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Tonya Williams honours the remarkable legacy of her mother Korah Williams-Harrison

Ron Fanfair

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July 19, 2026 at 8:00:00 PM

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2026 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

The Governor General of Canada

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June 7, 2026 at 8:00:00 PM

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University of the West Indies gala raises more than $435,000

Toronto Star

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May 22, 2026 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld hires managing director for Institute, Foundation

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May 20, 2026 at 8:00:00 PM

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Unlocking Brilliance: UWI Toronto Benefit Awards 2026 Raises C$450K

Jamaica Observer

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May 16, 2026 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld Screen Institute sets 2026 Producer Program cohort

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April 13, 2026 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld unveils 2026 cohort of Emerging 20 Program

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March 3, 2026 at 7:00:00 PM

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Live interview about GGPAA

CP24

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February 12, 2026 at 7:00:00 PM

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Tonya Williams wins Governor General’s Performing Arts Award

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February 11, 2026 at 7:00:00 PM

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Award-Winning Drama ‘It Comes in Waves’ Sets LA Premiere at 2026 Pan African Film Festival [TRAILER]

BlexMedia

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February 5, 2026 at 7:00:00 PM

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In Brief: Series Mania selects Cheryl Meyer for Writers Campus

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January 25, 2026 at 7:00:00 PM

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CMPA’s Reynolds Mastin to receive Reelworld’s 2026 Ally Award

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January 12, 2026 at 7:00:00 PM

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It feels like a dream': Ottawa filmmaker on winning awards with his debut feature

CBC Arts

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November 6, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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It Comes in Waves leads 2025 Reelworld Film Festival winners

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October 19, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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N/A (Customatic Interview, Reelworld 2025 Opening Night, A Conversation with Sammy Mohamed, writer of It Comes In Waves)

Customatic TV

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October 18, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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N/A (Customatic Interview, Reelworld 2025 Opening Night, A Conversation with Adrian, lead of It Comes In Waves)

Customatic TV

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October 17, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Your Morning on CTV Featuring A Tribe Called Love

CTV - Your Morning

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October 16, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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N/A (ETALK Featuring Tonya Williams, along with filmmakers Fitch Jean and Mohamed Ahmed)

ETalk

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October 16, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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A soap opera star started a trailblazing Toronto film festival 25 years ago. Meet five filmmakers pushing her legacy forward

Toronto Star

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October 16, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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N/A (Customatic Interview, Reelworld 2025 Opening Night, A Conversation with Fitch Jean, director of It Comes In Waves)

Customatic TV

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October 16, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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The Reelworld Film Festival marks its 25th anniversary of celebrating Canadian BIPOC talent

Breakfast Television

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October 15, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Toronto’s Reelworld Film Festival is turning 25! Here are the films you don’t want to miss

NOW Toronto

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October 11, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld Film Festival celebrating 25th year

CHCH

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September 30, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld Film Festival celebrating 25th year

CHCH YouTube

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September 30, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld unveils 2025 film lineup, Trailblazer Award recipients

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September 22, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Dini Petty’s Trailblazing Talks debuts October 13 on The News Forum

TV, eh?

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September 18, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Here are 10 more film festivals to check out this fall in Ontario now that TIFF is over

Streets of Toronto

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September 16, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney talks Cancon as part of ‘Stories That MADE Us’ campaign

Broadcast Dialogue

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September 11, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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George Stroumboulopoulos meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney to talk Canadian stories and cultural sovereignty

CMF News

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September 11, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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5 Toronto film festivals other than TIFF for you to check out this fall

Streets of Toronto

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September 6, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Allegiance’s Supinder Wraich is a star, if Canada had any star system to speak of

The Globe and Mail

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August 13, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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CMF | FMC 15: Tonya Williams

CMF

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July 31, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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It’s Time for Canada to Make Its Own Star System

Maclean's

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July 9, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Tonya Williams, actor of Jamaican heritage, appointed to Order of Canada

The Jamaica Gleaner

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July 8, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Tonya Williams describes being ‘in shock’ after receiving Canada Walk of Fame honour

CP24 Breakfast

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June 25, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Shawn Levy, Our Lady Peace among new inductees to Canada’s Walk of Fame

CityNews

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June 13, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Shawn Levy, Our Lady Peace among new inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame

