Press reviews
2021
TBFF in the news!
Read and watch what our President, Fabienne Colas, has to say in the press on the importance of diversity and the significance of the Toronto Black Film Festival.
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NOW: Why the Toronto Black Film Festival matters more than ever
The Globe and Mail: Toronto Black Film Festival founder aims to showcase under-represented stories onscreen
BT: The 9th Annual Toronto Black Film Festival Begins Today
National Post: Across Canada, Black is the new fest
The Toronto Star: Canada’s screen world ‘decades behind’ on Black representation, say industry members
Fashion Magazine: This Toronto Black Film Festival Fashion Panel Discussion Should Be Required Viewing
The Morning Show: Toronto Black Film Festival goes virtual this year
Toronto Star: Toronto Black Film Festival founder says 2021 edition is ‘more significant’ than ever
CBC q: Toronto Black Film Festival founder Fabienne Colas on the importance of amplifying Black voices
2018
NOW The Rape Of Recy Taylor provides fascinating context for the #MeToo moment
afrotoronto.com The 6th annual Toronto Black Film Festival
eBoss Canada NANCY BUIRSKI’S “THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR” TO OPEN 6TH ANNUAL TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL AS A CANADIAN PREMIERE
blogTO The 6th annual Toronto Black Film Festival, launches: TBFF Kids Film Festival
Post City Toronto THE 6TH ANNUAL TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
Toronto.com The 6th annual Toronto Black Film Festival at Carlton Cinema
Toronto Festivals Toronto Black Film Festival
The Record THE 6TH ANNUAL TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ON FEBRUARY 14, 2018
CaledonEnterprise.com THE 6TH ANNUAL TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ON FEBRUARY 14, 2018
2017
EbossCanada.com : Toronto Black Film Festival wraps up today- Here’s a video of what you missed and what’s happening today
Cinemaaxis.com : Politics, Love And Music At TBFF
Space.ca: Toronto Black Film Festival Kicks Off In Toronto With Isaiah Washington
Enthusemag.com : Rwanda: Local Film Selected for Toronto Black Film Festival
Now Magazine : Five must-see Black History Month events in Toronto
Now Magazine: The Toronto Black Film Festival aims to educate and illuminate
TorontoGuardian.com : What to see at the Toronto Black Film Festival 2017
TheGate.ca : Toronto Black Film Festival celebrates five landmark years
AfricanRipples.com : Isaiah Washington TBFF17 ambassador
AfricanRipples.com : TBFF and Nollywood industry
Shedoesthecity.com :Fabienne Colas Founder of the TBFF
TheStar.com : Toronto Black Film Festival launches five-day program
Variety.com : David Ramsey & Vivica Fox thriller ILLICIT breaking glass
Theglobeandmail : Stanley Nelson on how to tell the Unknow Stories
Morningride895.wordpress.com : 2017 Toronto Black Film Festival
Torontocity.com : Toronto Black Film Festival Returns Feb 2017
Filmcontact.com : The Suit makes waves in Canada
Ebosscanada.com : Toronto Black Film Festival 2017 announces full programming
Metronews.ca : Documentary charts historic rise of black post-secondary education
MontrealGazette.com : Canadian filmmakers choose potential candidates for heritage minutes
Bramptonguardian.com : Toronto Black Film Festival coincides with Black History Month
2016
CBC.ca – #OscarsSoWhite: Hollywood diversity woes loom over Academy Awards
The Guardian UK – #OscarsSoWhite: a 10-point plan for change by the hashtag’s creator
CBC.ca – 12 Years a Slave actor Alfre Woodard: ‘World is not going to open up for you – find a way in’
Theyeopener.com – Media production student’s doc sells out at the Toronto Black Film Festival
bnn.ca – An Unlikely Success Story: Wes Hall tells all
eBossCanada.com – Black Film Sizzles in Toronto
Jamaicans.com – Toronto Black Film Festival to Screen Documentary about Jamaican Canadian Entrepreneur, Wes Hall
