Category Archives: Press
Deepa Mehta receives a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
March 7, 2012 – The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards were celebrated in Calgary on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. ReelWorld Alumni Deepa Mehta (Water, Midnight’s Children) received a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award for her work as a director and screenwriter. …
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2011 RWFF Opening Night Film ‘Snow’ Playing at Cumberland Four Theatres
February 17, 2012 – The 2011 ReelWorld Film Festival Opening Night Film Snow by Rohan Fernando is screening at the Cumberland beginning February 24th. Join director Rohan Fernando for a talk about the film on Monday, February 27 at Innis …
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Congratulations to ReelWorld Trailblazer Vikas Kohli!
February 9, 2012 - Award winning composer Vikas Kohli has scored with a live orchestra for a Korean film Wild Goose Daddy. Vikas, who has produced music for Bollywood films, documentaries and art films, scored the music with 28 classically trained musicians …
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ReelWorld Director Becomes First Black Woman to Win Best Director at Sundance
February 2, 2012 - Ava DuVernay won the Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival for her drama Middle Of Nowhere — making her the first black woman to take home the honour. Publicist, writer, director, consultant, producer, Ava DuVernay is a film/TV …
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Tonya Lee Williams honoured at the 26th Annual Vision Gala
Tonya Lee Williams, Founder of the ReelWorld Film Festival, was honoured at the Vision Gala 2012. Read about the night and see more pictures.
Tonya Lee Williams Continues to Clean Up in Award Seasons
January 19, 2012 - Tonya Lee Williams (ReelWorld Film Festival Founder and Director) has been having a successful awards season being recognised again for her role in the The Young and the Restless at the 2012 NAACP Image Awards. The category …
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Interview of Jamil Walker Smith, Producer of Make a Movie Like Spike (RWFF 2011)
November 21, 2011 - It’s been a bit over a year since the last time GateWorld had the pleasure of sitting down with Jamil Walker Smith, but it’s been an interesting year…We caught up to Smith earlier this year at the Vancouver …
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ReelWorld Film Festival Accepting Submissions
November 14, 2011 – The ReelWorld Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for 2012. From now until December 9, filmmakers are invited to enter their shorts and feature length films, documentaries, animation, and music videos for the chance to screen at one of …
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