{"id":11423,"date":"2012-11-07T08:44:45","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T13:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/?p=11423"},"modified":"2012-11-07T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T13:44:45","slug":"regent-park-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/regent-park-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Regent Park Film Festival (Nov. 7-10, Toronto)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t forget! The 10th Annual Regent Park Film Festival starts today! To find out more information about the festival, please visit: http:\/\/regentparkfilmfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00ab\u00a0The Regent Park Film Festival<\/a><\/strong> will celebrate its 10th anniversary from November 7\u201010, 2012, with an ambitious lineup of FREE screenings, panel discussions, installations and performances that reflect the diverse perspectives and experiences of the Regent Park community and inner-\u00adcity neighbourhoods all over the world. This year\u2019s festival will feature over 50 films made by up-\u00adand-\u00adcoming and established Canadian and international filmmakers, including documentary, fiction and animation programming for all ages. For the first time, all screenings will take place at Daniels Spectrum, Regent Park\u2019s new arts and cultural centre located at 585 Dundas Street East in Toronto.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0‘We’re proud to make excellent contemporary cinema accessible to Regent Park and the surrounding community for the tenth year,\u00a0\u00bb said Regent Park Film Festival Executive Director Ananya Ohri, \u00ab\u00a0The festival provides a key platform for Toronto’s inner city and inner city communities around the world to share their stories, engage in critical discussion and, most importantly, enjoy great films.\u00a0\u00bb Visit http:\/\/regentparkfilmfestival.com\/festival<\/a>\/schedule for a full listing of films and screening times.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Opening Night: Youth Media Arts Program \u2013 Nov 7 @ 6:30pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0The Youth Media Arts Program features short works by filmmakers 26 years of age or younger, followed by a discussion with directors from the screening. Highlights include Roda Siad\u2019s documentary IN BETWEEN STORIES<\/strong>, which follows four young artists living in African diaspora communities in Toronto, and Fredrick King\u2019s LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL<\/strong>, a comedic mockumentary illuminating prejudice in today\u2019s secondary school systems.<\/p>\n

The Youth Media Arts Program will be preceded by a Star Panel on the theme \u00ab\u00a0Where We Come From,\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> hosted by veteran Canadian producer Sandra Cunningham<\/strong>, former chair of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association. Panel participants include acclaimed directors Clement Virgo<\/strong> and Atom Egoyan<\/strong>, plus more to be announced.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

To find out more about Opening Night, click here<\/span><\/a> or visit regentparkfilmfestival.com<\/span><\/a> for more information.
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REZONING HARLEM: Film & Panel Discussion \u2013 Nov 8 @ 6:30pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0In their documentary REZONING HARLEM, directors Natasha Florentino <\/strong>and Tamara Gubernat<\/strong> follow public backlash against a 2008 rezoning that threatened to replace a longstanding Harlem community with big-\u00ad\u2010box retail and luxury housing. This provocative expos\u00e9 of inner-\u00ad\u2010city redevelopment will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Regent Park Film Festival Vice-\u00ad\u2010Chair Jason Creed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Panelists will include REZONING HARLEM filmmakers Natasha Florentino and Tamara Gubernat, as well as Deany Peters, a health worker at the Regent Park Community Health Centre, and Mustafa Ahmed<\/strong>, the 16-\u00ad\u2010year-\u00ad\u2010 old \u201cpoet of Regent Park.\u201d<\/p>\n

THE INTERRUPTERS: Film & Panel Discussion \u2013 Nov 9 @ 6:30pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From director Steve James (HOOP DREAMS; STEVIE)<\/strong> comes this 2012 documentary about three Chicago violence interrupters who transform their own troubled pasts into a chance to stop violence one fight at a time. The film will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Olu Quamina, Executive Director of the youth engagement organization Concrete Roses<\/strong>, exploring violence prevention strategies for Toronto. Cobe Williams<\/strong>, one of the interrupters featured in the film, will be present for a Q&A following the screening.<\/p>\n

Additional festival highlights include the Saturday morning Family Screening of Tetsu Hirakawa\u2019s<\/strong> Japanese animated feature LIGHT OF THE RIVER<\/strong>, which includes free breakfast provided by the Christian Resource Centre, and Bobbito Garcia<\/strong> and Kevin Couliau\u2019<\/strong>s feature documentary DOIN\u2019 IT IN THE PARK<\/strong>, an examination of pickup basketball culture in New York City that explores the history, culture and social impact of New York\u2019s summer b-\u00ad\u2010ball scene.<\/p>\n

The Regent Park Film Festival festival also offers a FREE School Program for grades 1-\u00ad\u20108<\/strong> from Nov 7-\u00ad\u20109 at Daniels Spectrum. The festival’s education committee has developed lessons plans based on the Ontario curriculum to help teachers incorporate the festival experience into the classroom. Lesson plans can be downloaded at the following link: www.regentparkfilmfestival.com\/learn\/for-\u00ad\u2010teachers<\/a>.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Follow Regent Park Film Festival on twitter @RegentParkFilm<\/a> & on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

-submitted by Eleni Deacon, Regent Park Film Festival<\/a>
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Read ArtBridges profile on Regent Park Film Festival here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Don’t forget! The 10th Annual Regent Park Film Festival starts today! To find out more information about the festival, please visit: http:\/\/regentparkfilmfestival.com http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x__uPr7tkM8 \u00ab\u00a0The Regent Park Film Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary from November 7\u201010, 2012, with an ambitious lineup of FREE screenings, panel discussions, installations and performances that<\/p>\n

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