TheStar.com – Alfre Woodard honoured at Toronto Black Film Festival
do416.to – Toronto Black Film Festival Presents: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
cinefilles.ca – ‘knucklehead is a compassionate film, except when it comes to women
hnmag.ca – TBFF rolls out, mimik has a winner
artseetoronto.com – This Weekedn in Toronto
PressReader.com – Projects in Canada also lack diversity, Colas says
theculturetrip.com – Celebrate diverse cinema at the Toronto Black Film Festival, 2016
nowtoronto.com – Event Cinema –
Werockitnaturals.com – Alfre Woodard
EXAMINER.COM – Alfre Woodard Legacy Award Honoree
RCI.CA – 44 films de 20 pays au TBFF
CBC.ca – CBC News Toronto (Late Night)
CBC.ca – Toronto Black Film Festival takes over the city this week
URBANOLOGYMAG.COM – Because black film matters
Globe and Mail – Alfre woodard on the oscars
Tfo.org (French ) – Interview Fabienne Colas
Montrealgazette.com – Founder of black film fests says Canada has dearth of roles for people of colour
Insidetoronto.com – Black film fest founder on onscreen diversity
ctvnews.ca – Founder of black film festivals says Canada lacks roles for people of colour
24hours.com –Hollywood at Crossroads
Torontosun.com – Hollywood Reporter
Jazz.fm – Mark Wigmore’s Top 3
Cambridge Times – Academy insider Alfre Woodard on #OscarsSoWhite
Yonge Buzz – Event listing : To Do in Downtown Yonge
Post City – Toronto Flick Picks: Toronto Black Film Festival, Harold Lloyd and more
Toronto Caribbean : BACK IN BLACK – Toronto Black Film Festival Announces their 2016 Cinematic Experiences
Excalibur – #OscarsSoWhite: Toronto Black Film Festival combats industry inequality
Toronto Sun – What’s on in T.O. this week
Cinema Axis – 2.6.2016 – jimmy goes to Nollywood
Cinema Axis – 2.7.2016 – Ayanda and the Mechanics
Cinema Axis – 2.6.2016 – Christmas Wedding baby
Cinema Axis – 2.8.2016 – WES
Byblacks.com –Why A Black Film Festival is Necessary And The Films You Should Not Miss
Globe and Mail –Toronto Black Film Festival
Toronto Star – Black History Month arrives on the big screen
Cinema Axis –TBFF16: The Girl is in Trouble
NowToronto.com : Film Festival Spotlight : Toronto Black Film Festival
News 1130 – Academy insider Alfre Woodard says Oscar reforms have been in the works for years
Financial Post –A Wes side story: Kingsdale founder gets the documentary treatment
Film Button – Award Winning Doc THE FLYING STARS to Screen at Toronto Black Film Festival
African Ripples Magazine — All Set For The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) 2016
Cinema Axis – alfre-woodard-to-be-honoured-at-toronto-black-film-festival
Hollywood North Magazine – Alfre Woodard to receive tribute at TBFF this year
Roots.com – Abuse and Mental Illness Add a Double Dose of Drama to Alfre Woodard’s New Film
CBC.ca : A cross-country guide to Black History Month events
Heyevent.com : Toronto Black Film Festival 2016: THINA SOBABILI
PrideNews.ca :Documentary Features Successful African Canadian Entrepreneur
Ryerson.ca: RTA student makes directorial debut in Toronto Black Film Festival
The Gate : Toronto Black film Festival 2016
Yahoo Finance :Tribute to Alfre Woodard at Toronto Black Film Festival #TBFF16
Alliance Française : Screening of BROOKLYN directed by Pascal Tessaud
Lexpress.to (French) : Festival du film Black : Parce que l’expérience compte
TheStar.com : Toronto Black Film Festival celebrates diverse cinema
Metro.ca : Film industry in general needs more diversity: Toronto Black Film Festival founder
Ici Radio Canada (French Audio) : L’heure de pointe Toronto
Huffingtonpost.ca : Hollywood’s Issue With Diversity Goes Beyond The Oscars Boycott
Cinemaaxis.com : 4TH Annual Toronto Black Film Festival reveals robust slate
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2015
Globalnews.ca : Did the blaxploitation film genre pave the way for progress ?
