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AS FAR AS I CAN WALK, A STAR WITHOUT A STAR (JUANITA), AIX HALE, THEY CAN’T SO I MUST Receive Top Honour at the 18th Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF)
www.montrealblackfilm.comMontreal, September 28, 2022 – The Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF), created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation and presented by Desjardins, is proud to close its 18th edition. #MIBFF22 celebrated Diversity through...
18th MIBFF: OPENS WITH THE INTL PREMIERE OF MATT WALDECK’S LOVELY JACKSON + 95 FILMS FROM 25 COUNTRIES!
PROGRAM STARRING: Colin Kaepernick, Souleymane Cissé, Gérard Depardieu, Ibrahim Koma, Maxim Khalil, Sidney Poitier, Chantel Riley, Dadju Karidja, Touré Brandon, Victor Dixon, Naturi Naughton, Thomas Sadoski, Orlando Jones, Kenneth Choi, William Fichtner,...
BEING BLACK IN HALIFAX WINNER OF BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY SERIES AT THE 2022 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS PART OF FABIENNE COLAS FOUNDATION’S BEING BLACK IN CANADA PROGRAM
– Produced by Zaza Production and broadcast on CBC(Halifax, April 5, 2022) – BEING BLACK IN HALIFAX, part of Fabienne Colas Foundation’s BEING BLACK IN CANADA Series – Produced by Zaza production and broadcast on CBC – has won Best Direction in a...
BEING BLACK IN HALIFAX NOMINATED FOR 2 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS: BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM & BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Part of Fabienne Colas Foundation’s BEING BLACK IN CANADAPROGRAM – Produced by Zaza Production and Broadcast on CBC CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2022 BEING BLACK IN CANADA IS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 6, 2022www.BeingBlackInCanada.com (Halifax, February 16, 2022) –...
The Fabienne Colas Foundation (FCF) Receives $3 Million in Funding from Government of Canada to Create Festwave Institute
The new Festwave Institute furthers the Foundation’s commitment to developing Black talent in the Canadian film and television industry More information at www.FestwaveInstitute.com Montreal, February 9, 2022 – Today, the Fabienne Colas Foundation (FCF),...
The Fabienne Colas Foundation’s BEING BLACK IN CANADA Program, presented by NETFLIX, in collaboration with the NATIONAL BANK, unveils its 2021 PARTICIPANTS
35 Emerging Filmmakers from Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, & Vancouver Taking Part in Canada’s Largest Mentorship Program Entirely Dedicated to Black Filmmakers. www.BeingBlackInCanada.com Montreal, December 29, 2021 – The Fabienne Colas...
BULADO, SEEDS: BLACK WOMEN IN POWER, AL-SIT, BECOMING BLACK LAWYERS & THE SACRED WOODS Receive Top Honour at the 17th Montreal International Black Film Festival
BULADO, SEEDS: BLACK WOMEN IN POWER, AL-SIT, BECOMING BLACK LAWYERS & THE SACRED WOODS Receive Top Honour at the 17th Montreal International Black Film Festival www.montrealblackfilm.com Montreal, October 4, 2021 - The Montreal International Black Film Festival...
17TH FIFBM: AN EDITION MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER
17th FIFBM: an edition more relevant than ever Diversity and representation have been hot topic issues for a long time, in film and elsewhere. The rights of Black people have also long been defended by progressive observers. Still, the Black Lives Matter movement was...
TRIBUTE & INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS
TRIBUTE & INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS This year, the Festival is honored to present the MIBFF 2021 Career Achievement Award to Cesar winning actor Omar Sy (Lupin, The Untouchables); award winning Haitian-Canadian visual artist and filmmaker, Martine Chartrand (Black...
17TH MIBFF: OMAR SY HONORED AT THE MONTREAL INTL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL + 134 FILMS FROM 30 COUNTRIES!
17th MIBFF: OMAR SY HONORED AT THE MONTREAL INTL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL + 134 FILMS FROM 30 COUNTRIES! #MIBFF21 celebrates the Francophonie by paying tribute to Omar Sy, Martine Chartrand & Firmine Richard Program also starring Colin Kaepernick, Quincy Jones, Aïssa...
