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Category: Festival

  • Toronto Black Film Festival(Feb.1oth-Feb.14th,2016)

    Toronto Black Film Festival #tbff16 http://www.TorontoBlackFilm.com now in it’s 14th year is a fun and entertaining festival with programs,documentaries,animation,short/medium films and narrative films that take on issues that are at the forefront of world news. Some of the showcased films include the 50th anniversary of The Black Panther Party, Opening Film-Thina Sobabili”The Two Of Us”…

  • 13th Annual Regent Park Film Festival@Daniel Spectrum(Wed.,Nov.18th,2015)

    The Regent Park Film Festival is Toronto’s only free-of-charge multi-cultural community film festival, dedicated to showcasing local and international independent works relevant to inner-city communities across Toronto. We host an annual festival and also hold year-round school and community screenings, workshops and discussions at no cost. The Festival aims to reach isolated communities throughout Regent…

  • 10th Annual Chocolate Ball@Eglinton Grand Theatre(Thurs.,Oct. 22nd,2015)

    By Nicholas Chan Savoury and Sweet meeting in one spot for the 10th Annual Chocolate Ball where the smell of chocolate creations filled the 3-storied renovated historical venue of The Eglinton Grand Theatre. A lot of activities were in store for this fun filled evening such as: Photo Booth, Chocolate Casino, Caricatures drawing, BASo Alto…

  • TIFF 2015: Pre-TIFF 2015 Extravaganza-Multiple Locations (Sept. 9, 2015)

      So it wasn’t even the start of TIFF 2015 and we were invited to some real”Swanky”Gala. So let’s start off at The Spoke Club for the Canadian Filmakers’ Party. The Who’s Who from the North American filmakers’ association were in attendance. Jason Priestly and E Talk Ben Mulroney were the host for the evening.…

  • Canadian National Exhibition 2015 Official Opening@Princes’Gate Exhibition Park(Fri.,Aug.21st,2015)

    It was the 137th edition of The CNE. The event was hosted by Master Of Ceremony:CBC Radio Personality-Jill Dempsey. Guest were welcomed to the opening ceremony with a Parade Procession which included:Toronto Police Mounted Unit, The Tivoli Youth Guard,from Copenhagen, Denmark. Mayor John Tory, Chef Michael Smith, CNE General Manager Virginia Ludy and President of…

  • 1st ANNUAL BUSKER SOIREE “The Night is Yonge” @Aperture Room (Aug 13, 2015)

    It was a fun and stylish fundraising event in support of Epilepsy Toronto for the very 1st annual Busker Soiree “The Night is Yonge”. The evening was hosted by NBA star Tristan Thompson and CTV News’ Andria Case. Since its inception in 2000, Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy has featured hundreds of the best street performers…

  • 2015 Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade (Aug 1, 2015)

    The annual parade is the largest international cultural festival of its kind in North America. They come to enjoy the sizzling music, colourful costumes, dancing in the streets, and performances that will lift their spirits. The city explodes with people from all over the world bringing in millions of dollars into our economy. There were sequins,…

  • ANNUAL SCOTIABANK CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL GALA @ Liberty Grand – Exhibition Place (July 24, 2015)

    By Bill Kwan The 2015 Annual Gala is one of the most important nights of the year for people who “have a love” for celebrating “in-style” for The Annual Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival. It is a night to wear your finest formal attire to come out and celebrate the rich history of the Caribbean culture in the city…