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.

2023 will mark the 18th edition of the CaribbeanTales 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 after September 22nd.

The theme of CTFF 2023 is Eco-Survivors.

2023 Festival Dates

Our Team

Thank you to our dedicated festival staff and volunteers who make the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival possible each year.

FRANCES-ANNE SOLOMON

Founder and Executive Director

Caribbeantales International Film Festival Festival

DIANA
WEBLEY

Festival Director

CAROLINE GUESPIN

Associate Producer

NAJAH DOWDIE

Marketing Manager

MANDISA PANTIN

Programming Coordinator

ISABELLE OFUME

Marketing and Social Media Coordinator

WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Lindsay Panchan
Olivier Agustin

MEDIA AND TECHNICAL

Brian Medina
Gary Warren

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;

CaribbeanTales Media Group 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.