Regent Park Film Festival
585 Dundas St E M5A 2B7 Toronto, ON, Canada

Help us raise funds to keep bringing diverse stories to your screens host your own Viewing Party of the film QUEST! Make a $25 donation at RegentParkFilmFestival.com/Donate . Then, enjoy a special screening of the film and a discussion that unpacks the complex issues of race, class, community and healing that the film explores. For more information and how to participate, visit: bit.ly/331sIa6

We're so excited to be co-presenting Dark City Beneath the Beat with Inside Out LGBT Film Festival! Marketed as an audiovisual experience, Dark City Beneath the Beat explores Baltimore club culture through profiles of the city’s rising DJs, dancers, producers, and artists. The musical odyssey kicks off with a vivid assortment of local club icons whose collective dream is to use their art for the betterment of the community. Baltimore’s culture landscape and social climate ...are the inspiration for many of the film’s imaginative segments. Each artist is given a turn to show off their skills, which range from beat production to intense dance choreography. While the film does not shy away from addressing Baltimore’s clash with drugs and violence, the artistic montages leaves an impression of hope during uncertain times. To learn more, visit: bit.ly/2SvRbji

Vivimos Juntxs, Comemos Juntxs (VJCJ) and the Toronto Queer Film Festival are collaborating in the launch of Food Knows No Borders: Food Box Delivery Program! Over the last several months, we have heard from our communities that accessing food is one of the main issues people are struggling with during this pandemic. As a way to address this issue, we are excited to announce a new food box project that will run until the end of November 2020! Our goal is to provide 200 individuals/families with 5 food boxes overall, every two weeks until November 30th. We will be sending you a survey every two weeks to complete, and you can opt-out at any time. This program is open to all undocumented, Indigenous, and queer/trans/2 Spirit people in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). To sign up for deliveries, check out: https://bit.ly/3nhslBJ

The 16th @Blackfilmfestival will run online for the first time ever from September 23rd to October 4th! This year, we are thrilled to be co-presenting the Canadian Premiere of THE BRONX BERLIN CONNECTION by Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye and Olad Aden. For more information and to get your tickets, visit http://montrealblackfilm.com//the-bronx-berlin-connection/ #MIBFF20

Call for Emerging Filmmakers The Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) is inviting emerging filmmakers to submit their short films and project proposals for this year's Emerging Directors Spotlight and Pitch Competition! Apply to our call for a chance to win a development deal with CBC and a $1000 cash reward courtesy of RBC!... We highly encourage submissions by marginalized filmmakers (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQQ2SA+, Women, Disabled Folx) and films that feature these communities. Deadline to apply is Wednesday, October 14th at 11:59 pm. For more information, check out our link: RegentParkFilmFestival.com/EDS #RPFF2020 #RPFFOnline

Today is #OrangeShirtDay, a chance to honour and remember the generations of children who were forced to attend residential schools and the many who died while there. It’s estimated that 150,000 Indigenous children were placed in residential schools across Canada over the course of 100 years. Indigenous children still face many challenges. While the last residential school in Canada closed in 1996, Indigenous children represent 52.2% of children in foster care but make up onl...y 7.7% of Canada’s overall child population. How are you raising awareness in your community today? Visit orangeshirtday.org/ for more information! #everychildmatters

WE'RE HIRING RPFF 2020 is looking for a Festival Designer with illustration, graphic design, and layout experience! If you're looking to be part of our festival's magic, make sure to apply by Sunday Oct 4 11:59PM! Visit RegentParkFilmFestival.com/Jobs for more info!

Workshop Alert ArtWorksTO (Neighbourhood Arts Network) invites media artists who identify as Indigenous, Black, People of Colour, and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth (ages 18-29) to participate in a Portfolio Development Workshop. As a media maker, it’s important that your portfolio tells a compelling story about you. It’s what employers, granting agencies, or educators look at to understand your skills, interests, and passions. Work with OCAD U instructors and practicing artists to de...velop your portfolio through a hands-on media art workshop. Deadline to register: September 25, 2020 Visit this link for more information: https://bit.ly/360di9o

WE'RE HIRING!!!! RPFF 2020 is looking for a Festival Designer with illustration, graphic design, and layout experience! Once again, we're prioritizing Regent Park artist, applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, a Person of Colour, queer, trans, non-binary, a woman, a person with a disability or a combination of these identities. We encourage you to self-identify in your application! Join the Festival Magic! Deadline: Sunday October 4th, 11:59PM. Visit RegentParkFilmFestival.com/Jobs for more info and how to apply!

We are excited to co-present the opening night film Between Heaven and Earth with The Toronto Palestine Film Festival happening online between September 23-29, 2020. Audiences around the world can enjoy this festival with film screenings, music and dance performances, a visual art showcase, panels, exclusive merchandise and more! Some info about the film: Inspired by several historical events, Najwa Najjar’s third film is a modern-day road-trip drama. Nazarethborn Salma and ...Tamer, the son of a revolutionary killed in Beirut, have decided to divorce after five years of marriage in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. For the first time, Tamer is given a three day permit to cross the Israeli checkpoint to file for divorce in the courts of Nazareth. However, things do not go as planned when the court’s clerk refuses to process the divorce after he confronts them with a secret about Tamer's father's past - an affair with an Iraqi Jewish woman in the 1950s. With only 72 hours to find the father's lover to get the documents needed to finalize the divorce before Tamer's permit expires, the couple sets out on a journey that takes them between the present and the past. For more information about this incredible film as well as the Toronto Palestine Film Festival #TPFF2020, please visit https://watch.eventive.org/tpff

In a shared effort to increase awareness for displaced event workers due to the pandemic, major arts organizations across Canada will be participating in a day of visibility on Tuesday September 22nd. Event venues across Canada will be lit with red lights to create a visual display of the reach and impact of events workers. Light Up Live are asking venues and landmarks across the country to light red on 22 September to light up these dark theatres and concert halls, convention centres and festival grounds. We are also calling on the live event community many of whom work in the backstage hallways and tiny offices crammed behind the ballrooms and stages to stand up and be seen. For more information, visit at: https://www.facebook.com/liveeventcomm

Deadline Extension We know what it's like to need a couple more days to meet a deadline so we want to extend our Viewing Party dates for you! Help us raise funds to keep bringing diverse stories to your screens by hosting your own Viewing Party of the film QUEST Make a $25 donation for a special screening of the film and a discussion that unpacks the complex issues of race, class, community, and healing that the film explores. Email us at [email protected] w...ith the subject "I STILL WANT TO HOST" and we will work with you to bring this event to life for you and your community! For more information, visit our link: http://regentparkfilmfestival.com/rpff-2020-fundraiser/

A message from our board Our board wants to share with you some of the reasons why you should support the Regent Park Film Festival today! By hosting your very own Virtual Party for a special screening of the film Quest, you can help a nonprofit organization in your community that celebrates emerging BIPOC filmmakers and artists Show us your support by tagging everyone you're planning to invite to your virtual party below!... Check out our link for more information https://bit.ly/3cdQuUw

Job Alert!!! Deadline Sept 26th

RPFF is proud to announce our 2020 Fundraiser; a response and call to action, addressing race, class and inequalities affecting our communities. We strive to create a space that facilitates complex conversations and reflections through the power of film. We'd love for you to join us in this through hosting your own Viewing Party of Quest, a documentary that unpacks these issues with sensitive and thoughtful storytelling. For more information visit: bit.ly/2ReSfay https://www.youtube.com/watch