Yearly Archives: 2009

The CaribbeanTales Film Festival Launches Its 5th Anniversary Celebration with a Film Symposium in Barbados, and Important New Partnerships

The creative industries of film and television will receive a boost this February when CaribbeanTales, a Toronto-based multimedia company, brings together formidable local, regional and international partners to showcase, discuss and promote Caribbean film at THE BEST OF CARIBBEANTALES FILM FESTIVAL AND SYMPOSIUM that will take place at the Olympus Cinema, Sheraton Center and at…

Kingston Paradise Completes Principal Photography in Jamaica

Director Mary Wells Wraps Up Filming On A Brand New Jamaican Feature film featuring Outstanding Local Cast and Crew (Kingston/Amsterdam, August 15, 2009) Jamaican director Mary Wells is pleased to announce the successful completion of principal photography on her first feature film Kingston Paradise. This new gripping action drama from Jamaica now enters post-production and…

CaribbeanTales is proud to partner with the Harbourfront Center’s Island Soul Festival

Caribbean Tales Presents An Exciting Day of Films at the Harbourfront Center’s “Island Soul” Festival Caribbean Tales Annual Film Festival is proud to partner with the Harbourfront Centre to present a day of exciting film screenings and thought-provoking Talk Back sessions at the Island Soul Festival. Curated by Caribbean Tales’ artistic director, Frances-Anne Solomon, an…

CaribbeanTales celebrates the success of its 4th Annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival

Toronto – July 22, 2009 The much buzzed about 4th Annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival has come to a close after another successful year: four event-filled days celebrating the exploding film and television industry across the Caribbean and it’s Diaspora. As Canada’s premier standalone Caribbean film festival, CaribbeanTales presented an astounding 65 of the best Caribbean…

The Canadian Black Film Festival Honours Frances-Anne Solomon for Her Outstanding Achievements in Canadian Film

Dear Friends, The Canadian Black Film Festival is hosting the event below on Sunday July 19th 1pm-5pm, and I hope you will come out and join me. Much love, Frances-Anne __________________________________ Toronto – July 16, 2009 The Canadian Black Film Festival’s monthly Film Club is pleased to announce its July session – a special tribute…

Caribbean People with Colin Rickards

Filmmaker Euzhan Palcy gives back By Colin Rickards When award-winning filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon announced her intention in 2005 of staging a Caribbean-focussed film festival in Toronto I recall a naysayer commenting: “It won’t work. Frances-Anne is dreaming.” The lady was wrong in her assertion, because, though on a modest scale, the first Caribbean Tales Film…

LOCKDOWN is getting rave reviews!

Dear Friends, After our 3rd almost sold-out performance at the 2009 Toronto Fringe, the play is receiving rave reviews. The Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/theatre/article/661058 “This gripping new work by writer/director Frances-Anne Solomon presents us with a classroom of various types rebelling against parental, school and police authority.” Moody’s Global – by Gillian Moody http://gillianmoody.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-1st-12th-lockdown-at-fringe.html “Powerful plays…

CaribbeanTales Film Festival starts tomorrow!!!!

Friends, The 4th CaribbeanTales Film Fstival starts tomorrow. Don’t miss it! Where: William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Avenue, Toronto When: July 9th – 12th 2009 Our FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAM is online here. Tickets are available now through the University of Toronto Box Office at UofTtix Box Office, (416) 978-8849 http://uofttix.ca, or Uof T’s Central Box…

Invitation to the Launch of CaribbeanTales’ 4th Annual Film Festival

My Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to invite you to join me for the Opening Night of the 4th Annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival! Where: William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Avenue, Toronto When: 7pm What: We will be screening 3 wonderful Caribbean films: “Delroy Kincaid…” by Powys Dewhurst, “Gathering The Scattered Cousins” by Akin Omotoso,…

LOCKDOWN gets Toronto Stars “Best Bets of the Fringe Fest”

Thanks for coming out! Our opening night was fantastic. We had an almost sold out house, and, despite nerves and other forgiveable birthing hiccups – we got a fantastic response from our audience! Today we are featured among the 10 Best Bets of the Festival in the Toronto Star, AND in the “Emminently Watchable Preview…

CONGRATS TO THE LUCKY WINNERS!

Thank you for your overwhelming response to our LOCKDOWN Ticket Giveaway! … and thanks to a last minute sponsor we are able to offer TWENTY (instead of 10) pairs of tickets to Opening Night. AND THE WINNERS ARE: Stephanie Fung X Seun Onireti X2 Mary Ann Hannant x2 Pennant Media Group x2 Heidi Marisol x2…

“LOCKDOWN” TICKET GIVEAWAY!

WE HAVE 10 pairs of FREE TICKETS for the Opening Night of “LOCKDOWN” Wednesday July 1st, at 6.30 pm at George Ignatieff Theatre, Devonshire Place, Toronto. The tickets are First Come, First Serve, so EMAIL ME NOW and win 2 tickets to Opening Night! – PLUS – A huge “Thank You!” to everyone who made…