Annual Festival 2009

The 7th Annual Regent Park Film Festival will take place November 4-7, 2009 at the Nelson Mandela Park Public school, 440 Shuter. This year’s festival opens with the “Community Stories” Youth Media Arts Program, celebrating youth-made productions from across Canada and the USA. Young filmmakers will be in attendance, sharing experiences with their Regent Park counterparts. We hope you will join us for their “talk back” panel discussion, moderated by Regent Park resident youth, Fathima Fahmy.

Our festival line-up includes 16 programs, showcasing 76 films from 11 countries, selected by 3 programming committees of talented and insightful individuals. Our School Matinee programs, for Grades 1-8 students from 12 neighbouring schools, are educational and entertaining, with films addressing alienation, prejudice, empowerment and other issues relevant to youth. In recognition of our young talent, new this year, Humber College is offering the “Audience Choice Award” for Best Film Made by a Youth Filmmaker, which will be presented at our Closing Night Program. The program will be followed by spoken-word performers, poet Moustafa Ahmed, a 12- year-old Regent Park resident and Mahlikah Awe:ri. is an oralist and practicing cultural artist, of African/Mohawk/Mik’maw heritage. It’s going to be a blast! Come and enjoy. All our activities are free, and we offer complimentary childcare.