Once more with feeling...

Sorry folks, I forgot two very important workshops: with Ras Kassa and "Chappy" St. Juste. This should be complete... Enjoy.

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Thursday July 10, 2008

Opening Night Gala
$20.

6:00 pm: Wine & Cheese VIP Party, River Restaurant
7:30 pm: Shorts Program
Opening Night Feature - Africa Unite by Stephanie Black, The Revue Cinema
11:00 pm: After Party hosted by Jamaican Consulate General, River Restaurant

Friday July 11, 2008

Youth Day hosted by Ras Kassa
$20 for the whole day. Subsidized tickets available for youth & community groups. Call 416 598 1410 for more info

12:00 pm: Literature Alive - Creation Fire
Life & Debt by Stephanie Black, Innis Town Hall - #1
Talk Back
12:15 pm: Literature Alive - Blood Dub and The Matriarch - D'bi.young
Africa Unite by Stephanie Black, Innis Town Hall - #2
Talk Back
3:00 pm: Literature Alive - Fabulous Spaces - Nalo Hopkinson
Wondrous Oblivion starring Delroy Lindo, Innis Town Hall - #1
Talk Back
3:30 pm: Literature Alive - Miss Lou: Then & Now
Raisin' Kane by Alison Duke, Innis Town Hall - #2
Talk Back with Alison Duke

Directing Workshop with Franklyn "Chappie" St. Juste (The Harder They Come)
(Pre-registration required. Please call 416-598-1410)

Harmony Nite
Innis Town Hall. Hosted by Dwayne Morgan
$15 for the entire evening! Subsidized tickets available for youth & community groups. Call 416 598 1410 for more info

5:30 pm Meet & Greet Reception
6:30 pm: Literature Alive: Dwayne Morgan - The Man Behind the Mic
7:00 pm: 'Miss Lou' - Then and Now
Talk Back and Performance by Dwayne Morgan

8:00 pm: A Winter Tale: Art for Social Change - Jamaica 2008 by Mary Wells
8:30 pm: A Winter Tale by Frances-Anne Solomon
Talk It Out! with stars from the award-winning feature - Peter Williams, Michael Miller, Leonie Forbes

11:00 pm After Party hosted by Leda Serene Films

Saturday July 12, 2008

An Afternoon With “Miss Lee” (Leonie Forbes)
$25 for the entire afternoon!

12:00 pm
Lunch with Leonie Forbes @ River Restaurant
1:45 pm Miss Forbes introduces a number of her favorite films.

Miss Lou - Then & Now
Lord Have Mercy!
What My Mother Told Me
Milk & Honey

Music Video Workshop with Ras Kassa (Welcome To Jamrock)
(Pre-registration required. Please call 416-598-1410)

Jamaican-Canadian Media Icons hosted by Andrew Moodie
River Restaurant FREE

2:30 pm :

In Conversation with....Joan Jenkinson
In Conversation with....Hamlin Grange

Night of Tribute
River Restaurant and the The Revue Cinema. $ 35 for the evening.
$10 per film.

5:30 pm : Tribute Ceremony @ River Restaurant

7:00 pm : HeartBeat - Music Is My Life - Tanya Mullings
Life & Debt by Stephanie Black, The Revue Cinema
9:00 pm : Shorts Program
The Harder They Come by Perry Henzell, The Revue Cinema

11:00 pm After Party hosted by CaribbeanTales @ River Restaurant

Sunday July 13, 2008

12:00 pm HeartBeat - The Satalittes.
Glory to Glorianna produced by Gloria Minto. The Revue Cinema $10.00
Talk Back with Executive Producer Gloria Minto

The Art of Clement Virgo.
Hosted by Garvia Bailey
The Revue Cinema $10.00

3:00 pm : Literature Alive - Creation Fire Pt 2 - The Calabash Festival
Poor Boy's Game by Clement Virgo
Talk Back with Clement Virgo

Jamaican Blockbusters
5:00 pm: Literature Alive - HonorBound - Honor Ford Smith
Dance Hall Queen by Rick Elgood The Revue Cinema $10.00
7:00 pm: Literature Alive - In the Shadow Of My Fathers - Rachel Manley
Third World Cop by Chris Browne The Revue Cinema $10.00

9:00 pm: Closing Party. Hosted by Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum
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BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW for CARIBBEANTALES 3rd ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL: 'FOKUS JAMAICA'!

This years film festival, FOKUS JAMAICA, is just 2 weeks away, featuring the best of Jamaican cinema past and present.

Tickets are now available online at the
FOKUS JAMAICA website.

Buy your tickets for our Opening Night Gala: the Canadian premiere of Stephanie Black's award-winning musical feature documentary AFRICA UNITE.

Made to commemorate Bob Marley's 60th birthday - It is the story of the Marley family's first trip to Ethiopia. After the screening there will be a Talk Back session about African Unity!! and we are hoping that Stephanie Black will be able to join us from NYC.

At the Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue, on Thursday July 10th at 7pm. Tickets $20, including After Party at River Restaurant hosted by the Jamaican Consulate, Toronto.

"AFRICA UNITE is a singular and masterfully executed film that is at once concert tribute, Marley family travelogue, and humanitarian documentary, igniting the screen with the spirit of world renowned reggae icon BOB MARLEY in its every frame. ...There in the capital city of Addis Ababa three generations of Marleys take part in a 12 hour concert like no other, attended by more than 300,000 people from around the world, with the ultimate purpose of inspiring the young generations of Africa to unite for the future of their continent... Includes appearances by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, actor Danny Glover, world music sensation Angelique Kidjo, Bob Marley’s mother Mrs. Booker, and Princess Mary, granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie. Produced and directed by Stephanie Black, Life & Debt; H 2 Worker, and Executive Produced by Rita Marley, Cedella Marley, Danny Glover, and Joslyn Barnes."

In Other Newz:

** CaribbeanTales launches its Youth and Community Program, inviting inner-city youth to meet celebrity role models and participate in an exciting program of events at the Fokus Jamaica Film Festival

** Tune into Canoe Live (SUN TV) this Friday, July 27 at 5:30pm and catch executive chef Selwyn Richards talk about the great food and drinks attendees will enjoy at the 3rd annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival

** Pick up a copy of The Caribbean Camera, or visit http://www.ccn365.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1608&Itemid=2 to read the paper's interview with festival founder Frances-Anne Solomon

** Check out the CaribbeanTales Film Festival on the front cover of WE magazine's June issue! Pick up your free copy on news stands now!

** Grab a copy of Caribbean Uprising International and The Ethnic Umbella to read their Fokus Jamaica festival previews

** Listen to CIUT 89.5 FM, CHRY 105.5 FM and CKLN 88.1FM starting June 30 to hear our 30-second CarbbeanTales Film Festival radio spots

** Pick up a copy of The Canadian Immigrant's July issue to read an interview with Frances-Anne Solomon

** Tune into Flow 93.5 beginning July 1st to hear our 30-second CaribbeanTales Film Festival radio spot

** Listen to Michael Yarde's show Take 5 on CIUT 89.5 FM the week of July 1st to hear his series of interviews with festival attendees: Leonie Forbes, Clement Virgo, Peter Williams and Frances-Anne Solomon

** Be sure to watch Island Style (Rogers Television Toronto) on July 5th at 3pm to see Jamaican Consul General Anne-Marie Bonner talk about this year's festival.