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\u00ab\u00a0The Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF)<\/strong>, Canada’s only free-of-charge community film festival, announced this year\u2019s festival line-up at a Gala Fundraiser on Thursday night. From Daniel\u2019s Spectrum, right in the heart of the Regent Park community, Festival Programmer Onyeka Igwe presented an exciting lineup that will run from November 18th through to the 21st. This year\u2019s RPFF will showcase forty-six shorts and feature films from inner city communities across the world \u2013 twenty of these are from Toronto based filmmakers, four of which are from Regent Park itself. All screenings are free to the public and will take place at Daniel\u2019s Spectrum at 585 Dundas Street East.<\/p>\n \u201cSituated in a re-developing community, this year\u2019s festival explores all the different ways we think about home,\u201d said Ananya Ohri, Executive Director of the Festival. \u201cWe are very proud of this year\u2019s program which showcases stories that resonate with people across Toronto who love film and see it as a tool to build community.\u201d<\/p>\n Hosted by the multi-talented Corey Bowles, the Regent Park Film Festival will kick off with the RBC EMERGING DIRECTORS\u2019 SPOTLIGHT & PITCH EVENT<\/strong> on November 18th at 7:30PM. The evening will begin with a conversation with Cl\u00e9 Bennet (Actor), Min Sook Lee (Director), Dawn Wilkinson (Director\/Screenwriter) and Sharon Lewis (Director\/Actor). The esteemed panel will discuss getting their starts in the film industry, followed by a presentation of some of the best emerging Canadian talent. Four directors, aged 26 and under, will screen their short films and pitch their future projects to a panel of celebrity guests and compete for a cash prize. These films explore the complexities of immigrant life, colourism, and the fables of slavery.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n For more information, schedules, film descriptions and festival programming, please visit\u00a0regentparkfilmfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n Interested in volunteering for the festival? Click to find out more!<\/a><\/p>\n -from Regent Park Film Festival press release \u00ab\u00a0The Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF), Canada’s only free-of-charge community film festival, announced this year\u2019s festival line-up at a Gala Fundraiser on Thursday night. From Daniel\u2019s Spectrum, right in the heart of the Regent Park community, Festival Programmer Onyeka Igwe presented an exciting lineup that will run from November 18th<\/p>\n
\nRead\u00a0Regent Park Film Festival\u2019s profile<\/a>\u00a0on ArtBridges\u2019 \u00a0Community-Engaged Arts Directory & Map<\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"