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DEADLINE EXTENDED – Call for Applications: Being Black in Toronto
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Fabienne Colas Foundation: Youth and Diversity Program’s Being Black in Canada (Being Black in Toronto) The Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Youth and Diversity Program is proud to be back with a call for applications for its 2020 Being Black in...
read moreSPIKE LEE AT THE OSCARS 2020
Legendary Academy Award Winner Spike Lee paid tribute to Kobe Bryant at the 2020 Academy Awards by wearing a custom-made purple and gold suit with ‘24’ on the lapels, Bryant’s number in the latter part of his career. Spike Lee also presented South Korean Director Bong...
read more24 CANADIANS FILMS SELECTED AT TBFF20
THE 2020 EDITION OF THE TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES 75 FILMS FROM 20 COUNTRIES AMONG WHICH 24 CANADIANS FILMS: A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE BLACK AND BLUE DAYS GONE BYE THE BURGLAR THE KALL TO KILL A SECRET WEEPING WILLOW CANADA UNCHECKED RACISM WASH DAY BEING...
read more3 SOUTH AFRICAN FILMS SELECTED AT TBFF20
THE 2020 EDITION OF THE TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES 75 FILMS FROM 20 COUNTRIES AMONG WHICH 3 SOUTH AFRICAN FILMS: BACK OF MOON LOOKING FOR LOVE THE SECOND
read more7 BRAZILIAN FILMS SELECTED AT TBFF20
THE 2020 EDITION OF THE TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES 75 FILMS FROM 20 COUNTRIES AMONG WHICH 7 BRAZILIAN FILMS: PACIFICADO THE MÂLE REVOLT MY FRIEND FELA RESTLESS DARA THE FIRST TIME WHEN I WENT TO SKY DELA THE SPINNING THE TOP
read moreSPIKE LEE TO RECEIVE THE TBFF’s 2020 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD + 75 FILMS FROM 20 COUNTRIES!
SPIKE LEE TO RECEIVE THE TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL’S 2020 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD + 75 FILMS FROM 20 COUNTRIES! Films starring Danny Glover, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good, Martin Sheen, Jada Pinkett Smith, Damon Wayans, Ana Ortiz, and more for an even more...
read morePRINCESS OF THE ROW to open the 8th TBFF
Maximilian Carlson’s PRINCESS OF THE ROW To open the 8th Annual Toronto Black Film Festival A heart-wrenching tale about the powerful bond between father and daughter, embodying the message that family is worth fighting for. Wednesday, February 12, 2020 – Isabel Bader...
read moreFabienne Colas named one of 2019 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™
Montreal, November 20, 2019 - The Fabienne Colas Foundation is pleased to announce that Fabienne Colas, its President and Founder, has been named a Women's Executive Network (WXN) 2019 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner, presented by KPMG. This high...
read moreCALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the “BEING BLACK IN TORONTO” program
The Fabienne Colas Foundation is launching a call for applications for its program “Youth and Diversity”, in collaboration with the Toronto Black Film Festival. This program, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, offers professional mentorship in the production...
read moreAN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH TARANA BURKE + TRIBUTE
Tarana Burke like you’ve never heard her before! An intimate conference where she will discuss her journey as an activist and women’s’ rights advocate. You will hear her views on sexual abuses and women’s issues today – following the earth-shaking #MeToo movement....
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