Last year marked the 11th anniversary of ReelWorld Film Festival. Over the past years, ReelWorld has screened hundreds of Canadian and international films that reflect positive and inspiring images from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities.
ReelWorld Film Festival delivers screenings, industry panels, awards, galas, youth programs and much more. The five-day long festival showcases feature films, documentaries, shorts and music videos. ReelWorld is proud to screen more than 60% Canadian content. We have had the honour of screening films from many communities around the world, including: the Philippines, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, China, India, France, Spain and the United States.
In the past, attendees have mixed and mingled with the likes of Eriq La Salle, Robert Townsend, South Asian super-star Shabana Azmi, Vivica A. Fox, Little X, Nikki Minaj and many more at some of Toronto’s most happening and exclusive hot spots.
Previous opening night films include Kamataki (2006), a Canadian-Japanese production from Quebec’s Claude Gagnon, A Winter Tale (2007), by Toronto filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon, Spinning into Butter (2008), Gospel Hill (2009), Giancarlo Esposito’s directorial debut, Off World (2010), the debute feature of independent filmmaker Mateo Guez and last year’s film by director Rohan Fernando, Snow (2011).
From 2001 to 2011 ReelWorld has screened:
- 96 World Premieres
- 46 International Premieres
- 227 Canadian Premieres
- 115 Toronto Premieres
- Films from over 140 countries
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
