Press Releases
PRINCESS 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...
Fabienne 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...
CALL 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...
AN 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....
70 FILMS FROM 26 COUNTRIES + TRIBUTE TO METOO FOUNDER TARANA BURKE AT 7TH TBFF!
TRIBUTE TO METOO FOUNDER TARANA BURKE AT 7TH TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL + 70 FILMS FROM 26 COUNTRIES! Program starring Danny Glover, Djimon Hounsou, Toni Morrison, Bakari Sellers, Edwidge Danticat, Garcelle Beauvais, Jimmy Jean-Louis… for an even more committed...
ELLEN: THE ELLEN PAKKIES STORY To open the 7th annual Toronto Black Film Festival
Daryne Joshua’s ELLEN: THE ELLEN PAKKIES STORY To open the 7th annual Toronto Black Film Festival as a Canadian Premiere Based on True Events: a Troubled Relationship Between a Mother and Her Drug Addicted Son Selected as the South African entry for the 2019 Golden...
Call for Food Vendors for TBFF Food Experience
The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) is thrilled to announce the 1st annual TBFF Food Experience, as showcase of delicious cuisine from the rich and diverse black community – from February 14 to 18, 2019 at Carlton Cinema (20 Carlton Street, Toronto). The TBFF Food...
The year 2018: a year of recognition for Fabienne Colas
Winner of the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award and finalist for the 2018 Charles Biddle Award and Prix Femmes d’affaires du Québec Montreal, October 24, 2018. The year 2018 showcases Fabienne Colas’s successes as an artist, entrepreneur, president...
Fabienne Colas receives 2018 Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award
The Fabienne Colas Foundation is pleased to announce that Fabienne Colas, President and Founder, has been named a Recipient of the coveted Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 ® for 2018. This high distinction brings great recognition to the outstanding work she has...
#TBFF18 ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP
#TBFF18 MARKS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH BOLD, DIVERSE, INNOVATIVE AND MEANINGFUL PROGRAMMING FEBRUARY 14 -19, 2018 The 6th annual Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF), presented by TD Bank in collaboration with Global News, announces the official program and events...
