s important to create new platforms and new ways to empower people and let them share their stories,” Colas said. “I believe Toronto people … are ready to discover new stories, new films. The festival itself is just an excuse to have more films and more filmmakers in the spotlight.”
In addition to the films screened Toronto, the festival will also extend its reach online. With the help of Zupim.com, films not screened during the festival will appear online for all viewers to watch. It won’t, however, become the new festival medium, Colas added.
“I don’t believe it will replace any actual festival,” she said. “It’s another choice. It gives freedom in the comfort of their own home.”
Source: The National Post
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Headline, Industry News
There’s a new fest in town: Inaugural Toronto Black Film Festival debuts in February
Thursday February 07th 2013Toronto is adding one more filmfest to its ever-expanding roster, as next month welcomes the inaugural Toronto Black Film Festival.
“I don’t think this is just another film festival. I think this is a necessary film festival,” Fabienne Colas, president and founder of both TBFF and the Montreal International Film Festival, said during a press conference Tuesday morning at the downtown Carlton Cinema, one of two locations to screen TBFF entries.
“It’s the necessary film festival to tell stories that are not often heard, to show films that are not often seen, to give voice to people that don’t get to talk through their films or a panel discussion.”
The TIFF Bell Lightbox and Royal cinema will host some of the other TBFF films, with the opening film, Kenya”s Nairobi Half Life, premiering at the Lightbox on Feb. 13. The closing film, the Nollywood thriller Last Flight to Abuja, will be screened at Royal on Feb. 17.
The festival will run in celebration of Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. TBFF was first announced in Toronto in late 2012 by Colas and bestselling author and speaker, Stedman Graham.
While the Montreal International Film Festival has seen its share of success since its 2005 inception as a purely Haitian film festival, Colas says she’s always looked to Toronto to showcase filmmaking talent.
“I think it’s important to create new platforms and new ways to empower people and let them share their stories,” Colas said. “I believe Toronto people … are ready to discover new stories, new films. The festival itself is just an excuse to have more films and more filmmakers in the spotlight.”
In addition to the films screened Toronto, the festival will also extend its reach online. With the help of Zupim.com, films not screened during the festival will appear online for all viewers to watch. It won’t, however, become the new festival medium, Colas added.
“I don’t believe it will replace any actual festival,” she said. “It’s another choice. It gives freedom in the comfort of their own home.”
Source: The National Post
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