CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) is an annual event that celebrates the talents of established and emerging filmmakers of Caribbean and African heritage who practice their art across the Caribbean Diaspora worldwide. The event takes place each year in September and is now offering viewership online and in-person experiences.
2026 Festival Dates
In-Person Toronto Screenings
September 8 – 13, 2026
2026 will mark the 21st edition of the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, and we can’t wait to welcome our audiences back in person across the Greater Toronto Area and online! Films will also be available virtually.
Screen Share: Collective Stories. Collective Power.
The CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) and the Caribbean Film Festival (CFF) have joined forces for a landmark collaboration, presenting a special joint edition in Toronto titled Screen Share: Caribbean Stories, Collective Power. Read Screen Share’s 2026 Curatorial Statement.
2026 Programming Team
At Screen Share, our programming is shaped by people who have lived inside Caribbean storytelling as performers, educators, critics, and creators.
From Jamaica to Trinidad to Barbados and beyond, this team reflects the breadth and richness of the Caribbean creative community. Their collective expertise, spanning performance, writing, criticism, education, and production, ensures that every film selected for ScreenShare is chosen with intention, care and deep cultural knowledge.
Mandisa Pantin
Programming Coordinator
Mary Wells
Screener / Selection Committee
Peter Williams
Screener / Selection Committee
Matthew Bailey
Screener / Selection Committee
Matthew Murrell
Screener / Selection Committee
Part of the CaribbeanTales Media Group
CaribbeanTales International Film is part of CaribbeanTales Media Group.
Founded by award-winning filmmaker and Academy member Frances-Anne Solomon, CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) is a multifaceted group of media companies that produces, markets, and sells culturally diverse film and television content. CTMG includes:
- CaribbeanTales Inc., a registered Canadian Charity;
- The Creator of Colours Training, a year-round development and production hub for Creatives of Colour;
- CTMG Productions, our production arm; CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution, a film distribution entity;
- Caribbeantales-TV, a VOD streaming service;
- CineFAM, a fulsome program that amplifies the voices of women of colour creators worldwide and includes an annual film festival, a microcinema challenge for emerging creators, and an incubator for first-time feature directors;
and events like CaribbeanTales Film Festival and Windrush Caribbean Film Festival.