Category: Press Conference
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The 2024 NFL Draft In Detroit, Michigan @ Campus Martius Park-Thurs.,April 25th-April 27th,2024
It was the 2024 NFL draft, which was held in Detroit, Michigan with Commissioner Roger Goodell bringing out rapper Eminem and Lions legend Barry Sanders to start off the festivities. More than 275,000 people attended the draft Thursday, according to Goodell, a record for the event. Chicago Bears selected consensus top choice in USC quarterback…
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The Web Summit Qatar @Doha, Qatar-February 26 – 29,2024
By Sally Warburton For the first time, the Web Summit was held in Doha, Qatar. The gem of the Middle East. A beautiful setting of palm trees and warm weather for a wonderful Web Summit… The sold out Web Summit Qatar started with the Opening Ceremonies at DECC (The Doha Exhibition and Convention Center) located in West…
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NFL’s Community Day Event at Nellis Air Force Base During Super Bowl Week, The Media Party @Grand Prix Plaza -Tues., Feb.6th, 2024
It was NFL’s Community Day Event at Nellis Air Force Base during Super Bowl Week. In support of the Super Bowl LVIII flyover and the long-standing relationship between the NFL and the military, the U.S. Air Force hosted NFL talent (players and cheerleaders) at Nellis Air Force Base on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 6…
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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#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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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…
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Honda Indy@Toronto’s Exhibition Place-Thurs.,July14th-Sun.,July17th,2023
By BKONTHESCENE It’s was the Honda Indy Toronto on the streets of Downtown with the weekend filled with press conferences,idea weather conditions, the unveiling of the beautiful trophies and of course the big race on Sunday. Christian Lundgaard set the front row and was at the pole position,completing 85 laps and then winning the race.The Danish…
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Pink Floyd Exhibition Toronto – Their Mortal Remains@The Better Living Centre at Exhibition-Thurs.,June 15th,2023
By Sally Warburton & BKONTHESCENE Pink Floyd Exhibition Toronto – Their Mortal Remains At The Better Living Centre at Exhibition Place The date has finally arrived! The Pink Floyd Exhibition which has been to London at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Madrid Spain, Los Angeles, Montreal, Rome and Dortmund, Germany And now it opens in…
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Women’s Hockey Exhibit @ The Hockey Hall Of Fame-Tues.,April 4th,2023
Photography By Kimberly Samnang A new women’s exhibit that includes the Abby Hoffman Trophy, Jayna Hefford CWHL MVP Trophy and Angela James Bowl for CWHL top scorer was unveiled Tuesday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto Celebrating the iconic women of the game and chronicling the history of their remarkable journey. Explore an…
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Media Week SB57-Super Bowl Opening Night @The Footprint Centre, Phoenix Arizona Mon., Feb. 6th, 2023 & The Super Bowl 57 Media Party @The Farm at South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona – Tues., Feb.7th, 2023
On Monday night, the frenzy began for Super Bowl week for fans, NFL players, alumni and media.. Super Bowl Opening Night was the national kickoff for Super Bowl 57 festivities. Super Bowl players and coaches addressed the press during a “media scrum” at The Footprint Centre in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. This was the first interaction…
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2023 JUNO Nominee Announcement presented by Ontario Creates live at CBC
By Sally Warburton The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2023 will take place in Edmonton, AB from Thursday, March 9 through Monday, March 13, 2023, culminating with The JUNO Awards Broadcast hosted by Simu Liu. Tickets to The 2023 JUNO Awards on sale now. For the first time since 2020, CARAS and the JUNO…
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Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign Surpasses 2 Million Tree Goal@Fort York National Historic Site -Wed.,Nov.2nd,2022
Photography by Wayne Baggs On Wednesday it was a special event at Fort York National Historic Site in Toronto. It was announced that over 2 million trees were planted to honour every Canadian who served in the country’s Armed Forces and the 117,000 who paid the ultimate sacrifice. The campaign began in 2015, and is…
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Bob Marley One Love Experience- Thurs.,June 30, 2022
By Sally W. It’s here! With its North American debut in Toronto, we can finally see the long-awaited Bob Marley One Love Experience! And it’s well worth the wait! Celebrating the life, the music and the legend of reggae musician Bob Marley. The official opening on June 30th included special guest Cedella Marley, Bob’s daughter.…
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PDAC Convention-Mon., June 13th-15th,2022
We welcomed PDAC back in Toronto after an absence in 2021. The PDAC convention is the World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention and it is the leading convention for people, companies and organizations invokved with mineral exploration. In addition to meeting over 1,000 exhibitors, 3,500 investors and 25,600 attendees from 135 countries, we also…
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I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces.Opening Wed.,April 13th,2022
On April 12 a guided tour through more than 500 years of art making, and the many ways we document our everyday lives was on display at the AGO. Featuring artworks from the Renaissance to the present, by some of the biggest names in art history, I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces is an amazing…
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The 2022 Canadian Screen Awards on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, April 10, 2022
The selection of prominent categories and tributes to this year’s Special Award recipients, the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards on CBC and CBC Gem was a star-powered, creatively curated treat for fans of our homegrown entertainment, highlighting Canadian content and its notable moments that made us laugh, cry, and reflect over the past year. Featuring the…
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TO CALM THE PIG INSIDE – By Ang Pagpakalma Sa Unos&Directed by Joanna Vasquez Arong -NOMINEE – Best Short Documentary – 2020 International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards
NOMINEE – Best Short Documentary – 2020 International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards WINNER – Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Shorts – 2020 Slamdance Film Festival WINNER – International Documentary – 15th SHORTS MÉXICO WINNER – Best Documentary Short – Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2020 Special Mention – Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival Official Selection – 2020…
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Winnie-the-Pooh Exhibit(Saturday, March 7th-Mon.,August 3rd, 2020.@THE ROM
Visitors are invited to see the world—and the ROM—through Pooh’s eyes: a place to ponder, wonder and find joy in simple pleasures. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (V&A), Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic examines the origins, creation and enduring legacy of the classic stories by A.A. Milne (1882–1956) and the heart-warming illustrations of…
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