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 Town Hall (UofT).
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For more information about the film, visit www.snowthefilm.com
Click here to read the Official Press Release
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 at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. In 2011, Vikas received a Trailblazer award from the ReelWorld Film Festival.
Read more about the film and Vikas’s work here
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 vet as well as founder of the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement. Her documentary This Is The Life also screened at the 2008 ReelWorld Film Festival.
Middle of Nowhere follows a wife after her husband is incarcerated, a tough topic that Ava says, “affects black and brown communities disproportionately.” She also stressed in her acceptance speech that it was important that her film be seen beyond the film festival and for “filmmakers of color to see one another’s films and have them seen.”
Middle Of Nowhere was picked up for distribution last week by Participant Media, which also distributed An Inconvenient Truth, The Help, and Waiting For Superman.
Ava talks about the film:
Her acceptance speech (1:32 mark):
Tonya Lee Williams honoured at the 26th Annual Vision Gala
Tonya Lee Williams with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award at the Black Theatre Workshop’s Vision 2012 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 of Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series has been dominated by her co-stars, with four of the five nominees from the show. Tonya’s fellow nominees include:
Christel Khalil – “The Young and the Restless”, Julia Pace Mitchell – “The Young & the Restless”, Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” and Yvette Freeman – “The Bold and the Beautiful”
To find out more about the awards go to www.naacpimageawards.net
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 edition of the Creation Entertainment Official Stargate Convention, where he graciously sat down with us for an extended period. In our chat with Jamil Walker Smith, the actor talks about the status of his self-produced and directed film, Greer’s evolution in SGU‘s final year, what he’ll take away from his time on the series, the current state of genre programming and its viewership, and more!
Click here to read the full interview!
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 the country’s most diverse international festivals. Founded by actress Tonya Lee Williams in 2001, ReelWorld continues to provide a platform for films featuring racially and culturally diverse casts telling positive stories, which are often under-represented in mainstream cinema. In addition to the festival is ReelWorld Foundation, an incorporated charitable organization committed to training emerging talent, telling diverse stories, and educating young people on the ins and outs of the entertainment industry.
Check out more in Sway Magazine
Cake Exclusive! Inside 2011 ReelWorld Indie Film Lounge
September 26, 2011 - Check out Nicole from Cake Exclusive as she gets a sneak inside the 2011 Indie Film Lounge Cocktail Reception at the Empire Lounge in Yorkville!
Click here to see some exclusive video from inside IFL 2011