Burnaby Now

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June 12, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Talk show host Dini Petty is back on network TV with Trailblazing Talks

TV Eh

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June 12, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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The News Forum slates one-hour Dini Petty talk show special

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June 12, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Banff ’25: Unlocking a Canadian star system

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June 11, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Canadian Talk Show Host Dini Petty Returning To TV Aged 80 With ‘Trailblazing Talks’

IMBD

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June 11, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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At Banff World Media Festival, Canadian film and TV players push a new kind of star system

The Globe and Mail

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June 11, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Canadian Talk Show Host Dini Petty Returning To TV Aged 80 With ‘Trailblazing Talks’

Deadline

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June 11, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld launches new career development program

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June 4, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Multivisionnaire Pictures Boards Sales On Andre Rehal's ‘Wild Dogs' With Greg Byrk, Drew Nelson & Patrick Kwok-Choom – Cannes Market

MSN

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May 16, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld announces 2025 Producers Program cohort

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April 21, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Is Trump Super Charging Canadian Culture? | The Agenda

The Agenda

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April 2, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Korea Named Country of Honor at Banff World Media Festival

Hollywood Reporter

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March 26, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Movie industry gathers for Film Critics Association Awards

Toronto Star

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March 21, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld appoints Sabrina Haloulakos as managing directo

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February 26, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Cinema North: Luminaries From Both Sides of the Border Unite to Celebrate the Best In Film

Everything Zoomer

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February 24, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Universal Language' wins best Canadian film at TFCA Awards, while 'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' named best documentary

St Albert Gazette

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February 24, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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New film set in Toronto neighbourhood explores change, community and the staggering impact of gun violence

Your City Within

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February 20, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Valerie Creighton to receive inaugural Reelworld Ally Award

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February 19, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Trailblazers of Daytime Drama: How Black Soap Opera Stars Paved the Way for 'Beyond the Gates

BET

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February 19, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Want to 'watch Canadian' in the trade war? Here's why that's so hard

CBC

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February 12, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Imagination Unbound: Black Life in Motion

Now Toronto

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February 11, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Reelworld names 2025 Emerging 20 Program cohort

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February 10, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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TFCA to honour Tonya Williams, J Stevens at awards gala

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January 27, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

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Opinion / Article

From personal experience I know it's a mistake to not continue investing in inclusion

Toronto Star

Opinion / Article

March 26, 2024 at 8:00:00 PM

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Former ‘Young and the Restless’ star on amplifying Canadian BIPOC voices

Global Morning Show

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August 10, 2020 at 8:00:00 PM

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This New Database Spotlights People of Colour in the Canadian Entertainment Industry

FASHION Magazine

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July 28, 2020 at 8:00:00 PM

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‘A chance in a lifetime’: Tonya Williams on diversifying Cancon

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July 14, 2020 at 8:00:00 PM

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Black Media Creators Demand End to "Systemically Racist Policies" in Canadian Entertainment

The Hollywood Reporter

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July 12, 2020 at 8:00:00 PM

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Like George, I am in a vise. I am trapped. I can’t breathe either.

Playback

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June 3, 2020 at 8:00:00 PM

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Reelworld Film Festival 2019

The MUFF Society

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October 18, 2019 at 8:00:00 PM

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REELWORLD FILM FESTIVAL OPENING

BK On The Scene

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October 18, 2019 at 8:00:00 PM

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Baljit Sangra turns her lens to sexual abuse

CANINDIA

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October 16, 2019 at 8:00:00 PM

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Tonya Williams | Los Angeles & Toronto | Strong Values!!

HBE Online Magazine

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October 16, 2019 at 8:00:00 PM

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Tonya Williams on the 19th Reelworld Film Festival

AfroToronto.com

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October 9, 2019 at 8:00:00 PM

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The push for more diversity in Canada’s entertainment industry

Breakfast Television

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‘Access Reelworld’ aims to create diversity and inclusion in Canada’s entertainment industry

Our Toronto, CBC

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Docudrama based on Filipino immigrants screened at Reelworld Film Festival

Filipino TV

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Tonya Williams talks the Reelworld Film Festival

CTV

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Tonya Williams on Diversity in the Canadian industry and our new database, Access Reelworld

CTV

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Reelworld Founder and Executive Director, Tonya Williams and Karen Craggs-Milne discuss racism in the workplace

CTV Toronto

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