CaribbeanTales International Film Festival explained

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]

Notes and References

1. [Amanda Parris]
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. 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. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Pounder_supports_CaribbeanTales "Pounder supports CaribbeanTales"