April 5 2013 – From April 10th to 14th, the 2013 ReelWorld Film Festival will be showcasing six world premieres, five North American premieres, three Canadian premieres and 10 Toronto premieres offering 84 films and videos hailing from 17 countries. T-MAK World will be there.It stands to reason that a cosmopo litan city like Toronto with such diverse cultural offerings would establish a film festival that speaks to these sensibilities. The ReelWorld Film Festival is just that festival. For 13 years the ReelWorld Film Festival has been showcasing emerging filmmakers from Aboriginal, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other culturally diverse communities.
Founded in 1999 by actress and Torontonian, Tonya Lee Williams of The Young and the Restless, the first festival launched in 2001. For five days in April cineastes, filmmakers and industry professionals flock to ReelWorld for the best in documentaries, features, shorts, animations and music videos from Canadian and international film artists. ReelWorld’s red-carpet events and screenings have become a true celebration of community. Attendees mingle with celebrities including, Danny Glover, Robert Townsend, Eriq La Salle, Keith David, Adam Beach, Shabana Azmi and Sandra Oh. Its no wonder that over the years ReelWorld has compiled some impressive stats.
ReelWorld Highlights:
• Since 2001, ReelWorld has presented films from more than 140 countries, showcasing 90 world premieres, 36 international premieres, 240 Canadian premieres and 129 Toronto premieres.
• More than 70 culturally diverse films presented each year.
• 50 to 75% of all films are Canadian filmmakers from diverse backgrounds.
• Face2Face Mentorship sessions help filmmakers develop new projects.
• OMDC Networking Brunch to explore business opportunities.
• Industry discussion panels and youth screening workshops.
• Opening night and closing night offers red-carpet gallas.
With a vision to cultivating talent and changing the face of Canadian cinema on screen and behind the scenes, the festival exposes our vibrant and eclectic multicultural mosaic to stories of trials, triumphs and everything in between. Furthering the ReelWorld brand, each September the Indie Film Lounge, an intensive two-day event recognizes 20 up-and coming filmmakers (E20s) from ethnically diverse backgrounds and prepares them to develop and launch their projects. During the Indie Film Lounge, ReelWorld connects each E20 with 200 industry decision makers before meeting one-on-one with up to 10 industry professionals who can help them launch their projects.
In the increasingly crowded Toronto film festival circuit, the ReelWorld Film Festival has carved out an untapped and much over looked segment of the film industry and provided the platform to showcase these stories for all to enjoy.
The 2013 ReelWorld Film Festival Schedule
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