Indiewire.com : The supreme price is a deeply and profound and beautiful experience
Globalnews.ca : The Morning Show welcomes former NFL star and actor Fred Williamson
Torontoist.com: An Interview with Fred”The Hammer” Williamson
NowToronto.com : TBFF Blaxploitation Party
NowToronto.com : Black history events this week
Indiewire.com : Dyana Gaye Talks Story, Inspiration, Challenges in Making Feature Debut ‘Under the Starry Sky
GlobalNews.ca : Actress Lanette Ware Stars in “Happy 1 Year”
Indiewire.com : TBFF Review: ‘Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers & the Emergence of a People’
FevaTV.com : Trailer for Spike Lee-produced TBFF Opener ‘Manos Sucias’ (‘Dirty Hands’)
Indiewire.com : Toronto Black Film Festival Review – ‘Ninah’s Dowry’ Is a Brutal, Moving Look at the Bride Price
Lemetropolitain.com : Le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs: un rendez-vous incontournable avec le passé
Blogs.indiewire.com : Desperate Fisherman Traffics Drugs Up Colombia Coast in “Dirty Hands” (Exec Produced by Spike Lee)
Global News : Vidéo : Global News – Fabienne colas on The Morning Show – Toronto Black Film Festival
The Gate.ca : Toronto Black film Festival 2015 announced today the programming line-up for the 3rd edition of the festival
FevaTv.ca : Toronto Black Film Festival Unveils 2015 Lineup
NowToronto.com : Toronto Black Film Festival
Canadianliving.com : 12 reasons to love February and the TBFF is the Fifth !
The Joe Show (Radio) : The Joe Show Live/Toronto Black Film Festival
TheStar.com : Blaxploitation star Fred “The Hammer” Williamson struck blow for black actors
Postcity.com : Toronto Flick Picks
Penguinandrhino.com : Toronto Black film Festival
NowToronto.com : Black Film Festival Faves
NowToronto.com : Special screenings
The Dr Vibe Show (Radio) : Fabienne Colas 2015 Toronto Black Film Festival
Cinemaaxis.com : TBFF2015 Manos Sucias
Cinemaaxis.com : TBFF 2015 Bee & Julie-Julie, The Silent Treatment, Haleema, Betty’s Blues
Cinemaaxis.com : TBFF 2015 Through a lens darkly
Cinemaaxis.com : 5 hot tickets at the Toronto Black Film Festival
2014
2nd annual Toronto Black Film Festival showcases and impressive roster of talent.
We need more blacks on screen and TV
Le Toronto Black Festival rend hommage à Nelson Mandela
Festival du film black de Toronto
Now Toronto: Toronto Black Film Fest steps it up
Toronto Black Film Festival features Nelson Mandela tribute
The Toronto Star: Toronto Black Film Festival showcases global talent
Festival du Film Black: Peu importe la couleur, pourvu que ce soit noir
2013
Global Toronto: Toronto Black Film Festival unveils line-up
La presse: Le Festival du Film Black s’Exporte à Toronto
National Post: There’s a new fest in town: Inaugural Toronto Black Film Festival debuts in February
Metro : Nollywood gets its due at the Toronto Black Film Festival
Radio-Canada (Toronto): Champ libre
Globlal Toronto: News Hour: Toronto Black Film Festival opens tonight
Hamber News: Popular Black Film Festival expands to Toronto
Hamber Etc: Black Film Festival spotlights community
Blogto.com: 5 films to see at the Toronto Black Film Festival
Postcity.com: The Toronto Balck Film Festival debuts tonight
Anancy Magazyne: 16 films in 4 days
African Cinemas: African films at the Toronto Black Film Festival
