The CaribbeanTales International Film Festival is an annual film festival, staged in Toronto, Ontario.[1] The festival programs a lineup of films from Caribbean countries, as well as films from the Caribbean diaspora in Canada.

The festival was launched in 2006 by filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon, through her CaribbeanTales Media Group production firm.[2] In 2009, the festival also launched a separate sister event for youth films, staged during Black History Month.[3] In 2013, it launched CaribbeanTales TV, a video on demand streaming service dedicated to Caribbean films.[4]

The event is normally staged at Toronto's Royal Cinema.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the 2020 festival was staged online through CaribbeanTales TV.[4]

The festival also sponsors an incubator program to fund film projects by emerging filmmakers within the Caribbean diaspora.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Amanda Parris, "5 reasons why you should check out Toronto's Caribbean Tales Film Festival". CBC Arts, September 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Bruce Kirkland, "Marley flick to kick off film fest". Toronto Sun, July 10, 2008.
  3. ↑ John Goddard, "Out of Africa and more". Toronto Star, January 31, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Chris Knight, "'A blessing': Caribbean show will go on; Online format". National Post, September 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ Jason Anderson, "TIFF isn't the only film festival in town this month: CaribbeanTales, the Toronto Urban Film Festival and new fest FIVARS make their mark in the city". Toronto Star, September 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pounder supports CaribbeanTales". Jamaica Observer, November 18, 2019.
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