Regent Park Film Festival

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Regent Park Film Festival
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Founded2003
Founded byChandra Siddan
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Created in 2003, the Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) in Toronto, Ontario, is a free community film festival dedicated to showcasing local and international independent works that are relevant to Regent Park.[1][2] With films from all over the world, the festival aims to provide the residents of Regent Park, and beyond, with a forum for dialogue about social issues. The films shown reflect themes such as immigration, inner city issues, cultural identity, and multicultural relationships.

History[]

In 2003, Chandra Siddan, a filmmaker and student in the York University's "Regent Park Community Education Program", founded the RPFF as an alternative educational setting for an assignment with support from her instructor Jeff Kugler, principal of Nelson Mandela Park Public School, who offered his school as the venue for the event, and Professor Harry Smaller who garnered broadly-based support from the University.[3][4]

For seven years, the festival screened at the Nelson Mandela Park Public School before moving to the Lord Dufferin Public School for 2010 and 2011.[5][6][7] On the tenth anniversary in 2012, the festival and its offices moved into the Daniels Spectrum cultural hub and started delivering year-round programming such as workshops and community screenings.

In 2007, a year after RPFF incorporated, Siddan stepped down as Festival Director and was replaced by Karin Haze until 2010,[8] Richard Fung in 2011,[6] Ananya Ohri from 2012 to 2018, Tendisai Cromwell from 2018 to 2019,[9][10] and as of 2019, Angela Britto.[11]

Programming and projects[]

In addition to the film festival, RPFF provides year round programming including:

  • Live it to Learn it: paid-internship program
  • Under the Stars: summer movie screenings
  • Workshops

Home Made Visible project[]

In 2017, the RPFF embarked on a three-year project titled "Home Made Visible" after receiving funding from the Canadian Council for the Arts New Chapter.[12] The three-part nationwide project:

  • digitized home movies from the Indigenous and visible minority communities and donated a selection of clips for preservation at York University Libraries,[13]
  • commissioned six artist films,[14]
  • exhibited the artworks and selected home movie clips across Canada to encourage discussions around diverse histories and futures.

This project received nationwide media coverage.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

In 2019, the project received Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation from the Ontario Heritage Trust.[26]

In 2020, the project was shortlisted for the Governor General Canada's History Award for Excellence in Community Programming.[27]

Notable filmmakers, curators, programmers, and guests[]

References[]

  1. ^ Wilner, Norman (November 14, 2018). "Film festival of the week: Regent Park Film Festival". Now. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Gormely, Ian (November 7, 2013). "Park yourself at this T.O. fest". Metro. p. 29.
  3. ^ "York U. Alumna launches first Regent Park Film Festival". York Media Relations. November 13, 2003. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Regent Park Film Festival - York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections". atom.library.yorku.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Regent Park Film Festival 2010". www.blogto.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Torontoist (November 2, 2011). "Regent Park Film Fest's Graduation Party". Torontoist. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Wilner, Norman (October 28, 2010). "Regent Park Film Festival". NOW Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Regent Park Film Festival". Ocad University. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Wilner, Norman (November 14, 2018). "Film festival of the week: Regent Park Film Festival". NOW Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Introducing Our New Executive Director, Tendisai Cromwell! — Regent Park Film Festival". Regent Park Film Festival. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Weche, Meres J. "Podcast Ep. 9 — A conversation with Angela Britto, executive director". AfroToronto. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "About". Home Made Visible. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "Home Made Visible collection - York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections". atom.library.yorku.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  14. ^ "Home Made Visible". V Tape. 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "Project Coordinator on Raw Colours (Winnipeg Radio)". homemadevisible.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  16. ^ "Uncovering the Past". American Libraries Magazine. January 2, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  17. ^ Darbyson, Kyle. "Cree filmmaker showcases the importance of preserving home movies". Thompson Citizen. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  18. ^ "Making private moments public -- the 'Homemade Visible' Project". rabble.ca. April 26, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  19. ^ "New Toronto film project aims to preserve the pasts of Indigenous and visible minority communities". This Magazine. October 18, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  20. ^ Rent, Suzanne (October 3, 2019). "Project works to preserve home films" (PDF). The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  21. ^ "Archives Week – Artspeak Digest Radio interview with Ananya Ohri!". homemadevisible.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  22. ^ "An inside look at how the Raptors' kid dancers went from novelty act to regular showstoppers". The Star. December 8, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  23. ^ "Myseum of Toronto Connects: Documenting Diverse Histories". Myseum. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  24. ^ Sutherland, Tammie (May 7, 2019). "How your home videos could contribute to Canadian archives". 680 News. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  25. ^ Patil, Anjuli (February 3, 2019). "Toronto groups seeks home video from N.S. Indigenous, black communities". CBC. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  26. ^ "2019 recipients". Ontario Heritage Trust. February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  27. ^ "2020 Shortlist for the Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Community Programming". October 5, 2020.
  28. ^ "About / Streel Films / Michelle Latimer / Independent Production Company". www.streelfilms.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  29. ^ "Michelle Latimer". WIDC. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  30. ^ "Lisa Wegner – Facts, Bio, Family, Life, Updates 2020 | Sticky Facts". Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  31. ^ "Regent Park Film Festival – National Canadian Film Day". Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  32. ^ Torontoist. "The Regent Park Film Festival Takes the Local Approach". Torontoist. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  33. ^ Jump up to: a b c d https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/community/regent-park-film-festival-2019-1.5338781
  34. ^ "nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up". regentparkfilmfestival.com.
  35. ^ Toronto, Point of View Magazine • 392-401 Richmond Street West •; email, ON • M5V 3A8 • Canada •639-0653 • Send us an. "Docs Screening in Canada This Week (Nov. 19 - 26) – Point of View Magazine". povmagazine.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

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