Category: Camera Call And Announcement
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Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk [coarse]Because I Wanted You To Know
“I’ll Show You Mine” (hand-painted resin, plexiglass, corian, metal – 25.5” x 15” x 15”) ON VIEW October 7 – November 11, 2023 COREY HELFORD GALLERY 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm (310) 287-2340 Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) proudly unveiled their next major solo show, titled Because I…
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The 30th Anniversary For Art With Heart @The Carlu-Tues.,Oct.3rd,2023
Art With Heart returned to The Carlu for their milestone 30th anniversary auction of contemporary art by local Canadian artists. This was a great celebration to showcase art and the cause that is so important to Casey House. Funds raised from this amazing evening supported people living with and at risk of HIV. Art With…
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AFROGLOBAL TELEVISIONANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OFTHE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
MARTIN LUTHER KINGLEGACY AWARD MARK BECKLESVice PresidentSocial Impact & InnovationRoyal Bank of Canada Mark Beckles is the Vice President of Social Impact & Innovation at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). His responsibility for RBC’s Community Investment Programs includes RBC Future Launch, RBC Tech for Nature and RBC Emerging Artists. Through RBC Future Launch, the bank has invested…
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Canada’s Rock of Fame @ September 28, 2023
Photography By Sally W., Interviewed By Jesse Read and Shannen Johnston Massey Hall was filled with Canadian talent on Thursday, September 28! Big time Canadian talent! This was the 25th Anniversary of Canada’s Walk of Fame. It was time to celebrate the Canadian musicians who’ve given us the Canadian music scene which has spread worldwide! …
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The ELEVATE FESTIVAL Toronto 2023 @The Meridan Centre-Tues.,Sept.26th-Thurs.,28th,2023
By Sally W. The Elevate Festival took place in Toronto from September 26th to 28th, 2023. Tuesday September 26th evening was the opening night. The doors to Meridian Hall opened at 5pmwith a big crowd of people waiting outside to eagerly get in. Opening the event was Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow who praised the start-up sector…
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Fashioning The Beatles, A New Book By Canadian Journalist & Author Deirdre Kelly @Liss Gallery-Tues.,Sept.26th,2023
Yes we’re going to a party party. The Toronto launch of Fashioning The Beatles, a new book by Canadian journalist and author Deirdre Kelly, rocked out at the Liss Gallery on Tuesday night, where dozens lined up to get signed copies of a book that — only days after its hotly anticipated release — is already…
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Hong Luck Kung Fu Club -62nd Anniversary And Parade @Downtown Toronto/Chinatown-Sat., Sept. 23rd, 2023
It was a walk down memory lane. Growing up in the area of Dundas St. and Spadina Ave., and constantly seeing the Hong Luck Kung Fu club while walking to classes in Ryerson Public School. We first started inside the iconic martial arts club, with the dual dragons ceremony. We were then honoured to be…
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Nuit Blanche 2023 – All Across Toronto- Sat., Sept. 23rd @7PM – Sun., Sept. 24th @7AM
Toronto City Hall The year’s theme for Nuit Blanche 2023 was Breaking Ground, as it explored ideas about the natural world, change and innovation. Traditionally defined as the preparation for building or planting, Toronto Waterfront Exhibition The Waterfront Exhibit Breaking Ground invited Nuit Blanche artists to create thought- provoking artworks that analyzed the impacts of…
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299 Queen Street West. Red Carpet, Reception & Documentary @Roy Thompson Hall-Fri., Sept.22nd, 2023
Tickets on sale for the cross Canada Tour https://www.299queenstreetwest.com/ Who didn’t love the music videos of the 80’s and 90’s? 299 Queen Street West is the documentary that showcased Canada’s national music station and it was narrated by some of the original VJ’s, who at the time learned their craft on the jo without prior TV…
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Day #11 -Sun., Sept.17th, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team It was the final day for TIFF2023, and we were invited to The TIFF Bell Lightbox – Malaparte for the breakfast award ceremony to close off TIFF for this year. What a whirlwind 11 days of screeners, Q&A, red carpets, receptions and galas. The Toronto International Film Festival has ended and…
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Day #10 -Sat., Sept. 16th, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started our day with the In Conversation With Andy Lau, who is an icon in the global Chinese community, entertaining the world with his singing and acting talent spanning over four decades. He is one of the “Four Heavenly Kings” of Cantopop music and has performed in over 160 films…
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Day #9 -Fri., Sept. 15th, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started the day at the Scotiabank Theatre for Smugglers. It’s a timepiece movie set in 1970’s South Korea, where smuggling is rampant and considered a heinous crime. However, it might be the only option for some haenyeo — women free divers who have harvested shellfish and other sea treasures for…
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Day #8 -Thurs., Sept. 14th, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team The day started at the Scotiabank Theatre for The Nature of Love (French title Simple comme Sylvain). This was a Quebecois film – A Quebecois comedy love story This Canadian – France romantic comedy from Quebecois actor, writer, and director Monia Chokri (A Brother’s Love) tackles class difference and infidelity. The Nature of…
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A Breakfast Symposium In Support Of Sheena’s Place @The One Hotel at King and Yonge-Wed.,Sept.13th,2023
By Sally Warburton The MC for the event was Executive Director John Choi who has background experience in the mental health field. There were 3 speakers at the Breakfast Symposium. Saroya Tinker, professional athlete and philanthropist who suffers from eating disorders, shared her experience while being a professional athlete. She also shared that she uses…
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Day#6-Tues.,Sept.12th,2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started our day for –Backspot, a virtual Canadian film by D.W. Waterson From the minute the film starts we see Cheerleading as a sport. And a difficult one at that. These girls are athletes. Competitive athletes. And this film shows this. The relationships between the girls, the drive to be…
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Salma Hayek Pinault attends the premiere of ViX Original Film, EL SABOR DE LA NAVIDAD, Produced by Hayek Pinault’s Ventanarosa Productions at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
L L to R: Salma Hayek Pinault, Images Courtesy of ViX L to R: Rodrigo Mazon, Erica Sánchez Su, Jennevie Olivieri-López, Jose Tamez, Salma Hayek Pinault, Alejandro Lozano, Billy Rovzar, Augusto Rovegno, Images Courtesy of ViX The Movie’s World Premiere Took Place on September 13 as Part of the Festival’s Special Presentations Program EL SABOR DE LA NAVIDAD…
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Day#4-Sun.,Sept.10th,2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started Day#4 at Roy Thompson Hall for Dumb Money. Dumb Money is the high profile financial story of the amateur investors and hedge fund billionaires that became the infamous GameStop Wall Street scandal. The high profile cast includes: Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Shailene Woodley, and America…
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Day#3-TIFF2023-Sat.,Sept.10th,2023
BY THE BKONTHESCENE TEAM Our early morning day began with the film screening – Les Indésirables (Batiment 5) at the Scotiabank Cinema. A moving French film by Director Ladj Ly set in an underprivileged suburb in Paris. The film deals with the racist policies forcing the poor into unsafe and unfortunate living conditions. With a strong…
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Day#1 OF TIFF2023-Thurs.,Sept.7th,2023
By THE BKONTHESCENE TEAM Day #1 TIFF 2023 – The Toronto International Film Festival 2023 started with Breakfast held at the beautiful BISHA Hotel main floor bar area-Mister C. for Press,Media & Industry. A chance to meet other Press and Industry people and share TIFF plans. An energizing start to TIFF . Then on to the films…
